Good morning, Sterling Heights.

Local photographer Brad Ziegler, who nearly captured scenes from the World Trade Center on Sept.

10 before 9/11, turned his experience into a project documenting WWII veterans at Willow Run Airport and on Honor Flight Michigan trips. His work keeps history alive (lessons still resonate).

Michigan economist Patrick Anderson recalled his narrow escape from World Trade Center Building 3 on 9/11 (with help from firefighters) as he marked the 25th anniversary through the Michigan Remembers 9/11 Fund, sharing a personal account from New York that resonates in Michigan.

Oakland County officials oppose DTE Energy’s proposed 10% electric rate hike and ask residents to submit copies of electric bills from December 2025 and April 2026 as evidence; Oakland and Macomb County boards have intervened ahead of the planned increase set for March 2027.

Federal appeals judges ruled on Sept.

11 that the federal energy department exceeded its authority when it ordered the J.H. Campbell coal plant in West Olive to remain open. Consumers Energy planned to retire the 64-year-old facility, and local regulators support the original closure plan amid rising energy bills.