SOUTHFIELD — Lasiyah Jones, 16, has been safely located, according to Southfield police.

DETROIT — Registration is open for all four sessions of the Born in Detroit Baseball Camp that will be held at the Wayne State University athletics campus on Jan 31 and Feb 7.

NOVI — The new year started with an unwanted bang in Novi, as winter weather conditions, coupled with alcohol, were the likely causes of a seven-car pileup on eastbound Interstate 96, just west of Novi Road, on Jan. 1. 

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At its final meeting of 2025, the St. Clair Shores City Council received a clean audit report from the contracted firm of Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Advisors. 

LANSING — A large group of Warren Consolidated Schools Performing Arts students took their talents to Lansing earlier this month for the annual Michigan Thespian Festival.

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.

DETROIT — The NCAA and the Detroit Local Organizing Committee revealed the logo for the 2027 Men’s Final Four on Friday, Dec 19, at Ford Field. The tournament games will take place at Ford Field on April 3 and April 5, 2027.

ROYAL OAK — Stagecrafters is bringing to the second stage a special and unique story titled “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche” Jan. 16-25 at the Baldwin Theater, 415 S. Lafayette Ave. 

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. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents gave an overwhelming thumbs-up to city services and operations in the latest survey measuring public opinion.

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

WARREN — No one was injured during an apartment fire Dec. 22 in Warren. At 11:53 a.m. Dec. 22, Warren firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a building in the City Center Square apartments, on the corner of Karam and Washington Court boulevards, near 13 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue.

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.

ROSEVILLE — Sometimes the Detroit Lions fumble on the field, and other times their true grit takes them to victory.

ROYAL OAK — Almost 100 Royal Oak kids and families are going to have a magical holiday season following the biggest Shop With a Hero event yet on Dec. 18 at Meijer, 5150 Coolidge Highway. 

ROSEVILLE — As the Roseville Public Library enters the final phase of renovations, it will close at 4 p.m. Dec. 20 for several weeks.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the board chambers adorned in holiday decor and lights, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees honored a group of gift-givers at its Dec. 17 meeting. Trustees awarded seven members of the Macomb Township Fire Department — Capt. Ken Bartz, Sgt.

WARREN — A 31-year-old man is facing charges after a pursuit in Warren, after which officers found a child in the vehicle. At approximately 9:25 p.m. Dec.

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.