SOUTHFIELD – Holiday cheer was palpable at the annual Southfield Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 2 at the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road, which saw over 400 people attend to meet Santa Claus, see Christmas lights and enjoy the winter air.

DETROIT — Orchard Lake St. Mary’s won the MHSAA Division 2 state title in a 51-14 victory over Dexter on Nov. 28 at Ford Field.

SOUTHFIELD — A 64-year-old man died from injuries he suffered Nov. 30 in a house fire on 10 Mile Road, which was one of two fires that occurred in the city that day.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Sam Hakim Sr., owner of the family business Emily’s Delicatessen, is being remembered as a strong presence in the city who brought friendship, humor and generosity to his family, friends and customers. 

ROSEVILLE — Roseville Community Schools dealt with two separate incidents last week that left staff and students unsettled.

EASTPOINTE — A group of young children who gathered at the Eastpointe Fire Station Nov. 17 anxiously awaited the arrival of the city’s brand-new fire engine.

A phone call home is all it took for a missing and vulnerable adult to make it home safely. 

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Looks can be deceiving. New Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety K-9 Arcos will be able to locate and, if needed, bite a suspect, but he’s also a bouncy, energetic, adorable puppy.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An investigation remained ongoing at press time Dec. 3, more than a week after a shooting at The Mall at Partridge Creek left one man injured.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the cost of food going up and inflation on people’s minds, students at one Chippewa Valley school will soon be able to get food they need regardless of the economic situation at home.

FRASER — On Nov. 12, Fraser officials, staff from the Detroit Institute of Arts and other guests unveiled a new mural on the side of the Senior Activity Center.

TROY — An all-girls team at Larson Middle School has been coding and building robots while also running outreach events that promote interest in STEM learning — science, technology, engineering and math.

FERNDALE — A 68-year-old Detroit man was arrested for allegedly committing an armed robbery at a bank in Ferndale earlier this month.

DETROIT — The Detroit Historical Museum opened the Detroit Red Wings at 100: Becoming Hockeytown exhibition to the public on Nov. 20.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale’s relationship with Flock Safety cameras has come to an end.

WARREN — A man is facing charges for allegedly making threats against Warren police and a district court judge.

WARREN — Four months after first announcing it, the Warren Police Department is seeing success in an initiative aimed at combating domestic violence in the city.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Three men were arrested after multiple law enforcement agencies reportedly seized drugs, firearms, vehicles and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash during a raid of four sites in Shelby Township Nov. 6.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An Oakland County woman was arraigned in the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills Nov. 19, where she faces charges related to a car crash that killed a road crewman and married father of six. Two others were seriously injured in the July incident.