MADISON HEIGHTS — What began as a small gardening club at John Page Middle School in the Lamphere Public Schools district has grown into something more, with one project receiving acclaim from the country’s largest wildlife conservation group.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A millage renewal proposal for the Madison District Public Schools will be on the ballot Aug. 6, but officials say it will not affect the taxes paid by residents.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A longtime, award-winning leader of Stevenson High School’s instrumental music programming is getting ready to tackle other pursuits.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Icon Park Residences, the multifamily apartment complex proposal with micro units, is getting another chance to become a reality after the Sterling Heights City Council voted to pass the project’s planned unit development proposal during a June 4 meeting.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville City Council on June 25 unanimously approved assigning the current contract from GFL Environmental Inc. to Priority Waste. The new waste management company will take over July 1.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department presented members with badges and promotions at the City Council’s June 25 meeting.

KEEGO HARBOR/WEST BLOOMFIELD — The decision about whether or not Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor will be demolished remains at a standstill.

EASTPOINTE — Two men have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting on a home in Eastpointe that led multiple law enforcement agencies on a search spanning counties.

ROSEVILLE — Ever want to play your grandma’s old records, but don’t feel like buying a record player? Want to see if your kid likes playing the keyboard before sinking hundreds of dollars into it? How about having a karaoke party?

MADISON HEIGHTS — While searching for a vehicle stolen at the Red Oaks Water Park in Madison Heights, an undercover officer with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was confronted and gunned down in Detroit by the suspects he was tracking.

DETROIT — There’s two major things the Rocket Mortgage Classic consistently falls victim to — other high-profile tournaments surrounding it and a purse that isn’t necessarily a needle-mover for some of the biggest names in the game.

EASTPOINTE — Twenty-five years ago, a group of local businesspeople and dignitaries wanted to find a way to highlight retailers along Gratiot Avenue, bring people to the city and raise money for charities. 

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — They’ve been partners in crime their whole high school tennis career, and they ended it in the most storybook way possible.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Of the nine people injured in a June 15 shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, six have been released from the hospital, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

ROYAL OAK — Three women business owners received $25,000 grants through the Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation June 12 at Olga’s Kitchen on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.

ROCHESTER HILLS — U.S. Navy seaman Auvergne Breault was just 20 when he was struck by a giant mortar that knocked him off his boat, leading to his drowning death, during the June 6, 1944, allied forces invasion of Normandy, France, known as D-Day.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Lathrup Village Police Department responded to a call at approximately 12:20 a.m. June 15 for a shooting with six victims at a house party in the 17000 block of Margate Avenue. 

MOUNT CLEMENS — Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller recently delivered an update alongside representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the lyngbya “muck” found along the shores of Lake St. Clair.

WARREN — A 9-year-old boy was rescued from the pool at the Kings Pointe Apartments on June 17 after reportedly spending several minutes underwater.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Kevin Dombrowski always knows which classic car shows to attend with his wife, Karen.