TROY — Continued contract negotiations between the Troy School District and their teachers has left some questioning the district’s support of its educators and others pointing to what they called systemic underfunding from the state.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of May 9-12

METRO DETROIT — Local car shows and cruises are coming fast and furious in 2024.

FARMINGTON HILLS/PONTIAC — A Farmington Hills man is facing felony charges after a shooting incident in Pontiac that left a man paralyzed, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A smoke shop owner whose business caught fire and exploded in March, showering the area near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway with debris and killing a 19-year-old Clinton Township man, was arraigned April 25 on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville City Council, at its April 23 meeting, passed a proclamation designating May 11, 2024, as “Letter Carriers’ Food Drive Day” in Roseville.

METRO DETROIT — Like tailgate parties before football games, farmers markets are also popular activities in parking lots this time of year. Check out these locations before the final whistle blows on the outdoor selling season.

WARREN — Three suspects are facing charges after a fight on the grounds of Lincoln High School April 22.

MOUNT CLEMENS — In order to support its goal of empowering domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking survivors, Turning Point is hosting its eighth annual Stepping Out with the Stars fundraiser.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Selfridge Military Air Museum invites guests to honor U.S. military veterans during its 2024 Veterans Weekend May 18-19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

PONTIAC — The public is cordially invited to the Cars and Coffee event at 8 a.m. May 4 at the M1 Concourse.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of May 3-5

NOVI — The Novi High School Visual Arts Department was recently awarded two grants, and a financial gift, to further build its popular ceramics program, which attracts approximately 250 students annually.

SOUTHFIELD — Rosemerry Allen moved to Southfield nearly 30 years ago, and since then, she has immersed herself in the community.

TROY — A 17-year-old Athens High School senior, Thomas “Tommy” Sutton, has been selected as the 2024 Boys and Girls Club of Troy Youth of the Year.

TROY — Troy resident Vernal T. Tiller recently launched Bianca’s Haven, a nonprofit foundation that is named after Tiller’s daughter and aims to address human trafficking by providing support and resources to survivors and community members.

TROY — An upcoming annual community fundraiser, “Step Up to the Plate,” will provide Troy community members with dining deals and the chance to win a $1,000 cash prize for a winning Troy school.

TROY — A local Girl Scout has taken on a special project to help ensure every member of the community can enjoy the local library she says has given her so much.

TROY — Eagle Scout and Troy Athens High School senior Isaac Bucknell has supplied the Troy Public Library with STEM kits for patrons as part of a service project.

MICHIGAN — Spring is when turkey vultures make their way back to Michigan for the warmer months.