ROYAL OAK — On Feb. 11, the Planning Commission approved a site plan in a 6-1 vote to build a Sheetz convenience store at 3200 W. 14 Mile Road.

METRO DETROIT — A new scam demanding outstanding payment for Green For Life (GFL) trash services has been circulating around several Oakland County communities.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS  — Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., who was in the 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died at the age of 100 in Bloomfield Hills Feb. 2.

WARREN — Pampa Lanes was once much more than a bowling alley. It used to feature Pampa Studios, a recording studio where Bob Seger laid down some of his early solo tracks.

WARREN — Plans are underway to reopen the Busch Branch of the Warren Public Library after school March 3.

A repairman is facing charges after allegedly stealing a 14-karat gold chain from inside a home in Bloomfield Township.

ROSEVILLE — Rotary Park, 29571 Utica Road, is set to get fitness equipment that’s a bit out of the ordinary.

WARREN — The site of a new gas station and convenience store has a bit of history. The Victory Inn, a bar and restaurant, is set to be demolished for a new Sheetz location. In 2026, the business on the corner of 12 Mile and Mound roads would’ve celebrated its 80th anniversary.

STERLING HEIGHTS — As the fate of a very special tree hangs in the balance, residents of Sterling Heights are speaking up.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Crafters, knitters and parents looking for project materials for their kids will soon need to buy their supplies elsewhere.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The lives of three siblings were celebrated at a funeral service at the O.H. Pye III Funeral Home in Detroit Feb. 7.

DETROIT/KEEGO HARBOR — Legal arguments to save the former Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor from being demolished were heard by Michigan Court of Appeals judges at a hearing in Detroit Feb. 5.

STERLING HEIGHTS — It takes a long time for stars to burn out, but they all will eventually. With its own trademark red star, Macy’s at Lakeside Mall now marches toward its own final end.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As prosecution against the owner of the Goo Smoke Shop is set to continue later this month, Clinton Township trustees approved their own investigation of sorts along party lines.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Residents in the Lamphere Schools will vote on a tax proposal May 6.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Most kids are happy when they get a snow day and don’t have to go to school, but do they have to make up the time?

ROYAL OAK — Habatat Galleries is shining a light on women artists in the Matriarchs of Mastery: Women Shaping the Future of Glass Art exhibit opening on Feb. 14.

A 90-year-old man from Rochester Hills died in a head-on collision Feb. 9 in Oakland Township.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7, the West Bloomfield Police Department received a 911 call about a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle.