ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Nov. 4, St. Clair Shores residents chose to keep John Caron, Dave Rubello and Candice Rusie on the City Council for the next four years. 

HAZEL PARK/MADISON HEIGHTS — Residents in Madison Heights and Hazel Park each had big decisions to make on Election Day Nov. 4, deciding the next mayor of each town. Madison Heights voters also decided several contested council seats.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Voters in Mount Clemens stuck with what they knew on Election Day 2025, voting to keep incumbents in office based on unofficial results of the Nov. 4 election.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents voted to retain their mayor and five incumbents on the City Council, with one newcomer replacing a councilperson who served more than 30 years. In the Nov. 4 election, a majority of voters stayed with Michael Taylor as mayor. Taylor garnered 11,908 votes, or 65.17%.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On Nov. 4, St. Clair Shores voters approved a police and fire millage expected to raise $10,950,730 in the first year for the city’s Police Department and Fire Department operations. 

OAKLAND COUNTY — New council members have been elected in the cities of Ferndale and Berkley.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On the eve of election night in Mount Clemens, a good portion of the Nov. 3 City Commission meeting was dedicated to well-wishing the one official in the room guaranteed to not be there again.

FERNDALE — The FBI has made arrests in what it believes was a planned terrorist attack that looked to Ferndale as a possible target.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a news release from the St. Clair Shores Police Department, officers responded to a report of a deceased woman lying in the road in the 21000 block of Francis Street at around 9:40 a.m. on Nov. 1.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office announced Nov. 3 that two additional suspects had been charged in connection to the alleged attempted murder of a Macomb Township businessman in October.

NOVI — After years of planning and hard work, taiko drums sounded and a rainbow appeared over the ornate Japanese garden in the heart of the Sakura Novi development off Grand River Avenue in Novi following the garden’s dedication Oct. 23.

SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield is in mourning after the passing of a longtime City Council member.

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe City Council’s first pick for a city manager withdrew his application.

STERLING HEIGHTS — With sledgehammers in hand, Sterling Heights city officials took to knocking down the first walls of a property transformation that will eventually become the city’s new pickleball facility.

ROYAL OAK — An 83-year-old man was killed on Oct. 24 following a report of a man calling for help. 

BERKLEY — The Berkley Public Library is taking a new approach to promoting its catalog by going old school.

HAZEL PARK/WARREN — The cities of Hazel Park and Warren will both receive state funding for public safety investments as part of a combined $3.4 million for Michigan House District 14. Local school districts will see an increase in funding as well.

NOVI — A Novi man, in need of a new vehicle following a car crash on Oct. 25, decided to take the ambulance on the scene for a spin, resulting in a fiery crash a few miles later, according to Novi police.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, a St. Clair Shores man was sentenced on Oct. 22 for alleged double-voting crimes committed in 2024.