MADISON HEIGHTS — Autumn is here, and to celebrate the season, Madison Heights is bringing back the Harvest Festival.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Memorial Day Committee is charting a new course for the holiday in 2026, and volunteers are needed to help.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Authorities are investigating how a dog wound up dead in a dumpster used for discarding grease behind a Madison Heights restaurant.

MADISON HEIGHTS — In May, voters in the Lamphere Schools district rejected an $85 million bond proposal for building enhancements. Now, the district is back with a new proposal that will be on the ballot for the general election Nov. 4.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — The American Library Association is promoting September as Library Card Sign-Up Month with the theme, “One card, endless possibilities.”

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council has updated its policies about the power of the mayor and who can meet constituents at the Festival in the Park — changes that supporters say are more democratic and inclusive.

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe woman accused of stabbing her manager to death at a McDonald’s drive-thru window is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is fit to stand trial for first-degree murder.

HAZEL PARK — A Redford man has been charged with murder after his sister and her 12-year-old child were found dead in their Hazel Park home.

HAZEL PARK — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of killing a mother and her young son at their Hazel Park home. The apparent double homicide is believed to have occurred over the Labor Day weekend, with police officers dispatched around 4:15 p.m. Sept.

MADISON HEIGHTS — On the first Saturday of September, bands will set up along the loop at Civic Center Park for Trail Tunes, a strolling outdoor music festival now in its sixth year.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Flashy rides, both vintage and modern, will soon roll into town for the free car show Revin’ in the Heights.

HAZEL PARK — When a local woman rushed her bleeding husband to the Hazel Park Police Department, officers sprang into action to keep the man alive.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights recently began the rollout of new high-capacity carts for trash and recycling.

EASTPOINTE — A Livonia woman faces up to life in prison after allegedly firing a gun at her friend’s father when he asked her to leave his Eastpointe home.

METRO DETROIT — College dorms are starting to fill up with students for the fall semester. For many, it will be their first time living away from home, and the limited space of their dorm room can be a puzzle.