Oakland News

Give Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson credit for foresight and leadership in planning a Dec.

Oakland County is at a crossroads with regard to public transportation. The millage to provide public transportation through SMART bus service expires in 2010.

Pontiac -- An Oakland Circuit judge Wednesday temporarily blocked the recent sale of the Pontiac Silverdome and ordered attorneys to submit additional pleadings in the case.

A Birmingham man was hospitalized Sunday after intentionally sawing off his left hand in the woods at Kensington Metropark on the Oakland-Livingston county line.

Six people were killed in separate murder-suicides in Oakland and St. Clair counties over the weekend, police said today.

Several school districts and cities heavily reliant on commercial and industrial taxes could fail financially over the next two years, says Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson.

Oakland County commissioners have approved a $7.1 million environmentally friendly terminal project at Oakland County International Airport.

Police say two men kept a woman captive in their Lake Orion home for nearly two months and repeatedly sexually assaulted her.

Oakland County commissioners approved a 2.5% pay cut for employees in two small unions and plan to meet with other larger unions next week seeking the same concession.

The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved the 2010 law enforcement services agreement for the Oakland County Sheriff's Office at their meeting Tuesday, Oct.

At last Being Home Alone isn't just the title to a funny movie for a lot of folks; it's a scary scenario as they fight to keep their homes, seemingly waging a one-person battle.

A dozen Michigan communities say they were overcharged $40 million in hidden fees by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and are demanding that money back.

KALKASKA, Mich. - A suburban Detroit man is headed to prison for the rest of his life for the murder of a woman found dismembered in a northern Michigan swamp.

The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office has appealed the early release of a convicted killer who became one of TV's "America's Most Wanted" after crushing the skull of an alleged Pontiac hit man in September 1987.

Life Matters Informational Meeting Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Phone: 248-529-6125 Location: First Free Will Baptist Church, 1750 Baldwin Road, Pontiac, MI 48321 Residents are invited to a free informational meeting on November 19 to discuss organizing a new Right to Life of Michigan affiliate in the community.

Oakland County Health Department is holding the second round of mass swine flu vaccination clinic on Thursday.

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Voters in Oakland County defeated ballot measures Tuesday that included a new tax to build a new community center in Berkley, a proposal to stop new liquor licenses in Royal Oak and another tax hike for services in Royal Oak Township, the county's most-taxed community.

Michigan, and Oakland County, have been key recipients of federal stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , following the worldwide economic meltdown in the fall of 2008.

The League of Women Voters Oakland Area has posted online its latest Voter Guides for all 30 cities, 17 school districts and two townships in Oakland County that are holding elections Tuesday.