CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council interviewed four candidates — Alexander Aprile, Andrea LaLonde, Lauren Mattar and Richard Scott — June 30, all having a chance to be the one to take the place on council of the recently resigned Matthew Binkowski.

CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council is facing a decision on who will be appointed to fill its open seat after finding out that its top candidate had an unpaid water bill.

ROYAL OAK — Join retired letter carrier John Dick at the Royal Oak Historical Society at 7 p.m. July 11 to learn about the rich history of the U.S. Postal Service in Royal Oak and beyond.

ROYAL OAK/SOUTHFIELD — A Royal Oak resident and neurologist, 47-year-old Gireesh Velugubanti, is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $500,000 cash or surety bond after being accused of trading medical care for sex from a human trafficking victim.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Leo Mahany/Harold Meininger Senior Center is now closed for the start of renovations and repairs.

DETROIT — Detroit City Football Club has grown from an idea between friends to an established professional sports team in Detroit at a rapid pace.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A public hearing for the township’s sidewalk maintenance program dragged the June 25 Macomb Township Board of Trustees meeting well into the evening.

FRASER — On June 14, Fraser High School hosted its annual United States Marine Corps Leadership Academy wrestling camp for high schoolers.

FRASER — Statistics for the recent Fraser tornado have come out and city officials are happy with the help from residents and other communities.

FRANKLIN/BINGHAM FARMS — This summer, the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department is launching new initiatives related to mental health, communications and more.

BIRMINGHAM — For the last three decades, outdoor dining in Birmingham has greatly evolved. There are currently 48 food and drink establishments with a permitted outdoor dining area in the city, 15 of which are on outdoor dining platforms.

UTICA — A parcel between Deanna’s Men’s Styling Shop and Mr. Miguel’s Mexican Grill & Cantina will soon be developed into a small park area.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Library is offering a summer of reading and entertainment for all ages. The library’s “Level Up at Your library” summer reading program invites babies, children, teens and adults to get engaged in books over the summer.

UTICA — Community members from the Utica area recently welcomed a new Ford’s Garage restaurant location at 12575 Hall Road.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/FARMINGTON — A Farmington man is facing charges after allegedly driving nearly 100 mph over the speed limit June 13 while reportedly drunk.

EASTPOINTE — People who enjoy the Mi Dog Park in Eastpointe will have to continue to pay annual fees to use the park after the City Council voted to move the damaged fob system to a cloud-based system.

EASTPOINTE — Back in 1925, a group of women assembled to begin a social club, which came to be called the Eastwood Rebekah Lodge No. 499.

ROSEVILLE — A Roseville man has been bound over to circuit court on charges related to an argument at a cannabis business that ended with a man being shot.

EASTPOINTE — A St. Clair Shores man has been sentenced to decades behind bars after being convicted of shooting his brother at a family reunion.

EASTPOINTE — Six Eastpointe High School graduates are receiving a financial boost as they get ready to start college in the fall.