MADISON HEIGHTS — In back-to-back incidents, two pedestrians were struck by motorists in Madison Heights, killing one and sending the other to the hospital.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor has been the subject of controversy for years, and the saga took another turn at a West Bloomfield School District Board of Education meeting Sept. 18.

WARREN — With police cars on-site and suspects on the loose, the scene near Warren Woods Tower High School on the afternoon of Sept. 14 looked like something from an action movie.

WARREN — Four teens were arraigned in the 37th District Court on Sept. 25 and will be tried as adults for the attempted murder and attempted robbery of a 26-year-old man, who was left in critical condition after a shooting earlier this month.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Pull out your lederhosen and put on your best dirndl for Shorestoberfest, presented by the St. Clair Shores Cool City Committee and the Lac Ste. Claire Kiwanis.

TROY — Troy’s South Asian community is inviting the public to join them for a celebration of Diwali taking place Sunday, Oct. 8.

SOUTHFIELD — “It just started this journey of wanting to mentor others and be that safe place of healing and restoration and offer ‘I believe you’ and provide that empathy of ‘I want to hear your story.’ So that’s where it all started. Sisters Journeying Together.”

NOVI — The 44th annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day was celebrated in Novi Sept. 15 with the 37th annual “Michigan Remembers” ceremony at the prisoner of war and missing in action memorial at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, at 12 Mile and Novi roads.

TROY — Troy celebrated its annual Troy Family Daze carnival Sept. 14-17, and this year’s event received a special change as its opening day festivities were renamed in honor of a longtime supporter of the event.

CLAWSON — The court in the Clawson High School gymnasium will be forever adorned with the name of Alexandria Verner.

EASTPOINTE/DETROIT — Two former Eastpointe Community Schools administrators have filed lawsuits against the district and its superintendent alleging they were discriminated against because of their race.

FRASER — On Sept. 7, 33-year-old Detroit resident Jeffery Clark was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2022 murder of Jerray Robertson.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Police Department is providing extra presence within the Bloomfield Hills School District after a stranger-danger incident Sept. 7.

WARREN — On Sept. 5, Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James M. Biernat Jr. resolved and closed the case Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski filed against fellow candidates and election officials after the primary election last month.

WARREN — Lawyers for Warren Mayor Jim Fouts vow to appeal a ruling by a federal judge who dismissed a lawsuit alleging the mayor’s civil rights were violated when he was removed from the ballot of this year’s primary election.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights is setting some new, concrete rules for the paving of front yards and residential driveways, though the regulations are more lenient than proposed ones that were rejected earlier this year.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The new Active Adult Center has opened to the public, the final piece of the puzzle in the biggest capital improvement project in the history of Madison Heights.

PONTIAC — Fasten your seat belts — it’s time for the third annual American Speed Festival.

METRO DETROIT — Back downtown for its second post-pandemic event, the North American International Auto Show is mostly what industry watchers have come to expect from the annual automotive gathering.