WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Educators in Warren Consolidated Schools see it every day. They observe students dealing with anxiety, depression and trauma, which can lead to destructive behaviors that impact their mental health, academics and life skills.

WARREN — Five people were injured and transported to the hospital after a three-car crash at the intersection of Van Dyke Avenue and Chicago Road at around 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 15.

METRO DETROIT — As the holidays are approaching many places are looking for extra help, particularly from seniors.

CENTER LINE — Center Line is taking steps to restore its tree canopy, with two tree-planting events this month.

OAKLAND COUNTY — As of Sept. 11, three Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation bus routes have been extended into Novi and Wixom.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The former Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit has made a profound change in the way it operates, the organization said.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In a recent letter addressed to parents of West Bloomfield School District students, the district’s superintendent, Dania H. Bazzi, acknowledged an error that was discovered during the annual reconciliation of the district’s budget.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — People who have been hoping for more green space in the northeast part of West Bloomfield Township have something to be excited about, as the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission has taken over operation of the former Pine Lake Elementary School property, located at 3333 W. Long Lake Road.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Madison Heights residents will have a rare opportunity Nov. 7 to amend elements of the city charter, deciding how vacancies and resignations are handled, how often meetings are held, and even whether council members can stay in office while running for mayor.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights side of Dequindre Road is about to get brighter.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The senior class of 2024 has been extremely kind to Madison Heights Lamphere volleyball.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Harrison Township Fire Department’s personnel received an overhaul from the township’s Board of Trustees earlier this month, with four members receiving promotions and one new firefighter getting approval to join at the Oct. 10 meeting.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Sept. 29 at the Emerald Theater, Mayor Laura Kropp took the stage to give a forward-looking 2023 State of Mount Clemens address. Over the course of nearly an hour, the mayor recounted the past year of developments, ultimately arguing Mount Clemens is a city on the rise.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On a cloudy Oct. 13 near the Clinton River’s bends, Harrison Township Supervisor Ken Verkest took the podium at the Gowanie Golf Club and gave the 2023 State of Harrison Township address.

MOUNT CLEMENS — It is said that the gears turn slowly in Lansing, but the results do come, and they have certainly come for Mount Clemen

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — When Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse coach Megan Haas described her team as ‘messy’ this season, it was for all the right reasons.

MOUNT CLEMENS — As municipal elections draw closer, hopefuls for the Mount Clemens City Commission and mayor delivered the case for their candidacy at a candidate forum hosted at the Mount Clemens Public Library on Oct. 5.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Officers from the Farmington Hills Police Department responded to the Timber Ridge Apartments after receiving a 911 call reporting a stabbing in progress at approximately 1:50 a.m. Sept. 29, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills.

WARREN — When Piper Bognar began working as McKinley Elementary School principal in 2010, Van Dyke Public Schools Board of Education member Eleanor Bates was there to welcome her.

WARREN — A 13-year-old Carter Middle School student was arraigned on charges Oct. 17 after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up the school and kill a student.”