HARPER WOODS — Residents of a Harper Woods neighborhood have a new place to relax or gather outside.

The Michigan Department of Transportation activated all traffic metering lights along the Interstate 96 Flex Route in western Oakland County as of 2 p.m. Sept. 3.

HAZEL PARK — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of killing a mother and her young son at their Hazel Park home. The apparent double homicide is believed to have occurred over the Labor Day weekend, with police officers dispatched around 4:15 p.m. Sept.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Sept. 4-7.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 22-year-old man from Rochester Hills has been arrested after allegedly luring a teen online to meet him for sex.

NOVI — Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style circus, will make its Michigan debut Sept. 4-14 at Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk in Novi.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Four men were arrested Aug. 28 after a pursuit that ended in the crash of an alleged stolen vehicle in Rochester Hills.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old man allegedly groped a teenager at a grocery store in Oakland Township.

NOVI — Adrenaline junkies attending the Michigan State Fair were treated to something new this year — the air stunt antics of Dialed Action, a bicycle motocross and freestyle motocross team.

METRO DETROIT — Planting flowers around your home in the fall can help bring color and cheer to the otherwise dreary autumn season, and it will brighten your spring season as well.

ROCHESTER HILLS — One person was killed and another was injured by gunfire after a fight broke out in a hotel parking lot in Rochester Hills Sept. 1.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — One could say the Grosse Pointe Shores Sharks swim team took a bite out of the competition this year.

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Farms-City Little League softball player Reagan Lohr made the Little League World Series Home Run Derby championship in Williamsport on Aug. 21.

GROSSE POINTES — An educator with ties to the Grosse Pointe Public School System is going to be making his mark at the state level.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Thanks to city, foundation and community support, Ghesquiere Park in Grosse Pointe Woods has some new attractions for visitors of all ages.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The Village is going to be bursting with creativity this month. Art Takeover — a public display of original artworks throughout the business district — will return for its third year, running Sept. 11 to Oct. 4.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Even the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council appears to be divided over whether or not to rezone a portion of Mack Avenue.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — There has been flooding in Huntington Woods residents’ yards, which led to an investigation on how to potentially solve the issue.

FERNDALE — The development of a proposed car wash in Ferndale has hit a snag. At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the special land use application and site plan for the development of an El Car Wash at 22230 Woodward Ave.

NOVI — The Road Commission for Oakland County closed Haggerty Road from 13 Mile to 14 Mile roads on the border of Novi and Farmington Hills on Sept. 2.