Troy Police Help Free Boy Caught in Pedals, Bring Him New Bicycle at Hospital (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 29, 2017) Troy, MI – A family is grateful after Troy Police went over and above the call of duty to help a five-year-old boy who was injured and lost his bicycle Tuesday night. Mary and her…
Intoxicated Roseville Officer Drove Wrong Way on Woodward, Driven Home by Ferndale Police (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 29, 2017) Ferndale, MI— Charges are being brought against a Roseville police officer who drove the wrong way on Woodward Avenue, but only weeks later, after the Police Chief learned that officers on the night in question let…
“The dot” Project Gets it’s Own Spot on Downtown Ferndale Website (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 28, 2017) Ferndale, MI – As the community prepares for the arrival of the Development On Troy, aka “the dot”, the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is getting ready to help businesses through the potential tough time of construction. DDA…
Abbey Lovelace Surprised as Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 26, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Abbey Lovelace was just six years old when she became a Club Kid. At the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland and Macomb Counties’ Royal Oak location, she grew up with an…
Justin Bean’s “Geometrics” Graces Woods Gallery Walls (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 26, 2017) Huntington Woods, MI – “The East Coast has enough artists,” joked Justin Bean as he explained the decision to move from Philadelphia to Royal Oak, not far from his hometown of Huntington Woods. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts-learned painter held…
Holly Dickens Festival Starts with Lighted Parade and Tree Lighting (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 26 2017) Holly, MI – Downtown Holly was full of lights and stars Friday evening for the annual lighted parade and tree lighting ceremony. After floats, cars and marchers decorated with holiday sparkles made their way up Saginaw Street, the village…
Whiskey, BBQ, Comedy & Brews: SBA Tours Royal Oak to Learn about Entrepreneurship (Drew Saunders, Nov 25, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak’s locally owned businesses were put on display by the Downtown Development Authority, Tuesday morning. Downtown Manager Sean Kammer took local government officials to four businesses, some of which were helped set…
Suspect Arraigned in Deputy Overall’s Death, Claimed to be God (video) Pontiac, MI – 22 year old Christopher Joseph Berak reportedly went to both Lapeer County Jail and Thumb Correctional Facility on Wednesday night before the pursuit which ended with the fatal running down of Oakland County Deputy Eric Overall in Brandon Township. Lapeer County…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Scotia in Oak Park (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 24, 2017) Oak Park, MI – Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a fatal accident on Scotia in Oak Park between Kenwood and 9 Mile that occurred around 7pm Friday night. Public Safety Director Steve Cooper stated “We had a fatal pedestrian vs…
Six Cities to Shop Small in this Saturday (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 24, 2017) Ferndale, Holly, Berkley, Birmingham, Royal Oak and Rochester, MI – The Saturday after Thanksgiving is a day where consumers are urged to think about their locally owned businesses and “shop small” for their holiday gifts. And in Oakland County the movement…
Ferndale Presents Breakfast with Santa Around the World Dec 2 Ferndale, MI – Step into Santa’s sleigh and travel to different countries like Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Greece, to learn what Christmas means to them! As you visit each Country, you will create a themed holiday decoration that represents their tradition to fill your goodie…
As Dickens Festival Approaches, Things to Know about the Author (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 24, 2017 adapted from orig. article of Nov. 7, 2016) Holly, MI – Did you know that in all his life, Charles Dickens never missed a deadline except once? That he had an unusual fondness for prostitutes? Or that his family…
Candlelight Vigil Held for Fallen Deputy Eric Overall (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 23, 2017) Pontiac, MI – Oakland County Deputy Eric Overall paid the ultimate price Thanksgiving morning when he was killed by a driver running from police in pursuit on M15 in Brandon Township. The driver hit Deputy Overall as he was laying…
Driver to Be Charged with Murder in Thanksgiving Day Death of Deputy Eric Overall (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 23, 2017) Brandon Township, MI – Deputy Eric Overall, age 50 who was a 22 year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, was tragically killed this morning while deploying “Stop Sticks” on M-15 at the…
Oakland County Deputy Killed in Line of Duty Thanksgiving Morning (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 23, 2017) Brandon Township, MI – Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard sadly informs the community that one of our Sheriff’s Deputies was tragically killed today at approximately 12:31am during a police pursuit. A police pursuit started in Lapeer County…
Teen Arrested for Theft at Drive Thru Window in Clarkston (video) (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 23, 2017) INCIDENT: 02:13 hrs.Nov. 21, 2017 – Independence Township – Larceny from a Building / Possession of Marijuana – #17-214424 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the McDonalds located in the 5600 block of Sashabaw Rd on the report that …
Ferndale’s New Football Program Scrambles to Fund Trip to National Competition (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 22, 2017) Ferndale, MI – When Coach Jim Lewis and his wife Leri started the Ferndale Eagles Youth Athletic Association earlier this year, they had no idea how successful it would be. Their football teams and cheerleading squads serve kids…
Berkley Seeing Applicants for City Council Vacancy (City of Berkley, Nov. 22, 2017) Berkley, MI – On November 7, 2017, Berkley voters elected Daniel Terbrack as their new mayor. When he assumed the duties of his new office, Mayor Terbrack vacated his previous seat as a City Council member, creating a vacancy for his…
Auburn Hills Police Share Day with Kids Found in Car with Overdosed Mom (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 22, 2017 Auburn Hills, MI – After sending a mother off in an ambulance due to a drug overdose Tuesday, Auburn Hills first responders found themselves with another problem – what to do with the two young children…
Video Shows What’s Left After Last Night’s Gas Line Fire Orion Township, MI – The smell of burning trees lingered in the air at the site where a towering fire fueled by a broken gas main burned Monday night on Brown Road near Joslyn in Orion Township on the Auburn Hills border. Workers from Consumers…