Oakland County News Archives

A 57-year-old man was killed this morning in a traffic accident at Crooks and Long Lake roads in Troy, police said.

Oakland County voters will decide next year whether to renew an expiring tax to fund suburban bus service.

A congressional committee will hear testimony in the Detroit area on how a lack of available lending for small businesses is impeding economic recovery efforts.

BIRMINGHAM: The City Commission is to consider renewing as a member community in SMART, as well as to hear proposals by four executive search firms and consider retaining one of them to begin a city manager search.

A jump in rock salt prices is causing Macomb and Oakland counties to try new strategies that they hope will allow them to clear icy roads this winter without breaking the bank.

Members of the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations are expected to be in Michigan on Monday for a hearing examining how the nation's economic recovery has been affected by a lack of lending available for small businesses, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep.

CLAWSON - The YWCA Oakland Branch will be more Oakland, and less Clawson, beginning Jan.

Kelly Arthur Dalian appeared proud and almost cheerful in Lenawee County District Court Wednesday where he was arraigned on the first of six batches of charges from an Adrian robbery spree that started early Saturday morning.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - A former Oxford Village Council member has been sentenced to a year of probation on a drunken driving charge.

Thousands of metro Detroit seniors are feasting on all the Thanksgiving favorites thanks to people donating time, money and their culinary expertise through Meals on Wheels.

The chairwoman of the Birmingham Public Arts Board said she wants to hear more from the resident who opposes using ruined steel from the World Trade Center in a 9/11 memorial sculpture the city might erect.

Skiers interested in patrolling Oakland County's parks this winter are invited to attend an orientation meeting at noon Dec.

Fenton dispatchers said it appears to be a head-on collision with serious injuries to the drivers of both vehicles but no other details are available at this time.

Steven Michael Kelsey recalls spending last New Year's Eve home on holiday leave from U.S. Army basic training playing darts, drinking rum, reading Japanese comic books and at some point, sexually assaulting and stabbing his 17-year-old sister to death.

Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats. The Pontiac Silverdome, built three decades ago for $56 million, is being virtually given away - sold at auction for a paltry $583,000. That comes out to $7.25 a seat, a fire sale that's reduced the once-proud arena to another sad symbol of the Detroit area's economic collapse.

The Oakland County Health Division announced that it will hold three H1N1 vaccination clinics.

A showdown is brewing between Oakland County Representative Gary Peters and Senator John McCain.

It looks like the sale of the Pontiac Silverdome will move ahead. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Edward Sosnick ruled to dissolve a temporary restraining order, Monday, allowing the auction sale of the Silverdome.

A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Detroit man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail to more than four years in prison for his role in a 2005 stock fraud scheme that netted him $2.7 million.

Pontiac -- A plan to fund school bus inspections with $900,000 from the state police crime lab budget is 'like robbing Peter to pay Paul,' Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says.

FERNDALE - A Detroit man who was released from the Oakland County Jail because of overcrowding after being charged with two counts of breaking into a vehicle found himself being charged with another car break-in three days later.

The recorded statements a murder witness made to police just prior to his own murder will be permitted in court, according to 46th District Court Judge Susan Moiseev's ruling Nov.

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve the issuance of $5.8 million in bonds in order to finance construction of a new terminal at the Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township.

Waterford Township -- The Road Commission for Oakland County will close Williams Lake Road, between Airport Road and Dixie Highway, on Tuesday and Wednesday to make repairs to a railroad crossing.

Milford -- An old stone church, built in 1903, is sparking controversy in this Oakland County village.

At its regular meeting Monday night, the Oakland Schools Board of Education approved the elimination of 36 positions and accepted the retirements/resignations of 28 employees who took advantage of the Voluntary Employee Sick Leave Payout Program .

In our court justice system, the 12 men and women who serve on a jury are an irreplaceable cog in the wheel of criminal justice.

Detroit -- According to police accounts, not only does Eiland Johnson not know how to behave at a nightclub, he doesn't know how to dress for one either.

Official Portrait While on an investment mission to Israel, Lt. Gov. John D. Cherry, Jr, received commitments from two Israeli water treatment firms; EMECFY and EPC Ltd.

A Michigan teen who police say shot and killed a 14-year-old from Alabama outside a church is scheduled for sentencing.

Oakland County Sheriff officials say they are investigating the death of a man who was Tasered after he fled police, struck multiple vehicles and assaulted officers.

The recent death of a 24-year-old Waterford Township man has been ruled a homicide by the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office.

Emergency Financial Manager Fred Leeb is to host a town hall meeting today to answer residents' questions and to hear opinions about how to improve the city.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson continues his candid talks about his county and state politics with another new take on Michigan's future: the fate of its children.

Milford Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide case after two bodies were discovered in a Milford Township residence on Sunday, Nov.

Commerce Township -- The Oakland County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in apprehending a man who robbed a Bank of America branch office on Tuesday.

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 couple who own Madonna's childhood home in Rochester Hills, Mich. - severely damaged in a fire last summer - are to be in court Thursday for a hearing on bringing the home into compliance with city ordinances.

Defense attorneys representing murder suspect Jerome Hamilton plan to attack the prosecution's star witness -- a man who said he saw the then-15-year-old kill the manager of a Rib Rack restaurant in 2008.

Arts, Beats & Eats may be exploring Royal Oak as the host of the annual Labor Day weekend festival.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said this morning he's in good health and hopes to run again when his term expires in 2012.

