ROCHESTER HILLS — A new early literacy bookmobile and longer service hours have been added to the Rochester Hills Public Library’s offerings this summer.

METRO DETROIT — A man linked to a transnational gang suspected in a series of affluent home break-ins across Michigan has been sentenced to prison.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Summer is officially here and Shelby Township is celebrating with two days of family fun this weekend.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Summer is upon us, and with it comes a host of free time to fill. The Rochester Hills Public Library is inviting children, teens and adults to spend their summer engaged in books and other fun programming at the library.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A measles exposure site has been confirmed in Rochester Hills, according to the Oakland County Health Division.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man from Dearborn who federal authorities say went on an antisemitic rant that included threats against children and parents at a synagogue and preschool for Jewish students in Bloomfield Township has pleaded guilty to a gun charge.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A sanitary sewer expansion project is causing lane closures along Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township.

METRO DETROIT – Four people, including a rapper from Rochester Hills, are accused of stealing $63 million in checks from the U.S. Postal Service and selling them online.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Communities that contract with Oakland County for assessing services are raising concerns — and in some cases, changing vendors — after a narrowly divided Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted to raise rates.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Residents and visitors will now be charged a fee to park at Innovation Hills.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Three people from Detroit are facing charges for attempted mail theft in Bloomfield Township.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/BIRMINGHAM — A new safety path is slated to be constructed next year along Quarton Road, connecting Birmingham to Bloomfield Township.

METRO DETROIT — Seven C & G Newspapers staffers received 17 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit Chapter’s Excellence in Journalism awards and the Michigan Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester recently planted its very first mini-forest, just the second of its kind in southeastern Michigan, according to officials.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — This month, the district’s first orchestra program students will graduate, hitting a high note for the Rochester Community Schools music program.