HAZEL PARK — In separate incidents that occurred on Interstate 75 the same day, a retired Madison Heights police officer was critically injured in one car crash, while a Harper Woods woman allegedly stabbed someone with scissors following another collision.

HAZEL PARK — The playscape at Green Acres Park has received updated equipment and quadrupled in size, thanks to a major investment by Oakland County Parks.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The saying goes that no parent should have to bury their own child. Diane Lees, of Madison Heights, has done it twice — first losing a baby born prematurely, and then an adult son.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Roslyn Grafstein, the mayor of Madison Heights, has announced she is running for a four-year term on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.

OAKLAND COUNTY — On a recent sunny and pleasant Monday morning, Clawson resident David Swanson found himself where so many Michiganders like to be this time of year – on a golf course.

MADISON HEIGHTS — As part of an effort to redevelop its brand, Madison Heights will install eight new gateway signs at key locations around town.

HAZEL PARK/MADISON HEIGHTS — Enhancements to Hazel Park’s main street and new park lights in Madison Heights are among 15 projects in Oakland County set to receive federal funds.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Last year, three places in Madison Heights were renamed in honor of prominent community members. That effort will continue this year, now that the City Council has approved recommendations by the Historical Commission for even more places commemorating key figures from the city’s past.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Human Services Department has joined forces with the Legal Aid and Defender Association to provide free legal services for veterans 9 a.m.-noon every second Monday of the month until September, as well as on Dec. 9, at the Southfield Human Services Department, 26000 Evergreen Road.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A new clinic has opened in Madison Heights, focused on helping autistic teens and young adults develop skills for social and professional success. Its opening also coincides with Autism Acceptance Month, recognized each year in April.

OAKLAND COUNTY — At his State of the County address at The Hawk Community Center in Farmington Hills April 4, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter painted an optimistic picture of where things stand in the county.

HAZEL PARK — An infatuation with a man at the gym escalated to a dangerous confrontation, police say, when the secret admirer stalked the man’s girlfriend using a GPS tracking device placed on her car and pistol-whipped her outside of her home.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A springtime tradition is returning to Madison Heights. For six years prior to the pandemic, the city would send interested seniors on a bus ride to the state capital in Lansing for Older Michiganians Day.

HAZEL PARK — About three years ago, a Hazel Park man befriended a woman more than 30 years his junior. A year later, he noticed money disappearing from his bank account.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County first responders can now be anywhere in the state and contact their home base or communicate with other agencies through radio with the implementation of the county’s $61 million radio system from Motorola.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Two proposals in the Michigan Legislature aim to change the way the state supports municipalities. The Madison Heights City Council has issued a resolution in support, with officials saying it would help the city cover essential services without increasing taxes.

MADISON HEIGHTS — When Shannon Graham noticed her 7-year-old daughter putting on a dress the morning of March 20, the Lamphere High School teacher suspected something was up.

MADISON HEIGHTS — When Madison Heights reopens its historical museum, it will do so with the click of an eight-track tape.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Authorities have determined that foul play was involved in a house fire on Harwood Avenue in which two people were found dead.

HAZEL PARK — On May 7, voters in the Hazel Park Public Schools district will decide the fate of a $150 million school improvement bond, to be paid over the next 30 years.