ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Residents now have a safe way to rid their homes of unused and expired over-the-counter and prescription drugs.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an uptick in phone scams from people impersonating local police and threatening residents’ arrest for failure to show up for jury service.

ROCHESTER — In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, the Stoney Creek Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold an America 250 dedication ceremony event next month.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has confirmed her office will not appeal a judge’s September decision to dismiss charges against 15 residents, including Shelby Township Clerk Stanley Grot, whom Nessel accused of attempting to falsely certify Donald Trump as the state’s winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Residents now have a safe way to rid their homes of unused and expired over-the-counter and prescription drugs.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township woman has been charged after allegedly torturing and abandoning her dog, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Health Division is alerting the public that a skunk has tested positive for rabies after biting a county resident.

ROCHESTER — Wine, Wit & Wisdom, a fundraising event hosted by the Friends of Rochester Hills Public Library since 2014, will be held 6-9:30 p.m. April 25 at Rochester Hills Public Library.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester Hills couple was killed and two others were critically injured following a car crash in Orion Township April 11.

ROCHESTER — A local man has a second shot at life after suffering from cardiac arrest multiple times at his home in Rochester.

ROCHESTER — The Downtown Rochester Farmers Market is returning to the corner of East Third and Water Street, bringing fresh fruit, plants and vegetables to the city.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —  A Shelby Township Planning Commission member has been charged after allegedly writing a nearly $100,000 check with insufficient funds in the bank.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township man accused of possessing and distributing child pornography has been charged with 12 felonies, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.

ROCHESTER — A 31-year-old man from Rochester has been sentenced after threatening a Macomb County Circuit Court judge.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 32-year-old man from Detroit is facing a criminal charge after allegedly exposing himself inside a Walmart in Rochester Hills.