OAKLAND COUNTY — Once a month, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department steps back in time with historian Carol Bacak-Egbo’s Fireside Chats.

OAKLAND COUNTY — C & G Newspapers reporters recap the best crime briefs obtained from local police during the past year.

FERNDALE — A 29-year-old Detroit man was arrested for firing multiple shots at a woman on New Year’s Eve in Ferndale.

BERKLEY — Dan Terbrack has decided to step down as the mayor of the city of Berkley.

BERKLEY — Berkley’s Tree Board is hoping the city can achieve a tree canopy target of 40% minimum across all its neighborhoods.

PLEASANT RIDGE — A new application for a recreational marijuana facility came before the Pleasant Ridge City Commission this month.

OAKLAND COUNTY — If all goes the way some hope, there could be exciting additions coming to some communities in Oakland County.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is asking residents to make their voices heard and share what they would like to see from their local parks and community activities.

BERKLEY — Berkeley’s last recreational marijuana business has been approved by the City Council.

BERKLEY — Coolidge Highway’s complete streets program has been ongoing for more than three years, and recently the Berkley City Council reviewed recommendations on the future of the pilot project.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Jamie L. Wittenberg, a judge in the 44th District Court, died Nov. 20 at the age of 48 after a three-year battle with brain cancer.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is granting recreationalists the opportunity to gift loved ones with the great outdoors. The department encourages residents to consider giving an experience by purchasing one of their gift cards this holiday season.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Motorists across the state should be extra cautious behind the wheel and be on the lookout for deer for the next few months.

OAKLAND COUNTY — City officials are celebrating a commitment by Oakland County to invest heavily in municipal parks and recreation, with about $20 million split across destinations such as Ambassador Park in Madison Heights and portions of Beech Woods Park in Southfield.

OAKLAND COUNTY/WAYNE COUNTY — During the general election Nov. 8, Mike McFall, the mayor pro tem of Hazel Park, prevailed in his bid for the newly redrawn 8th District of the Michigan House of Representatives.

BERKLEY — A Berkley City Councilwoman has been elected to the Michigan House of Representatives.

PLEASANT RIDGE — A Huntington Woods woman who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing the death of a Royal Oak man in a crash in 2020 has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.

FERNDALE — Ferndale police arrested two Ferndale High School students a day apart for separately making threats against the school. 

FERNDALE — A student at Ferndale High School has been arrested for allegedly making threats of violence on social media against the school.

FERNDALE — Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School were closed Monday, Nov. 14, after the district was the target of a threat on social media.