Oakland County will roll out new initiatives and expand key programs to help residents in need under a $1.25 billion budget approved by county commissioners Thursday night. The spending plan for the coming fiscal year, up from $1.17 billion last year. At Oakland Connects, a county program that li...
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A multi-agency search is intensifying in Southfield as police and family members work to find a missing vulnerable woman who has not been seen in nearly a week. Christian Cook, 29, was last seen Sunday afternoon near Eleven Mile and Inkster Roads. Her family reported her missing ...
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President Donald Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he described as their "constant 'reporting' fake news."...
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A petition to dissolve the Village of Lake Orion was signed by 15% of residents and approved by both the village and the township but it will not appear on the November ballot. Village Council President Pro Tem Stan Ford says he is not in favor of dissolving the village, but when...
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Seniors living at Trinity Park in Livonia are facing significant rent increases and an uncertain future after the nonprofit apartment community announced it is ending its income-based rent program next year. Dolores Pollington, one of the residents impacted, received a notice in ...
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Detroit police shut down a smoke shop on the city's West Side Friday after a month-long investigation revealed the business was selling marijuana without a license. Officers placed an orange sign on the door of Blow Smoke Shop on West Seven Mile, shutting it down indefinitely. Fi...
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As gas prices continue to climb across Michigan, a renewed debate is unfolding over whether the state should temporarily suspend its gas tax to provide relief for drivers. Michigan's gas tax currently stands at 52.4 cents per gallon. Supporters of a temporary pause argue that eli...
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The city of Pontiac is kicking off its Halloween season with a city-led initiative called "Hauntiac" a series of spooky events running through early November. The initiative includes horror films at The Plat, ghost tours downtown, and celebrations throughout the city. For the fir...
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President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take island by force from the NATO ally. Trump in social media post announcing the deal said the agreement gives the United States perma...
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Christian Cook, 29, is a published author. She lives near 11 Mile and Inkster roads and went for a walk, which her family says she often does. They say she stopped at the nearby 7-Eleven and is believed to have been at Pebble Creek Park more than a mile away....
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It was another day of searching for a missing woman from Southfield who went for a walk near 11 Mile and Inkster on Sunday and has not been seen since....
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Gas prices across the country and throughout Michigan continue to skyrocket, with the average price of a gallon of regular at $4.89 as of Friday morning, with some Metro Detroit gas stations already topping $5 a gallon. “It’s the sort of double whammy of oil prices are now around...
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FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. An isolated rain shower is possible, but most places will remain dry. Low: 56. SATURDAY: Cloudy skies, rain likely. Some rain could be heavy at times. High: 68. SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy skies. A chance of rain showers. Low: 56. SUNDAY: Mostly clou...
