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.

NOVI — Chaos erupted at the Michigan State Fair in Novi during the late evening Aug. 31 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.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester Hills doctor has been arrested after authorities discovered thousands of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken while the victims were changing at Goldfish Swim School, in hospitals, in changing areas, and in various other locations over at least the past six years.

MADISON HEIGHTS — As Hazel Park wraps its “road diet,” Madison Heights is planning one that will shrink a stretch of 11 Mile Road from four lanes to three.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Following a lengthy investigation, authorities now believe that a young boy who died in Madison Heights was abused and killed by his mother and her boyfriend.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Some resolution is coming at the site of the Goo Smoke Shop explosion, even if it’s just the physical part.

FERNDALE — Amid the threat of rainfall, thousands of people still made their way to downtown Ferndale for the city’s annual Woodward Dream Cruise celebrations.