METRO DETROIT — Students from the Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts were center stage when they attended the Michigan Thespian Festival Dec. 8-9 at the Lansing Center & Radisson Hotel.

METRO DETROIT — During her State of the State address Jan. 25, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed several issues, including education.

METRO DETROIT — Seniors from across the state will go head-to-head in the 2023 Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games, which will be held mainly throughout March and April at various locations throughout Oakland County.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five fun things to do during the weekend of Feb. 10-12, 2023.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Multiple Walmart stores were evacuated Feb. 6 following a series of bomb threats, according to reports from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five fun things to do during the weekend of Feb. 3-5, 2023.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — A 61-year-old man died Jan. 26 after reportedly driving into oncoming traffic, crashing into another vehicle head-on in Oakland Township.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County reports that residents produce 80,000 tons of waste yearly, around 30% of that waste being compostable. According to RRRASOC, composting is “nature’s way of recycling nutrients.”

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Former Oakland Township Clerk Robin Buxar has been appointed by the Oakland Township Board of Trustees to serve as the township’s new supervisor.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five fun things to do during the weekend of Jan. 27-29, 2023.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Public school teachers aren’t considered public bodies and therefore aren’t subject to Michigan’s public information law, according to a recent judge’s ruling.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — A Michigan school district is catching heat after allegedly bringing students on a field trip that ended at a restaurant with an attached lounge that includes nightclub poles.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The new Rochester Community Schools Board of Education has had a busy start to 2023.

ROCHESTER — What’s become a constant now for Rochester Adams competitive cheer was never the case when Adams coach Brooke Miller took over back in 2014.

ROCHESTER — Those battling addiction can look to the Oakland University Police Department for recovery assistance, thanks to a new program.

METRO DETROIT — A simple test, available at a discount from local county health divisions this month, can help residents check their homes for a nearly undetectable health hazard.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — While Michigan offers beautiful golf courses throughout the warmer months, it’s the longevity of the not-so-favorable months that leaves Michiganders stranded inside instead of on the greens.

STERLING HEIGHTS — In a weekend of upsets and first-ever title winners, two teams and two bowlers stood tall at the finale of the Macomb County Bowling Championships Varsity Team and Singles Tournament on Jan. 14-15 at Sterling Lanes.

METRO DETROIT — The quality of the water in Lake St. Clair and the Clinton River watershed continues to improve, according to officials and environmental groups, but the efforts to make it cleaner never stop.

METRO DETROIT — It is common for schools to routinely reevaluate their curriculums to meet changing standards, and in the wake of the pandemic, many are studying innovative approaches to teaching math.