ROCHESTER — Back in its 69th year, downtown Rochester’s Sidewalk Sales will kick off on Thursday, July 18.

ROCHESTER — You don’t have to travel to Detroit to enjoy the masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts this summer.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The beat is on in Oakland Township parks this summer.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Of the nine people injured in a June 15 shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, six have been released from the hospital, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Hills Public Library is asking Rochester Hills voters to consider a millage hike in the August primary election.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Avondale Schools district will ask voters to consider a $150 million bond issue when they head to the polls Aug. 6.

SOUTHFIELD/ROCHESTER HILLS — Father Chris Yaw, the rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, said he wants to make art, not guns.

MADISON HEIGHTS — While searching for a vehicle stolen at the Red Oaks Water Park in Madison Heights, an undercover officer with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was confronted and gunned down in Detroit by the suspects he was tracking.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Of the nine people injured in a June 15 shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, six have been released from the hospital, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

ROCHESTER HILLS — U.S. Navy seaman Auvergne Breault was just 20 when he was struck by a giant mortar that knocked him off his boat, leading to his drowning death, during the June 6, 1944, allied forces invasion of Normandy, France, known as D-Day.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP/ROCHESTER — After two decades of service, Rochester resident and Air National Guard Maj. Jason Holm has piloted his final military flight.

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Downtown Development Authority has decided to table a proposed crosswalk mural project after it hit a roadblock at City Council.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A man was found dead by suicide after reportedly opening fire at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, injuring nine people in Rochester Hills June 15.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester High School student was arrested June 6 after reportedly writing a threatening graffiti message in a bathroom to avoid taking a test.

ROCHESTER — In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Rochester Hills Public Library is challenging community members to read for 100 days this summer.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 33-year-old man from Rochester Hills is facing felony charges after allegedly pulling a knife on a driver during a road rage incident in Macomb Township.

ROCHESTER HILLS — In its first official year as a program, Rochester High School esports reached the state semifinals stage at the Michigan High School Esports League spring state finals April 27 at Oakland University.

ROCHESTER HILLS — For the past several years, it’s been the girls who have integrated into the male-dominated sports in efforts to show their capability and just how talented they can be.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — After 40 years with the district, Rochester High School Theater Director Frank Gollon is retiring.

ROCHESTER — A packed room of community members gathered at The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm May 20 to hear Mayor Stuart Bikson share a positive outlook for the city in his State of the City address.