MADISON HEIGHTS — In recent years, officials in Madison Heights have been focused on securing grants for enhancements around town.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Earlier this month, the city of Madison Heights launched a program where residents can drop off food waste at the Department of Public Services so that it can be converted into compost — a nutrient-rich material used as fertilizer for plants.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Oakland County officials have pushed back against accusations that the county has been dumping untreated sewage into the Clinton River and, ultimately, into Lake St. Clair.

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park District Library is receiving a fresh new look. At press time Sept. 18, work was underway on a massive mural on the building at 123 E. Nine Mile Road.

ROYAL OAK — Parking in Royal Oak has been a topic of great discussion and sometimes frustration over the past few years among residents and business owners in the downtown area.

WARREN — According to an email sent by Lake Shore High School Principal Janelle Bross, an altercation between a parent and a Lake Shore assistant coach occurred at the football game at Warren Woods Tower on Sept. 13.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester Hills man who admitted to stealing the deposits of prospective business owners after their deals failed is headed to prison, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

For Reuther Middle School Athletic Director Nick Klak, commemorating the school’s 50th anniversary with an athletic hall of fame celebration was nearly a year and a half of planning, and countless hours of scanning record books and searching for inductees online.

ROSEVILLE — As part of a Macomb County pilot program, interested Roseville residents have begun receiving free rain barrels.

A vulnerable adult who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found safe.

Week three is in the books! Check out below how teams across Metro Detroit favored this week in our weekly stats and scores rundown.

A sold out stadium and a Farmington High School student section banner that read “THIS TOWN ISN’T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US” reiterated the importance of the hometown rivalry between Farmington and North Farmington, whose schools are separated by roughly four miles.

ROSEVILLE — The suspect in what police say was a road rage shooting was arraigned in the 39th District Court Sept. 13.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Sept. 19-22

TROY — The Troy Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of Fire and Flannel at the Troy Historic Village Sept. 19.

FARMINGTON HILLS —  The Farmington Hills Police Department is seeking two individuals who were allegedly preparing to engage in sexual activity in public.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s been 23 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011. Clinton Township hasn’t forgotten.

SOUTHFIELD — On Aug. 27, Easterseals gathered with local families and Ann Arbor-based Cherry Lake Publishing at the Easterseals MORC Miracle League Field on Evergreen Road to celebrate the release of “Making a Difference with Easterseals,” by Beth Finke.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield City Council voted 4-3 Aug. 26 to amend its zoning laws to change the permitted hours of operation of marijuana businesses in the city.

SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan Kinship Care Coalition will host its third annual Kinship Care Symposium virtually 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 20.