ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — As families begin shopping for school supplies, the Rochester Area Neighborhood House is hoping they will pick up a few extras for local kids in need.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Familiar or not with the sport, rhythmic gymnastics has continued to grow in the United States. Rhythmic gymnastics can be described as a floor routine consisting of different apparatuses, such as hoops, balls, ribbons and clubs.

BIRMINGHAM — In the 1970s a few businesses in downtown Birmingham decided to initiate a “Night on the Town” event as a way to clear out summer merchandise.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Woodbrooke Hills Swim and Tennis Club Manager Kelly Salter recently described the club as a “staple in the community."

FRASER — A 32-year-old Detroit man, identified by police as Jeffery Edward Clark, has been charged in connection to a murder that took place in Fraser in the early hours of July 4.

WARREN — Two people were arrested and one may be facing charges after they were involved in an overnight standoff with Warren police. At approximately 11:30 p.m.

NOVI — Thousands of people attended the Festival of Chariots, an Indian spiritual and cultural festival also known as the Rathyatra, held in Novi July 17, according to event spokesman Madhu Mahadevan.

ROSEVILLE — Construction on Gratiot Avenue is closing the ramps from the road to westbound Interstate 94.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said in a press release that he was “outraged” over low bonds issued by a visiting judge for two suspects in a July 21 shooting at a Warren gas station. At approximately 10:10 a.m.

ROSEVILLE — A child is reported to be in stable condition after allegedly ingesting her mother’s heroin.

WARREN — A Warren courtroom was silent as a video that showed a man allegedly being shot was played. Two defendants sat in front of the room, interspersed within a row of attorneys.

EASTPOINTE — A local man accused of stealing a state representative’s identity is heading to circuit court.

ORCHARD LAKE — The Orchard Lake Police Department recently became much more than a facility where suspected criminals are taken to jail.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Albert Morrison, the former board president of the Madison District Public Schools, who in April was indicted on federal charges of tax evasion and failure to file tax returns, now faces an additional charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.

METRO DETROIT — The legalization of apps that allow sports betting on smartphones has been an economic boom in many places and a fun activity for many people.

WARREN — A Warren man is facing charges in an Oakland County court for allegedly forcing a minor to engage in commercial sex.

WARREN — A man is dead and another is in jail after a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning. At approximately 5 a.m. July 12, Warren police officers were dispatched to a suspected crash involving a bicyclist near 13 Mile and Mound roads.

SOUTHFIELD — Residents looking to cool off this summer at the Southfield Sports Arena pool will have to search elsewhere.

NOVI — After a lengthy interview process, the Novi Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously to select Benjamin Mainka as its next superintendent during a meeting June 30.

NOVI — A crash on Novi Road on Wednesday morning resulted in the death of a 54-year-old Waterford woman.