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Volunteers distribute flags on graves of war vets in Royal Oak

Boy Scout Troop 1707 member Aidan Knauss, 10, of Troy, looks for military graves, Saturday morning. Todd McInturf / The Detroit News

Volunteers took time today to honor fallen service members buried at Oakview Cemetery. About 100 volunteers distributed 2,500 flags on the graves of veterans. More

Man accused of killing his Novi family in 2008 to be arraigned Sunday

A man suspect of killing his wife and two children nearly five years ago was returned to Michigan today to face charges in the October 2008 deaths. More

Davidson family members in legal battle over foundation

Billionaire William M. Davidson left an impressive legacy of success and generosity when he died in March 2009 at the age of 86. More

Man suspected in Novi family slayings to be extradited from India

Lakshminivasa Nerusu Novi Police Department

Novi — A man suspected of killing his wife and two children nearly five years ago is to be extradited from India this weekend to face charges in the deaths. More

Retired Troy physician, 74, killed in Brandon Twp. crash

Brandon Township — A retired Troy physician was killed Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on M-15 south of Wolfe Road, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office reported. More

Brooksie Way awards $9,442 to 9 groups for wellness programs

Rochester — The Brooksie Way minigrant program awarded more than $9,000 Friday to nine organizations that sponsor wellness activities. More

Troy priest sues city over asset freeze in church funds probe

Pontiac — A Troy priest who is the focus of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of $429,000 in church funds is suing the city, claiming his personal assets have been frozen in violation of his constitutional rights. More

Man being brought back from India to face Novi family killings

A man suspected of killing his wife and two children nearly five years ago is to be extradited from India this weekend to face charges in the October 2008 deaths. More

Video shows man used hammer to rob Waterford Twp. gas station

Waterford Township — Police released photos and a surveillance camera video Thursday of a man who used a claw hammer to rob a Speedway gas station earlier this week. More

Trump: Immigrants won’t vote for GOP

Donald Trump, left, Gov. Rick Snyder and Lincoln Club President David Trott were among the 2,300 attendees of the Lincoln Day dinner on Tuesday in Novi. Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News

Donald Trump, the billionaire real-estate developer who flirted with running for president last year told Oakland County Republicans Tuesday if immigrants in the country illegally get a path to citizenship, “they will not be voting Republican.” More

Authorities: Royal Oak Twp. woman, 72, attempted to shoot daughter

Royal Oak Township — A 72-year-old woman is in Oakland County Jail Wednesday and expected to face charges after allegedly attempting to shoot her adopted daughter during an argument. More

Traveling display in Royal Oak memorial to Michigan’s Vietnam fallen

Oak Park veteran Clifford Tatum, who served two tours in Korea and two in Vietnam, looks at the names of Michigan residents killed in action during the Vietnam War. The Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial will be displayed in Royal Oak through Friday. Daniel Mears / The Detroit News

The Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall arrived Tuesday at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, where it will be displayed through Friday. More

Troy hotel owner to add shops, restaurants, amphitheater

Troy — A development company that owns the land around the Met Troy Hotel plans to expand the site to include a retail center, amphitheater and restaurant. More

Taylor man found guilty in deaths outside Porky's Bikini Bar in Pontiac

Craig Lewis

An Oakland Circuit Court jury deliberated 15 hours over three days before returning a guilty verdict today for a Taylor man charged with the deaths of two men slain outside Porky's Bikini Bar in May 2012. More

Oakland County taking fight against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Supreme Court

Oakland County will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight against mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, after an appeals court blocked the county from recovering millions in real estate transfer taxes from the two lenders. More

Police seek 3 men in robbery, assault at Wixom apartment

Wixom — Police are seeking three men in an armed robbery and assault at a Wixom apartment. More

Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall on display in Royal Oak through Thursday

Oak Park veteran Clifford Tatum, who served two terms in Korea and two in Vietnam, looks over the names of Michigan resident that served and passed in Vietnam. Daniel Mears / The Detroit News

Royal Oak — The Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall arrived Tuesday morning at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, where it will be displayed through Friday. More

Royal Oak club off the hook after customer falls, hits bar

Royal Oak — A woman hoping to get a drink near closing time instead tripped and whacked her head on the bar at a club. Is the owner liable? More

Bloomfield Hills 6th-grader finalist in national Geography Bee

Bloomfield Hills — A Metro Detroit sixth-grader is a top 10 finalist in the National Geographic Geography Bee. More

Oakland County to appeal U.S. Supreme Court's real estate tax ruling

Oakland County will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight against mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, after an appeals court on Monday overturned a ruling that would have allowed the county to recover millions in unpaid real estate transfer taxes from the two lenders. More

Man drives carjacked woman to Pontiac before fleeing

Pontiac — A man left his wife in the car when he ran into a Commerce Township fast food restaurant and when he came out, she and the car were gone. More

Pontiac man charged after girlfriend fatally shot in face

An 18-year-old Pontiac man was charged Friday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old girlfriend earlier this week. More

Suspect sought in equipment theft from Lake Orion school

Video surveillance captured images of a suspect loading garbage bins with school district electronic devices, the Sheriff’s Office said. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office

Orion Township — The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is seeking a suspect in the theft of electronics at a Lake Orion Community Schools building. More

Potential Bing vs. Ficano ballot battle takes center stage at leadership event

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, left, draws smiles from Robert Ficano and Dave Bing. David Coates / The Detroit News

Birmingham — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano shared a stage Thursday at a leadership gathering, and their possible political matchup was not lost on them. More

Jewish school in Oak Park trains future rabbis

Rod Brown, co-owner of The Shirt Box in Farmington Hills, says he welcomes the rabbinical students’ visits as a spiritual refresher. John T. Greilick / The Detroit News

Farmington Hills — On a recent Friday afternoon, Rod Brown stood amid the racks of cotton shirts and shiny shoes at his shop on Northwestern Highway, murmuring prayers in Hebrew while leather straps encircled his arm. More

Boil water advisory over in Walled Lake

Walled Lake — A boil water advisory has been lifted Friday from residents of this suburban community. More

Detroit Zoo’s baby warthogs make their debut

Daphne and Violet are female warthogs born April 7. Mark M. Gaskill / Detroit Zoo

Royal Oak — A charming pair of baby warthogs — with their gray wrinkly skin, elongated snouts and long, tasseled tails — are frolicking around the Detroit Zoo's African grasslands habitat, the result of a successful breeding effort to sustain threatened and endangered... More

Bloomfield Twp. man gets jail for driving mower while drunk

Pontiac — A Bloomfield Township man charged with driving drunk on a riding lawn mower after an arrest recorded on police video has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. More

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