TROY — A family in Troy got a surprise gift this Christmas after a long journey filled with war and hardships.

MICHIGAN — Firefighters are weighing in on new legislation led by two Michigan lawmakers, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, to help protect fire departments from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.”

TROY — Athens High School students tried to exemplify the giving spirit in numerous different ways as 2022 came to a close.

ROYAL OAK — Athletics was never in the cards for Pamela Moore as a potential career choice when she was a high school student at Royal Oak Kimball High School, which today is Royal Oak High School.

ROYAL OAK — There is a mystery afoot in Stagecrafters’ next production, which is set to bow later this month.

ROSEVILLE — In front of a packed crowd at Roseville High School Dec. 21, Roseville senior wide receiver and defensive back Amare Snowden committed to the University of Wisconsin to continue his football career.

ROSEVILLE — This school year, the elementary students who attend Roseville Community Schools are learning the importance of staying healthy.

METRO DETROIT — As restaurants look ahead toward 2023, they are still seeing challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic originally served up almost three years ago.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Two of Grosse Pointe Park’s finest were recently honored for their work during a domestic violence incident last fall in Harper Woods.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Whether it was a primary, special or general election, Grosse Pointe City Clerk/Assistant City Manager Julie Arthurs would arrive at her office by 5:30 a.m. and stay until all the ballots were tabulated after the polls closed at 8 p.m., translating into a workday that easily exceeded 15 hours.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Police have identified a person of interest connected to a hit-and-run crash that killed a man from Shelby Township the morning of Jan. 1.

ROCHESTER — For the past three seasons, a Rochester Adams ski team has represented the school at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals with both the boys and girls squads making it together the last two seasons.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — As a high-schooler, Chad Zwolinski said, he wasn’t the most confident student.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Oakland Township had a busy 2022, according to Township Manager Adam Kline.

METRO DETROIT — This month, staff and students from local school districts will honor their local school boards in observance of School Board Recognition Month.

CENTER LINE/WARREN —  The Center Line Public Schools Board of Education recently received an update on the district’s Academy 21 program.

WARREN — To show their school pride and share it with the public, Warren Woods Tower High School students and staff recently unveiled the 13-minute “Lip Dub 22” on the internet.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department has received reports of someone in the Rochester and Shelby Township area who has impersonated a police officer and made false traffic stops on vehicles.

STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — At the Dec. 19 Utica Community Schools Board of Education meeting, the UCS Board of Education honored Plumbrook Elementary School student Mila Sikes, who, as the Beaumont Children’s ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network, has helped raise more than $500,000 for the organization.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center at River Bends Park in Shelby Township will host its annual Family Fun Day to teach about winter survival from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan 22.