ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The community is invited to make Christmas magical for local families in financial need.

CLAWSON — A Clawson City Council special meeting caused discussion throughout the council chamber among not only the residents in attendance, but between Mayor Paula Millan, council members, and Mayor-elect Susan Moffitt on Nov. 13. 

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township was recently awarded a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments for a 1.4-mile pedestrian safety path that will be installed along Telegraph Road, between Golf Drive and Mall Drive. 

MIDLAND — After back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024, Birmingham Seaholm won the Division 2 boys tennis state title for the 2025 season Oct. 23 at Midland Tennis Center.

DETROIT — The Detroit Historical Museum opened the Detroit Red Wings at 100: Becoming Hockeytown exhibition to the public on Nov. 20.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Bon Heur Pump Station in St. Clair Shores will undergo construction to update aging infrastructure. 

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale’s relationship with Flock Safety cameras has come to an end.

WARREN — At a special meeting on Nov. 5, Warren City Council members voted to bring in outside firm Plunkett-Cooney to defend the city against a lawsuit filed by the Michigan Manufactured Homes Association.

WARREN — A man is facing charges for allegedly making threats against Warren police and a district court judge.

DETROIT — An art project that College for Creative Studies student Brandi Witek helped design made the cut just in time for the holiday window shopping season.

WARREN — C.V. Samuel’s first full day of school in the U.S. was November 22, 1971.

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools is getting a boost for two of its programs through grant money the district recently received.

WARREN — Four months after first announcing it, the Warren Police Department is seeing success in an initiative aimed at combating domestic violence in the city.

STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A $43,000 grant from the Margaret Dunning Foundation has been given to Henry Ford II High School’s automotive repair program, which will help update equipment.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Three men were arrested after multiple law enforcement agencies reportedly seized drugs, firearms, vehicles and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash during a raid of four sites in Shelby Township Nov. 6.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Fire Station No. 5 recently opened a new state-of-the-art emergency operations center. The facility is located at 31455 W. 11 Mile Road on the campus of Farmington Hills City Hall.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills City Council voted to deny the Parker/Lundy development during its Nov. 10 meeting, with the majority agreeing it would be a “detriment” to the residents who live nearby.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An Oakland County woman was arraigned in the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills Nov. 19, where she faces charges related to a car crash that killed a road crewman and married father of six. Two others were seriously injured in the July incident.

MACOMB COUNTY — Since taking the bench in 2011, Macomb County Chief Judge James Biernat has been involved in a number of memorable cases.

EASTPOINTE — Authorities are investigating an alleged assault that resulted in the death of an Eastpointe resident.