Southfield News

Detroit contractor Bobby Ferguson left an Oakland County courthouse this morning just minutes before two process servers with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office arrived to serve him a subpoena.

For the past 20 years, Mary Schmitt has planned on a state-funded pension to be there for her when she retires.

Officer Timothy Wood pleaded guilty Thursday to a lesser charge of operating a vehicle while visibly impaired on June 13, when he struck a parked car and house while off duty from the Royal Oak Police ...

PRS Equities Limited is proceeding with plans to designate 16 acres of its 65-acre Central Business Park for international trade, making Southfield the site of Michigan's only multi-tenant Free Trade Zone.

The family of Vunies High -- sister of boxing great Joe Louis -- has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns an independent living facility in Southfield, claiming negligence led to High's death ...

Oakland Community College will begin taking bids soon on a proposed $25.3 million expansion to its small Southfield campus.

Sue Silva, deputy Southfield clerk, said that absentee ballots returned are "on target" for the Aug.

Candidates for local elective offices are expected to file their first major campaign finance reports Friday, but there's already indication that at least some local hopefuls are planning low-key campaigns.

For the past 20 years, Mary Schmitt has planned on a state-funded pension to be there for her when she retires.

Blue skies and sunshine added to the fun this week at Southfield's municipal pool.

An 18-year-old Taylor man, who told police he had hoped to join their ranks, faces charges in a Southfield armed robbery and pursuit in which shots were fired and two police officers were injured.

The Better Business Bureau is warning people not to fall for an Internet scam that uses the name of fallen U.S. Army Spc.

Oakland County sheriff's deputies continue to investigate the death of a 55-year-old Commerce Township man who was found slain in his home Tuesday.

Dining at chef-owner Luciano del Signore's four-star Bacco Ristorante is a splurge for most of us.

The Manager of Risk Finance and Insurance will manage all phases of the insurance procurement process including underwriting submission development, broker/carrier negotiations, recommendations, binding, policy ...

' The Dearborn Police are requesting help in identifying a suspect who carjacked and kidnapped a Southfield woman at gun point from the parking lot of a commercial building in the area of Hubbard and Evergreen ...

Seniors who need help understanding the 2009 digital television transition can attend a forum presented by Southfield and the Commission on Senior Adults at 2 p.m. July 31.

It's a bonus sale at the Southfield Public Library. The library's Book Cellar, affiliated with the Friends of the Library, is setting an extra July sale 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at the library, 26300 ...

Winners of the Southfield's Got Talent competition were recently announced. They are: Phredley Brown; first place; Krysten Crump, second place; and Allison Liao, third place.

Ber-Henda Williams of Southfield is the featured poet at this month's Comerica Java and Jazz after-work concert series at Detroit Main Library.