Police Chief Could Do Double-Duty as Assistant City Manager in Royal Oak (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 7, 2015) UPDATE: City Commission approved the promotion on Monday night. Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak City Commission is expected to vote tonight on a measure that would put current Police Chief Corrigan O’Donohue in the unique position…
Volunteer Stabbed at Common Ground, Keego Harbor Man in Custody (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Dec. 7, 2015) Pontiac, MI – INCIDENT: 10:55 hrs. Dec. 4, 2015– 1200 North Telegraph Rd.-Oakland County Government Complex – Common Ground building – Attempted Murder #15-197547 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to Common Ground, Building 32 East for a stabbing. The…
Girl Scouts Earn Bikes and Lesson in Building Them (Girl Scouts of SE Michigan, Dec. 7, 2015) Some lucky Girl Scouts recently earned free bicycles—and they REALLY earned them! Ten Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors learned how to completely take bikes apart and rebuild them as part of the Youth Earn-A-Bike program at Back Alley Bikes…
Dog Aide Event Combines Mead, Fundraising, & Animal First Aid Dec. 12 (EVENT page) Ferndale, MI – Paws for the Dog Aide Cause, Saturday Dec. 12 from 1pm to 5pm B. Nektar Meadery 1511 Jarvis, Ferndale, MI 48220 Save 1 CPR has gone to the dogs! Come join us in raising money for a great…
Book Signing: Detroit in World War II in Berkley Dec. 15 (EVENT page) Berkley, MI – Detroit in World War II Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. Gregory Sumner, professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, recently released his latest book, Detroit in World War II. In it, he chronicles the wartime sacrifices, contributions and…
Motives of Existence Band Fights Armed Gunmen with Laundry Basket (Compiled, Dec. 7, 2015) Ferndale-based rock band Motives of Existence is in the news this morning after members reported having fought with armed gunmen at a home on Livernois in Ferndale. According to WDIV, the men had just wrapped up rehearsal Saturday night when two…