FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills City Council members voted unanimously  to change the signage at Beaumont Hospital’s Farmington Hills campus at a meeting Jan. 13.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Shelley Letzer, 67, of West Bloomfield, was arraigned in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills Jan. 28 on charges of embezzlement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced via a press release.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After Michael Patton retired as the chief of the West Bloomfield Police Department Jan. 10, days later he was appointed as a member of the township’s Board of Trustees.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills City Council members voted “no” to Sheetz coming to their community after residents made it clear that “this is not the place” at a Council meeting Jan. 13.

WEST BLOOMFIELD/FARMINGTON HILLS — Amid community support for Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, the West Bloomfield Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant two variances for the long-time Oakland County establishment to operate in West Bloomfield Township at a meeting Jan. 21.

WARREN — Late last year, the Warren City Council approved $1.1 million for the Warren Fire Department to replace its “obsolete” radios.

WARREN — From the listening tour in 2024 to her new civic engagement series in 2025, Warren Mayor Lori Stone discussed what she has in store for residents, City Hall and her administration in the new year.

WARREN — A Detroit man was arraigned in 37th District Court in Warren Jan. 8 on charges that he shot at a police officer’s house on two different occasions.

WARREN —This month, Chris Burk celebrated 20 years as the Warren Reading Group’s facilitator, providing a “warm and welcoming” atmosphere for readers to “dig deep” into books and share their insights and experiences.

For those who need somewhere to stay warm during these unseasonably frigid temperatures, the city of Farmington Hills has two warming center options.

ROSEVILLE — Investigators have reportedly searched a Macomb County landfill for evidence in the case of Ashley Lashay Elkins, 30, of Warren, a mother of two who was reported missing Jan. 3.

WARREN — Firefighters from the city of Warren used their new Seek thermal cameras to navigate their way through the fire and black smoke of a simulated flashover fire during a training session last month.

WARREN — The Warren Police Department along with Mayor Lori Stone thanked the owners of Pet Beastro in a special acknowledgement at the store’s Warren location Dec. 23 for supporting the Police Department’s K-9 unit with food and supplements.

WARREN— The Warren Weekly reached out to the State Land Bank Authority Director Joseph Rivet for further explanation on how municipal land bank authorities work.

WARREN — Officials say land banks are a tool that allows for proactive economic strategies to bring neglected properties back into productive use. The Warren City Council filed a lawsuit in Macomb County Circuit Court against Warren Mayor Lori M.