Farmington Hills News

High wind gusts amid bouts of rain and spring-like warmth Monday, leading to colder temps and snow Tuesday gave Farmington area residents a taste of two clashing seasons with downed trees, power outages and non-working traffic signals.

The 'American Idol' summer tour, for many years an arena destination in Detroit, is skipping the Metro Detroit market this year.

Direct Optical, Inc., an optical store in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay $53,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency announced today.

Farmington Art Foundation announced Shirley Popp of Farmington Hills as first-place winner in the 2014 Spring Show.

CAMP ROCK performances are with the rock 'n roll cast are at 7 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2 p.m., Saturday, April 26 and 2 p.m., Sunday, april 27. Performances with the hip hop cast are 7 p.m., Saturday, may 3, 1 p.m., Sunday, May 3, and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 4. All performances are at the Costick Center, 28600 11 Mile, Farmington Hills.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Nature," 8 p.m., PBS . For seven years, Joe Hutto befriended the mule deer in the Wyoming mountains.

Joey 'Shaggy 2 Dope' Utsler, left, and Joseph 'Violent J' Bruce talk at Bruce's Wixom home.

Detroit -- Robert Bashara and the judge presiding over his pending murder trial agree: The proceedings are taking too long.

The owners of the Saline Gallery Shopping Center have listed the eight-store plaza - anchored by tenants Dollar General and ACO Harware - for sale, with a price tag of $1.9 million.

A Farmington Hills couple who have adopted 10 children and plan to adopt three more are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is filing to require state officials to recognize the 300 legal marriages performed during the few hours that same-sex marriage was legal last month.

Clint McCormack and Bryan Reamer are one of eight couples named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit , which was filed Monday.

As a giant painting of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem hung behind them, the students recited: "We remembered many times when God redeemed the people of Israel, including the Exodus of Egypt.

More than 10 years after opening in Keego Harbor, award-winning Jeremy Restaurant & Bar will close its doors at the end of dinner service May 3 to make way for a new restaurant in the same location, chef-owner Jeremy Grandon announced today.

In March median home sales prices in Metro Detroit grew by double digits for a 13th straight month, according to figures released Monday by Realcomp, the Farmington Hills-based Multiple Listing Service for southeast Michigan.

Gina Adams-Levy is a woman on a mission. She's the founder of Peace, Love & Planet, which will celebrate Earth Day by launching the nationally recognized environmental film series "Be the Solution."

Oakland Community College has named Coordinator of Student Development Stacey Jackson as its 2014 Diversity Champion.

The Players are wrapping up the season with the Neil Simon classic Rumors, a zany fast-paced farce loaded with slamming doors, mistaken identities and physical humor.

About a year ago we told you about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter , the German luxury brand's big commercial van that's gaining ground here in the U.S. We talked about the 2014 model's upcoming four-cylinder diesel powertrain to be coupled with a seven-speed automatic transmission.

Rumor has it the Farmington Players next production will shake you up - with laughter.

A Plymouth Township woman was among four lawyers appointed Thursday to fill judicial vacancies on the Wayne County Circuit Court bench.