WARREN — Dressed in a sea of black and white attire, supporters filled The Gazebo Banquet Center to standing room only Jan. 25 for the Warren Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary Black & White Gala celebrating classical music in the city.

WARREN — On Jan. 23, the Warren City Council voted unanimously to approve a pair of purchases for the Fire Department.

WHITE LAKE — Patrons can look forward to browsing homemade and made-in-Michigan products from more than 40 vendors at White Lake Oaks’ 1st Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Six suspects are in custody following a string of jewelry store robberies at southeast Michigan malls.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Last season was one the St. Clair Shores Lakers Unified hockey team will never forget.

ROSEVILLE — A Warren man who allegedly killed a teenager in a hit-and-run crash in Roseville last August has been bound over to circuit court.

EASTPOINTE — Having served as interim police chief since July, Corey Haines has now been appointed permanent police chief for the city of Eastpointe.

ROSEVILLE — A 54-year-old Roseville man is facing a charge of murder for allegedly beating his 72-year-old housemate to death.

FARMINGTON HILLS — For many people, the holiday season and birthdays are a mixed bag.

During a Jan. 10 Sterling Heights Planning Commission meeting, the commission voted 8-1 to recommend city approval for a planned unit development involving a new apartment complex, Marketplace Cove Apartments. Commissioner Gerald Rowe was the lone no vote.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Love was in the air during a special Jan. 30 Sterling Heights strategic planning session at the Sterling Heights Community Center.

STERLING HEIGHTS — After around two years of prep work, the core set of ideas that will guide how Sterling Heights plans to operate for the next 10 to 15 years was finally revealed during a Jan. 30 strategic planning meeting.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A plan to add up to five new development sites for tenants at The Forum at Gateways Shopping Center recently pleased Sterling Heights Planning Commission members.

ROYAL OAK — Paws with a Cause is searching for new volunteer foster puppy raisers during February with its “Do You have Extra Love to Give?” initiative.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield doctor Scott Henry Cooper, 61, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the unlawful prescribing of prescription drug-controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced in a press release Jan. 12.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — “Contagious” was the main word West Bloomfield head coach Darrin McAllister used to describe his team chemistry.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Zekelman Holocaust Center has taken a major step toward ensuring that the voices of local Holocaust survivors will continue to be heard with a recently completed renovation project.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Roosevelt Elementary School building in Keego Harbor has been a source of contention between the West Bloomfield School District and some residents for years.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Organizing a parade is no small feat. Months of planning go into the Memorial Day Parade in Madison Heights and this year is no different, with efforts already underway to ensure its success later this spring.