BERKLEY — After fights broke out at last year’s Berkley Days festival, organizers will be upping the security for this year’s event.

TROY — Troy police and other law enforcement agencies are on the search for a suspect believed to be driving a white Dodge Durango in connection with a shooting that put a woman in the hospital.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority and other recycling-focused groups are weighing the state of recycling in southeast Michigan.

BIRMINGHAM — At the Birmingham City Commission meeting Feb. 12, the 2024 student board representatives to city Boards and committees were appointed.

BIRMINGHAM — The “Current Student Works Show” at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook Road in Birmingham, will showcase the work of BBAC student artists ages 18 and up until Feb. 29.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — In an effort to update its document management system, Bloomfield Township has enlisted the help of Detroit-based Security Archives Data Management.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Village Players are performing “The Cemetery Club,” by Ivan Menchell, March 8-24.

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Residents from Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills are participating in Detroit Autorama for its 71st anniversary. The event will take place in downtown Detroit’s Huntington Place March 1-3.

BEVERLY HILLS — Before the start of the 2023-2024 campaign, Detroit Country Day girls basketball held a certain type of practice for the first time under second-year coach Amber Deane.

BIRMINGHAM — A controversy over a planned road, sewer and sidewalk project sparked by low water pressure for fire hydrants on two residential streets bubbled over into allegations of political attacks recently.

ROCHESTER — Oakland University will host its three-concert chamber music series, Oakland Winterfest, Saturday, Feb. 24 through Friday, March 1

OAKLAND COUNTY — The League of Women Voters — Oakland Area is hosting a presentation, “Challenges and Resilience of American Democracy” on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m  at the Bloomfield Township Public Library.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Returning for her fifth soccer season at Ave Maria University in Florida, Shelby Township native and Warren Regina graduate Haley Iacona gave the team everything she had both on and off the field.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — They’re the loudest and most energetic team in the bowling alley, and they have every right to be with the way they’ve been playing.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Two local residents will be showing their vehicles at the annual Detroit Autorama next month with some very interesting designs and builds.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Samaritan House will be hosting a pasta dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. March 6 with a goal of raising $20,000 to fill its food party to help those in need.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The city of Utica and the Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development held a visioning meeting Feb. 7 at the Utica Public Library to look at potential ways to improve the city and increase the population density, which is at the top of city leaders’ priority list.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Local nature photographers have recently spotted two American bald eagles nesting in Shelby Township’s Holland Ponds Park with possible eggs in the nest again.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An agenda item that was scheduled to come before the Farmington Hills Planning Commission has captured the attention of some residents trying to save local wetlands.

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Schools Board of Education held a nearly six-hour special meeting Feb. 14 to address issues of discrimination within the district.