LATHRUP VILLAGE — During a Dec. 18 toy drive at Lathrup Village City Hall, Boys 2 Men Youth Mentoring gave a Ford Escape to a local family who was recently in a car accident. 

SOUTHFIELD — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force, of Southfield, is seeking nominees for its annual MLK Community Service Award.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents gave an overwhelming thumbs-up to city services and operations in the latest survey measuring public opinion.

SOUTHFIELD — Fifteen-year-old Malanya Lockett has been found and reunited with family, according to the Southfield Police Department.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Schools has implemented a mental health resource program called Care Solace to help provide students and their family members with access to mental health resources. 

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance in locating 15-year-old Malanya Lockett.

WARREN — No one was injured during an apartment fire Dec. 22 in Warren. At 11:53 a.m. Dec. 22, Warren firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a building in the City Center Square apartments, on the corner of Karam and Washington Court boulevards, near 13 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Public Schools has been in the process of getting metal detectors into its buildings for the past year, and it will be rolling them out at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology after the holiday break.

SOUTHFIELD – Thirteen-year-old Taron Smith, who had been reported missing on Dec. 19, has returned home safely, according to the Southfield Police Department.

ROSEVILLE — Sometimes the Detroit Lions fumble on the field, and other times their true grit takes them to victory.

ROYAL OAK — Almost 100 Royal Oak kids and families are going to have a magical holiday season following the biggest Shop With a Hero event yet on Dec. 18 at Meijer, 5150 Coolidge Highway. 

ROSEVILLE — As the Roseville Public Library enters the final phase of renovations, it will close at 4 p.m. Dec. 20 for several weeks.

SOUTHFIELD – The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating a missing teen.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the board chambers adorned in holiday decor and lights, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees honored a group of gift-givers at its Dec. 17 meeting. Trustees awarded seven members of the Macomb Township Fire Department — Capt. Ken Bartz, Sgt.

WARREN — A 31-year-old man is facing charges after a pursuit in Warren, after which officers found a child in the vehicle. At approximately 9:25 p.m. Dec.

SOUTHFIELD — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Sigma Delta Lambda Chapter, in partnership with Meijer, will host the annual How the Alphas Gave Christmas holiday initiative Dec. 20, providing Southfield families with Meijer gift cards.

SOUTHFIELD — The darkened streets of Southfield were lit up with the lights of menorahs attached to cars for the annual Chanukah parade and menorah lighting.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Lathrup Village City Council at its Dec. 15 meeting voted unanimously against a more than $220,000 preliminary engineering commitment for a proposed Southfield Road improvement project.

NOVI — On Dec. 1, Veriel (Kay) Wilson was given a party that was truly decades in the making.