Troy News This Week

Corewell Health and Select Medical announce a Sterling Heights rehab hospital as Corewell's $440 million Troy hospital tower project moves toward construction, the safety manager at Troy's Oxford Center is sentenced to prison in the hyperbaric chamber explosion that killed 5-year-old Thomas Cooper, and a Troy attorney begins guiding clients through a newly reopened federal gun-rights restoration program. Heat peaks near 79 degrees Sunday, and Troy Daze runs Thursday through Saturday at the Troy Community Center. Comments are open below.

The Weather: Heat Peaks Near 79 Degrees Sunday

Sunday is the week's warmest day at 79°. Tuesday brings the heaviest rain, 0.138 inches, ahead of Thursday's 0.067 and Wednesday's 0.047; Thursday carries the week's highest chance of rain at 48%, with Tuesday and Wednesday at 41% each. Friday and Saturday are dry and overcast, with highs easing to 71° Saturday.

The News

Corewell, Select Medical to build Sterling Heights rehab hospital as Troy tower project advances

Corewell Health and Select Medical Corporation announced Sept. 2 a joint venture to build an 84-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Dequindre Road in Sterling Heights, across the street from Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital, with an expected 2029 opening. Nancy Susick, president of Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital, said the move responds to an aging population with more complex medical needs; the current Troy hospital's 22-bed inpatient rehab unit runs about 90% occupancy, and Troy will stop offering inpatient rehab beds once the new facility opens. Corewell spokesperson Gillian Conrad said no cost figures or construction start date have been set for the rehab project. It comes as Corewell plans a separate, $440 million eight-story tower addition at its Troy hospital, with new private rooms and a new emergency room waiting area; construction on that project is slated to begin next summer.

Source: The Detroit News, September 2 & 8, 2026

Oxford Center safety manager sentenced in fatal hyperbaric chamber explosion

Jeffrey Mosteller, 66, of Clinton Township — safety manager at the Oxford Center in Troy — was sentenced Aug. 31 to 19 months to 15 years in prison for his role in the January 2025 hyperbaric chamber explosion that killed 5-year-old Thomas Cooper and injured the boy's mother. Mosteller pleaded no contest in July to involuntary manslaughter after a second-degree murder charge against him was dismissed. Three others were charged in the case: Tamela Peterson, 59, of Brighton, the center's founder and CEO; Gary Marken, 66, of Spring Arbor, its primary management assistant; and Aleta Moffitt, 61, of Rochester Hills, who prosecutors say was operating the chamber at the time and who faces involuntary manslaughter and records-falsification charges. The four are accused of ignoring safety guidelines including failing to use a grounding wrist strap, rolling back the chamber cycle count, giving the boy a blanket taken straight from a running dryer, and using polyester pillows.

Source: ClickOnDetroit / WDIV Local 4, September 6, 2026

Troy attorney guides applicants through reopened federal gun-rights program

Troy attorney Barton Morris, principal of the Law Offices of Barton Morris and founder of ArmedAgain.com, is guiding applicants through a federal gun-rights restoration process that resumed Aug. 17, the first time it has been open since the 1990s. ClickOnDetroit reported he is one of the only people in the country teaching applicants how to work through it. The Justice Department's rules for the 925(c) program let nonviolent felons who can show they pose no public safety risk apply to restore federal gun rights; people with domestic violence, certain sex offense or other violent convictions remain excluded. Morris said hundreds of people have already contacted him and he expects interest from hundreds of thousands across Michigan. He is holding an information session Oct. 10 at The Seven in Ferndale, $99 to attend — outside Troy and outside this week's calendar window.

Source: ClickOnDetroit / WDIV Local 4, September 8, 2026

Troy Daze runs Thursday through Saturday at the Troy Community Center

Troy Daze, the city's community festival, runs 4-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17; 4-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18; and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, around the Troy Community Center, continuing into Sunday, Sept. 20 outside this week's window. Admission is $5 cash or $7 by credit card, according to a regional community-calendar listing; the festival does not appear in Troy's own structured events feed this week, so these details come from that listing alone.

Source: The Oakland Press community calendar, September 2026

Metro Detroit

DTE Gas wins $74.5 million rate hike, then tells regulators to expect another

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $74.52 million rate increase for DTE Gas — about 54% less than the $162.7 million in additional revenue the utility sought. DTE Gas's total request was $237.5 million, but $74.8 million of that was for infrastructure costs already reflected in customer rates. The order raises the typical residential bill using 7,500 cubic feet a month by $2.87, or 3.3%, starting Oct. 1. A separate 68-cent infrastructure recovery surcharge takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. The commission also raised its Low-Income Assistance Credit from $40 to $58 and its electric outage credit to $44 a day. Hours after the ruling, DTE Gas notified the commission it will file another rate request in November covering a 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2028; the amount has not been disclosed. Attorney General Dana Nessel said, “Not weeks, not days, but literally hours after securing a multi-million-dollar rate hike from the Commission, all while Michigan families struggle to keep their homes warm, DTE announced its intent to ask its customers for more.” DTE Gas president and COO Renee Tomina said the November notice “does not change anyone's bill” and is a required first step under commission rules requiring at least 60 days' notice before filing a new rate request; she added the approved order “does not include the full level of support we requested for the investments we believe are needed to keep pace with critical system upgrades.” DTE Gas serves 1.4 million customers. A companion Detroit Free Press item reported the same $74.5 million figure but carries no further detail beyond that number.

Source: The Detroit News; Detroit Free Press, September 11, 2026

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