SOUTHFIELD — Sixteen-year-old Lasiyah Jones was reported as voluntarily missing on Jan. 2, and the Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate her.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department held a press conference Dec. 29 about a shooting that took place on Christmas Day that ended with two people dead and another person injured.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — During a Dec. 18 toy drive at Lathrup Village City Hall, Boys 2 Men Youth Mentoring gave a Ford Escape to a local family who was recently in a car accident. 

SOUTHFIELD — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force, of Southfield, is seeking nominees for its annual MLK Community Service Award.

SOUTHFIELD — Fifteen-year-old Malanya Lockett has been found and reunited with family, according to the Southfield Police Department.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance in locating 15-year-old Malanya Lockett.

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Public Schools has been in the process of getting metal detectors into its buildings for the past year, and it will be rolling them out at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology after the holiday break.

SOUTHFIELD – Thirteen-year-old Taron Smith, who had been reported missing on Dec. 19, has returned home safely, according to the Southfield Police Department.

SOUTHFIELD – The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating a missing teen.

DETROIT — Detroit Institute of Arts’ 17th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition opened Dec. 12 and will run until Jan. 11, 2026.

SOUTHFIELD — Wrapped in Love, a program started by the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan, has reached its 20th year of supplying local children in need with warm fleece blankets.

SOUTHFIELD — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Sigma Delta Lambda Chapter, in partnership with Meijer, will host the annual How the Alphas Gave Christmas holiday initiative Dec. 20, providing Southfield families with Meijer gift cards.

SOUTHFIELD — The darkened streets of Southfield were lit up with the lights of menorahs attached to cars for the annual Chanukah parade and menorah lighting.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — New Police Department leaders were sworn in at the Dec. 15 Lathrup Village City Council meeting, following the retirement of Police Chief Scott McKee.

SOUTHFIELD — Ten Southfield Public Schools students bustled around Target Dec. 11 with police officers and firefighters as part of Heroes and Helpers, an annual holiday shopping adventure.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Lathrup Village City Council at its Dec. 15 meeting voted unanimously against a more than $220,000 preliminary engineering commitment for a proposed Southfield Road improvement project.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a proposed data center site plan at its Dec. 15 meeting.

LANSING — A new legislative proposal calls for a statewide retirement savings program to help Michiganders save for the future, including those who work for small businesses that might not normally have such benefits.

METRO DETROIT — The holidays are a time to eat, drink and be merry. 

METRO DETROIT — Boys and girls high school basketball is back as programs all over Michigan aim to start the season on a high note.