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.

Investigators are saying very little today about a couple found dead in their home in an upscale Milford Township subdivision Sunday.

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

She came to court on a retail fraud case, but left in custody for carrying a weapon in her purse, police say.

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has agreed to allocate $100,000 for a program to help small businesses in Oakland County acquire loans.

Police are investigating the deaths of a couple in their Milford Township home. A relative found the couple's bodies earlier today and called 911 from a neighbors house.

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.

His prized possession was stolen but there's hope that he will get it back. 16-year-old Frank Tracy's specially designed bike was taken from his apartment building 2 days ago.

The daily room rate at the Oakland County Jail is going up. Last week, Oakland County commissioners approved an increase in the rate the sheriff charges to house prisoners from outside the county.

Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in the second murder trail against Jerome Adam Hamilton, 16, of Southfield, who's accused of killing Catherine Solinski-Blain. The 21-year-old Waterford Township resident was trying to flee the scene during an attempted robbery of the Rib Rack restaurant where she was a manager in Lathrup Village on Oct.

If not for the intervention of a Lapeer County man, a woman being held as a sex slave in a Lake Orion home might still be subjected to daily beatings - or worse, police say.

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

The shooting death of a 24-year-old man, who reportedly lived in Waterford Township, has been ruled a homicide by the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office.

Two of Oakland County's nine employee unions have become the first to approve a 2.5% pay cut needed this year to balance the county's budget, which faced a $14.3-million deficit before commissioners began cutting.

The Royal Oak City Commission is to consider a plan for an Emagine entertainment complex downtown after the project won approval from the city Planning Commission.

Last week, three of the families involved in the infamous Oakland County child killings of 1976-77 met face-to-face for the first time.

Wayne County residents probably already knew it, but their roads are now officially the worst in the state, according to a study released Monday.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank at 14 Mile and Haggerty roads. Officers were called to the National City bank at about 4 p.m. Monday.

The Health Division will offer its fifth H1N1 flu vaccine clinic for Oakland County residents.

A 15-year-old boy died after he crashed a stolen vehicle while fleeing from police early Tuesday morning, said Oak Park police.

Nearly a third of all the road miles in Michigan were rated in poor condition last year, according to a study released Monday.

Oakland County Parks is offering gift certificates for amenities like rounds of golf, water park admissions and boat and bike rentals.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson opposes a smart move by Oakland County Commissioner Steven Schwartz, D-Farmington Hills, that would eliminate that county's opt-out system for the suburban bus system.

Wayne County has the worst roads in Michigan with over 1,800 miles of roads in poor condition, according to the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for 16-year-old Jerome Hamilton. The Southfield teenager faces open murder and other charges in the Oct.

Macomb County voters wisely approved a new charter that modernizes their county government into one that's more streamlined and could be a stronger partner to its two sister counties and less susceptible to influence from special interests.

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.

The Oakland County Task Force on Homelessness and Affordable Housing is to host an event to assist homeless county residents and those facing homelessness.

Askar Brands is hosting its 3rd Annual Holiday Mercy Dinner in Pontiac this weekend.

Royal Oak -- Members of the Oakland County Democratic Party are to stage a health care rally Saturday as debate over President Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system was debated in Congress.

A Thursday, Oct. 29 two-vehicle accident in Wixom resulted in the death of one of the drivers involved in the crash.

Amy Rita Ellsworth, a former special education non-instructional aide at Waterford Mott High School, was arraigned on Thursday, Nov.

A West Bloomfield man, accused by an Arizona woman of bigamy, has started testifying in Oakland County Circuit Court this morning.

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.

A Bloomfield Hills law firm has taken on an online provider of high school diplomas - one that the attorneys called a 'massive rip-off.' But Belford High School, which is accused of charging unsuspecting adults about $250 for a diploma, has no authority to issue such documents, attorneys said.

A judge this morning will begin hearing testimony on whether a former cocktail waitress was tricked into marriage by a West Bloomfield man who already had a wife and four children.

Daniel Mark Bauder, 48, of Highland Township was arraigned in 52-1 District Court in Novi after allegedly firing a gun last week as teenagers were riding a quad runner near his home.

Vice President Joseph Biden is heading to Michigan to help raise money for two Democratic congressmen.

Oakland County Road Commission warns drivers that winter storm clean up may take longer this year.

Officials say drivers in one southeast Michigan community should expect longer clean up times following winter storms.

A White Lake Township man who pleaded guilty to starting eight fires along trails inside the Kensington Metropark in Milford Township was sentenced on Thursday, Oct.

There were emotional words from a judge Tuesday at the sentencing of a Southfield woman charged in the death of her own mother.

A man who pleaded no contest to nine felonies in a Detroit-area hit & run crash that left one person dead is headed to prison.

Hide Video Police in Oakland County have issued an Amber Alert for a girl with disabilities believed to be in extreme danger.

A state attorney discipline board has reinstated professional misconduct charges against former Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca over alleged prejudicial remarks made in a case concerning an Oak Park kindergarten teacher charged with sexually assaulting two students.

Oakland County has applied for $4.8 million in federal grants to make county buildings more energy efficient through technologies such as LED lights, geothermal heating and cooling and solar panels to heat water.

PONTIAC, Mich. - Some leftover Halloween candy is expected to make its way to U.S. troops serving overseas.

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.