MADISON HEIGHTS — Since 2014, the Information Technology Advisory Committee has advised the Madison Heights City Council on ways to modernize the city’s operations. Over the past year, that has included cloud-based data management and other cybersecurity measures that will help protect the city against privacy breaches and data theft.

WARREN — A family is grieving what they’re calling an “unbearable loss” after a crash claimed the lives of a father and son.

ROSEVILLE — There were no injuries reported after shots were fired into the air in the parking lot outside Macomb Mall in Roseville Oct. 16.

MACOMB COUNTY — After months of digging through a Lenox Township landfill, the search for the body of a missing Eastpointe teenager has come to a close.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission approved a proposal to place an ice rink downtown.

BIRMINGHAM — The 2021 Birmingham Seaholm football season was a far cry from the state semifinals team in 2019.

EASTPOINTE/WARREN — The Warren and Eastpointe fire departments are working together to investigate a pair of house fires that occurred the morning of Oct. 10 that Warren Fire Commissioner Skip McAdams said are “suspicious in origin.” At approximately 6:14 a.m.

FERNDALE — The Woodward Moves project is gearing up to begin this month in Ferndale.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Oakland University Police Department is investigating a domestic violence/aggravated assault incident reported to have occurred at 10:26 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.

WARREN — Debbie Branch, of White Pigeon, Michigan, is among those voters who believe fraud occurred in the last U.S. presidential election in November 2020.

ROYAL OAK — Members of the Royal Oak Fire Department were called to a grocery store Oct. 3 after a truck backed into an electrical pole. Firefighters were called to Hollywood Markets at ​​714 N. Main St. at 1:41 p.m.

NOVI — A 32-year-old Novi resident was killed early Monday morning after the vehicle that he was riding in struck a tree in the area of Cranbrooke and Nilan drives, which is near 10 Mile and Haggerty roads.

METRO DETROIT — Multiple local communities have taken a step toward trying to figure out what to do about the large number of deer roaming the region.

TROY — On Sept. 22, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation unveiled the first of four new fully electric buses that will be going into service on the road this month throughout metro Detroit.

HAZEL PARK — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently made appointments to a variety of state boards and commissions, and Luke Londo, a member of the Hazel Park City Council, is one of them.

WARREN — The cause of a train derailment in Warren remained under investigation at press time Sept. 30. However, neither foul play nor a traffic crash was thought to be contributing factors.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Business owner Gary Kosch currently lives in the Traverse City area, managing dozens of businesses under the umbrella of Kosch Hospitality.

FARMINGTON — The city of Farmington is hoping that a business currently for sale in its downtown district turns into a potential redevelopment opportunity for the city.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a threat was reported at Stoney Creek High School Sept. 20. According to reports, the school was put on lockdown at around 11:48 a.m.