WEST BLOOMFIELD — An armed robbery suspect is on the loose after stealing a large sum of cash, according to a press release from the West Bloomfield Police Department.

EASTPOINTE — The plans for a new Sheetz gas station and cafe in Eastpointe are moving forward despite concerns from both residents and the City Council.

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park City Council is on the cusp of passing an ordinance that will prohibit pet shops in the city from selling dogs, cats and other animals. Pet shops will instead be encouraged to work with rescues and shelters to showcase and adopt out pets on a nonprofit basis.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — All that’s left of the Goo Smoke Shop is rubble and twisted metal. This was the backdrop for the Environmental Protection Agency as it held a press conference on Aug. 27. The event provided details about the agency’s cleanup at the site since the smoke shop’s explosion.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The City of Mount Clemens announced on Aug. 21 that it would request the Department of Housing and Urban Development to release $3.5 million dollars allocated to pay for a portion of the Cherry Street Mall project.

NOVI — Police said that a 26-year-old Novi man died from a self-inflicted gunshot following a standoff Sept. 4. 

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to a press release from the West Bloomfield Police Department, at around 8:40 p.m. Sept. 4, dispatchers received a 911 call from an employee at the Twin Beach Market, located at 4292 Green Lake Road, with a report of a lone adult female entering the store with a pistol and robbing him for cash.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — All that’s left of the Goo Smoke Shop is rubble and twisted metal. This was the backdrop for the Environmental Protection Agency as it held a press conference on Aug. 27.

Chaos erupted at the Michigan State Fair in Novi late Saturday evening as a shooting in the parking lot left a 14-year-old dead and another 14-year-old injured. 

ROCHESTER — Families and friends can enjoy a weekend of fun for all ages during Paint Creek Center for the Arts’ annual Art and Apples Festival.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Village visitors will be able to “fall” for art this September, as autumn starts on a bright note in the Grosse Pointe City business district.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site will be hosting a Rosie the Riveter Memorial Garden luncheon Sept. 22 and honoring Rosie the Riveters who contributed so much to America’s war efforts during World War II.

A Novi man was killed in a head-on collision on Beck Road between Eight Mile and Nine Mile roads Aug. 29. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old man from Detroit was arrested and taken to the Shelby Township Police Department after police said they found him in possession of a weapon and multiple credit cards in other people’s names.

ROYAL OAK — For the first time in the Detroit Zoo’s 96-year history, a baby gorilla has been born at it, and according to the zoo’s experts, the first few weeks of the baby gorilla’s life have been ideal.

FERNDALE — The owner of a longtime Ferndale establishment is voicing his displeasure that his bar might be replaced.

ROSEVILLE — Macomb County is looking to reduce stormwater in the sewer system through a free rain barrel program, and Roseville is the first municipality picked for the program.

EASTPOINTE — Two teens allegedly hatched a plot to kill one’s mother in Eastpointe, reportedly so they could have more freedom to be together.

WARREN — The Warren City Council voted July 9 to table its vote on the reappointment of four current members of the Downtown Development Authority board and give Mayor Lori Stone time to find new members while maintaining a quorum.