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  1. Woman, 58, dies in Springfield Twp. school bus crash

    One person is dead following a crash between a school bus and a minivan, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies report.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Oakland County Executive Patterson touts budget surplus, jobs in speech

    Pontiac — Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson touted economic development efforts, a budget surplus and technology initiatives in his 18th annual State of the County address Wednesday evening.

  2. AJ’s Music Cafe in Ferndale will be leaving with a legacy of headlines and good will

    The mournful high school kids left a few minutes ago, and now AJ O’Neil is hearing condolences from a homeless guy named Lucky.

  3. Bing, county execs play up parks to boost quality of life in Metro Detroit

    Dearborn— Parks and recreation are among the keys to rejuvenating the city, Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday morning.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Sterling Heights man arraigned on Craigslist diamond ring theft

    Madison Heights — A 20-year-old Sterling Heights man is in jail after being charged with stealing a diamond ring advertised by its owner on Craigslist.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Oakland Dems to give own county address

    Pontiac — Oakland’s Democratic commissioners plan to put on their own State of the County after Republican Executive L. Brooks Patterson excluded them from his 18th annual address over the legal battle involving a controversial redistricting law.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    $6K rewards offered in Ferndale holdups

    Ferndale — Rewards totaling $6,000 are being offered for information leading to the person or persons responsible for holdups of Ferndale businesses, including a Huntington Bank hit Tuesday for the second time in less than a month.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Oakland redistricting ruling expected within a week

    Pontiac— An Ingham County Circuit judge is expected to rule within a week on a Democratic challenge to a redistricting law that shrinks Oakland County's commission and allows the GOP-controlled panel to decide voting districts.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Auburn Hills girl, 11, found but father may face charges

    Auburn Hills— A missing 11-year-old Auburn Hills girl is back home and her noncustodial father is in Oakland County's jail and may face parental kidnapping charges.

  4. Missing Auburn Hills girl found safe; father held

    Auburn Hills — An 11-year-old girl reported missing Sunday in a suspected parental kidnapping has been found and her father arrested, police said. Tavia Bentley was recovered safely about 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 14000 block of Dolphin Street in Detroit.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Oakland sheriff looks for more alleged sex victims of Oxford gymnastics coach

    Police are investigating whether a 24 year-old coach at an Oxford gymnastics facility who is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl may have had contact with other young girls.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Fraser club aspires to build special play area

    Fraser — Carla Fanson says there aren't many playgrounds for her 21/2-year-old son Mason.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Cigarette cited in fatal Pontiac fire

    Pontiac — Investigators have determined a cigarette was the cause of a fire that killed a 67-year-old, wheelchair-confined man in his home Wednesday night.

    • Feb. 1, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Oakland County

    Suspected gunman, 17, held in shooting outside Ferndale school

    Ferndale — Police said Wednesday two people have been arrested in connection with the Dec. 8 shooting of a student at Taft Education Center, including a 17-year-old Detroit man suspected of being the shooter.

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