METRO DETROIT — The high school girls basketball season is right around the corner, and there’s a lot of talent coming out of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County.

KEEGO HARBOR/WEST BLOOMFIELD — Residents who have been awaiting the fate of the former Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor still don’t have a final decision.

GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD/FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS ​​— With the general election having come and gone, local clerks can now breathe a sigh of relief.

HAZEL PARK — A man accused of shoplifting in Hazel Park is the suspect in violent crimes in Wayne County, police say, and so is his driver.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council has approved a federal grant application that seeks funding for one of its two full-time code enforcement officers, as well as a home repair program and seasonal yard cleanup operations for qualifying residents.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — A new program has launched in Madison Heights, Hazel Park, Ferndale and Royal Oak.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Nearly one year after the planning process began, the Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved and adopted the Resilient Harrison 2040 master plan.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Stepping into the elevator at Madison Heights City Hall is like traveling back in time. Visitors are instantly taken to a museum with exhibits like a re-creation of the one-room Kendall School, which stood in the early 1900s when Madison Heights was still Royal Oak Township.

STERLING HEIGHTS/MOUNT CLEMENS — A UAW supervisor was arraigned in 41-A District Court in Sterling Heights Nov. 14 for the alleged sexual assault of a female employee under his authority at the Ford Sterling Axle Plant, located at 39000 Mound Road in Sterling Heights.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — While Clinton Township’s new inclusive playground will not be officially open until next spring, kids and adults alike got a chance to try out the new equipment Nov. 13.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A 31-year-old man from Shelby Township is facing charges for allegedly attacking an elderly man. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Velocity, the Sterling Heights-based business incubator, recently sent kudos to local businesspeople who got involved in two programs that promote entrepreneurship. 

METRO DETROIT — They were raised together, they grieved together and they learned together. Now, they’ll float together for America’s Thanksgiving Parade.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Nov. 23, the Mount Clemens Santa Parade will make its annual stroll through the city, with marchers and floats leading old Father Christmas himself down Main Street and to Macomb Place, kicking off the holiday season.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Civic Center was named after Bob Cannon in a surprise agenda item at the Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 12.

For Birmingham Groves senior quarterback Ryan Counts, securing a regional championship win on a 12-yard run and seeing his teammates ecstatically rushing over to him will be one that lives on forever for the veteran signal-caller.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Nov. 21-24.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police are alerting the public about a fatal accident that reportedly occurred along Utica Road, by Forester Street, not far from Hayes Road, Nov. 9.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In 1928, when St. Clair Shores was still the Village of St. Clair Shores, its population was just under 7,000, and the village maintained 35 miles of paved roads.