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Published October 15, 2019

Former longtime UCS school board member passes away

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Utica Community Schools community is remembering the life of Gene Klida, who had served on the Board of Education for about two decades.
Klida, who lived in Grosse Pointe Farms, died Oct. 6 after reportedly having a hemorrhagic stroke. She was 64.

Published October 15, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Coyotes no cause for alarm, DNR says

Coyotes are in Sterling Heights, and like their Roadrunner-hunting cartoon counterpart, sometimes they fall on the wrong side of technology in a modern world.

Published October 14, 2019

Troy Times

Woman injured in Troy Beaumont ER blaze

TROY — Troy firefighters were called to the busy emergency room at Beaumont Hospital, Troy, just after 10 p.m. Oct. 13 on a report of a fire in a room.

Published October 14, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Police search for Jeep after pedestrian hit-and-run death

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police are searching for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian along Dequindre Road and then fled the scene Oct. 13.

Published October 14, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

City manager: ‘Don’t panic about water’

BIRMINGHAM — Last week, Birmingham City Manager Joe Valentine was flooded with calls from panicked residents asking if their water was safe following a notice from the state of Michigan that the city had yielded water samples with higher-than-desirable lead levels.

Published October 14, 2019

Farmington Press

Vehicle catches fire in fatal I-275 crash

FARMINGTON HILLS — A single car accident on northbound Interstate 275, near Nine Mile Road, left one person dead the evening of Oct. 12.

Published October 14, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville police investigate gunshots

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department is investigating shots fired Oct. 13 in the 25000 block of Ronald Street, which is in the general area of 10 Mile and Kelly roads.

Published October 14, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Student in custody, lockdown over at Eastpointe High School

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School was placed on a security lockdown Oct. 14 after a student allegedly brought a weapon into the building.

Published October 14, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Six injured in shooting at Eastpointe bar, suspect arraigned

EASTPOINTE — Six people were wounded by gunfire at approximately 2 a.m. Oct. 12 at the Last Call Bar in Eastpointe, located in the area of 10 Mile and Hayes roads.

Published October 14, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Man shot while driving on 10 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores

St. Clair Shores police are investigating a shooting that occurred near the overpass of Interstate 94 at 10 Mile Road.

Published October 12, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Prowler/home intruder remains at large in Rochester Hills, Troy

ROCHESTER HILLS/TROY — Police want anyone with information to help them identify a man recently seen looking in windows of homes in Rochester Hills.

Published October 11, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren OKs dispensary licenses despite controversy, lawsuits

WARREN — Legal battles and political intrigue will linger on, but a batch of up to 15 medical marijuana dispensaries are now closer to opening their doors in the city of Warren.

Published October 11, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Legionnaires’ investigated at hospital

MOUNT CLEMENS — Several possible cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported at a local hospital.

Published October 10, 2019

Rochester Post

Teen suspended after reportedly threatening to ‘shoot up’ Rochester High School

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 13-year-old Rochester High School student has been suspended after, sheriff’s officials say, she threatened to “shoot up the school” while in class.

Published October 9, 2019

Troy Times

Natural gas smell in Troy not a threat

TROY — Students and staff at Hamilton Elementary School, at Square Lake and Crooks roads, and workers in nearby office buildings were evacuated when they smelled a fuel-like odor inside the buildings Oct. 8.

Published October 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Police arrest larceny-from-auto suspect after foot chase

ROYAL OAK — On Oct. 8, a 36-year-old Ferndale man was charged in relation to two instances of larceny from vehicles in Royal Oak neighborhoods the night of Oct. 6.

Published October 8, 2019

Rochester Post

Rochester Hills native competes in Food Network’s ‘Haunted Gingerbread Showdown’

ROCHESTER HILLS — Donna Rorabaugh, of Rochester Hills, will appear on Food Network’s “Haunted Gingerbread Showdown” this weekend.

Published October 8, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Officials warn motorists to beware of deer

OAKLAND COUNTY — Deer dart across the roadway all year in Michigan, but for the next three months, officials are asking motorists to be extra cautious.

Published October 7, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Police arrest suspect in bomb threats against Royal Oak churches

ROYAL OAK — Hours after a Royal Oak man allegedly made bomb threats against multiple churches in Royal Oak Oct. 4, Royal Oak detectives located and arrested him at his workplace.

Published October 7, 2019

Southfield Sun

Body of missing Southfield man found in Rouge River

SOUTHFIELD — According to an email from Deputy Chief Nick Loussia, of the Southfield Police Department, the body of Robert James Brunsden, 88, was found around 2 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Rouge River, near Telegraph and 10 Mile roads.