FARMINGTON HILLS — Approximately five years ago, Farmington Hills resident Scott Schneider scheduled a regular checkup with his doctor.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Although the word “home” can take on a significant meaning for many people, for local couple Gina and Rob Gregory, the place that they call home is so special that they believed it was worthy of filling the pages of a book.

Rochester Hills — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is hoping the public may have information to help identify the driver of a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened Saturday, Oct. 29, in Rochester Hills.

ROSEVILLE — A suspect has been charged with two crimes after a body was found in the bed of a pickup truck Oct. 27 following a crash in the area of Common and Hayes roads in Roseville.

TROY — The Troy Downtown Development Association has announced plans for a new landscaping design for the Big Beaver corridor.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Get to know SUE, the most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered, at the Cranbrook Institute of Science.

BIRMINGHAM — As the leaves start to fall onto lawns, residents and lawn service companies are starting to fire up their leaf blowers to maintain properties throughout the community.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The intersection of 14 Mile and Mound roads is on course to eventually get a new apartment complex that will include 308-square-foot microunits.

HAZEL PARK — Police have arrested the alleged gunman after a shooting at LG Energy Solution in Hazel Park, an incident that left one dead following what appears to have been an argument.   Malik Lashawn Dixon-Lynch, 25, of Sterling Heights, was arraigned Oct.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A suspect has been charged in connection with four bank robberies in Oakland County after being arrested in Las Vegas.

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is working with county and state offices to assist residents after a survey of 30 homes found lead levels in drinking water in five of the homes exceeded the state’s action level.

CENTER LINE — Center Line City Manager Dennis Champine said there will be a thorough investigation into graffiti bearing “phallic symbols” and “racist and homophobic words” found in the city.

WARREN — Commuters who use Van Dyke Avenue in Warren might want to seek an alternate route this month.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The city of Farmington Hills recently hosted two “Cannabis Conversations,” with members of the public given the opportunity to express their opinions about whether commercial marijuana facilities should be permitted in the city.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A suspect has been taken into custody as Michigan State Police continue to investigate the death of a 17-year-old girl found with a gunshot wound on Interstate 94 in St. Clair Shores early Oct. 14.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Residents filled a boardroom and spilled out into the hallway during a West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission meeting Oct. 11.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Renovations have begun at Civic Center Plaza in Madison Heights — a project that will downsize City Hall, revamp the library, and build a new Active Adult Center. And as an added benefit, there will be spaces for artists to share their work.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council recently approved a resolution to contract with Oakland County for animal control services, a deal that will produce savings for the city.

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.