STERLING HEIGHTS — As Democrats and Republicans vie to win hearts and minds during this campaign season, a Sterling Heights bakery is running its own poll on locals’ appetites.

FRASER — The Senior Activity Center was packed with residents eager to make their voices heard about a controversial 24-hour gas station and convenience store in downtown Fraser Oct. 30.

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SOUTHFIELD — Several action groups descended on Southfield to protest rental laws and housing costs recently.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Four women were arrested after allegedly stealing $3,200 in merchandise from various stores in Bloomfield Township. 

TROY — Packages containing iPhones continue to be stolen around metro Detroit, even after the arrest of a suspect.

TROY — After being made aware of spam text messages being sent out regarding ballots for the November election, officials from the city of Troy said they want to make sure the community is aware of what to look for in terms of valid election information.

NOVI — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace Oct. 26 in Novi to draw up support from Michigan voters just as the polls opened for early voting that day and Election Day was just 10 days out.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The two men accused in the Oct. 11 slaying of 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman Hussein Murray have been charged.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, which includes land in St. Clair Shores as well as Grosse Pointe Shores, is doing its part to try to make its expansive lakefront property more attractive to native creatures, including birds, insects, fish and frogs.

BIRMINGHAM — Parking garages are not usually known for being aesthetically pleasing. Though the structural design of a parking garage is complex, there is often little to no interior design added to brighten up the gray concrete.

ROYAL OAK — Kamala Harris spoke Oct. 21 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, touching on reaching swing voters, gun violence, national security and the political divide.

UTICA — Lane closures began Oct. 26 for the Van Dyke Avenue median project, which aims to eliminate the dangerous driving conditions that result from illegal left turns.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department has arrested an individual accused of inappropriate physical contacts with women in the area.

METRO DETROIT — Fiber arts help soothe the mind, and, in this group, they bring people together and create a sense of community.

WARREN/DETROIT — Hundreds gathered at Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit Oct. 18 to celebrate the lives of Cedric Antwan Hayden Jr. and DeJuan Kyle Pettis, who were killed when a speeding Warren police SUV crashed into Pettis’ new Dodge Durango.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The long-term plans for the Lakeside City Center could truly put the “heights” in Sterling Heights.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens Post Office will soon become a monument to a trailblazing aviator who trained in the city’s backyard.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — For nearly an hour on Oct. 18, Harrison Township Supervisor Ken Verkest broke announcement after announcement at the State of Harrison Township address.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Some eerie things happen on a stretch of Colman Street, between 14 Mile and 15 Mile roads, each October.