METRO DETROIT — According to unofficial results the morning of Nov. 8, with 100% of precincts reporting in both Oakland and Macomb counties, Republican Thomas Kuhn has prevailed in his bid for the 57th District of the Michigan House of Representatives.

TROY — The Troy Downtown Development Association has announced plans for a new landscaping design for the Big Beaver corridor.

TROY — On Oct. 14, the teachers of the International Academy’s four campuses demonstrated before the start of classes on Rochester Road near the Troy campus.

TROY — The Ridgedale Players of Troy are inviting residents for an unorthodox double feature as they offer two different versions of the Neil Simon classic play “The Odd Couple.”

OAKLAND COUNTY — On Oct. 7, local politicians learned what it’s like to be firefighters for the day.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A suspect has been charged in connection with four bank robberies in Oakland County after being arrested in Las Vegas.

TROY — Following its regional finals exit to New Baltimore Anchor Bay last season, Troy (13-1-0) soccer is back and stronger than ever.

In the Troy Times’ coverage area, voters will choose candidates for local their school board, as well as governor and more Nov. 8.

TROY — Voters will decide on a Troy School District bond measure to improve and replace aging facilities in the district on the upcoming Nov. 8 ballot.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Local cities in Oakland County are preparing to put on their Halloween events and give residents and children a chance to show off their costumes, get candy and have fun.

TROY — The Troy Historic Village is offering up some spooky fun this October with its Curious and Macabre Lantern Tour.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Nothing stops Joey Gallagher from doing what he is determined to do.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Gleaners Community Food Bank will begin a new biweekly food giveaway in collaboration with the Oakland County Farmers Market beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19.

TROY — The Troy Women’s Association is inviting the public to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their Elf Shelf program.

TROY — Brian Zawislak, the assistant principal of Troy High School, has been named Michigan’s 2023 Assistant Principal of the Year by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals and the Michigan Association of Student Councils and Honor Societies.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills, along with the other 27 community colleges in Michigan, was recently “strengthened,” thanks to a $750,000 grant awarded to the Michigan Community College Association from the Kresge Foundation’s Education Program.

TROY — On what felt like one of the hottest days of the summer, there sat a dugout full of baseball players who nobody heard a single complaint from.

TROY — The Troy community came out in droves the weekend of Sept. 15-18 for the 52nd Troy Family Daze celebration.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks and Recreation is developing plans to possibly convert the Red Oaks Golf Course into a walkable park with open space, trails and other amenities.

TROY — The Troy Police Department peacefully resolved a situation with a barricaded gunman Sept. 9.