ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University Police are investigating an attempted robbery that happened at a campus dorm room the morning of Nov. 6.

ROCHESTER — A new universal play area has opened in Rochester. Memorial Grove All Abilities Park — adjacent to Halbach Field, off of Woodward Avenue — features new interactive play equipment around the existing walkways in Memorial Grove, with a turf floor around the equipment.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Incumbents Julie Alspach and Jayson Blake, along with newcomer Shelley Lauzon, were elected to three six-year terms on the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education Nov. 5, according to unofficial results from the Oakland and Macomb County elections divisions. Incumbents Barb Anness and Michelle Bueltel secured terms ending Dec. 13, 2026, on the board, outpacing incumbent Andrew Weaver and challenger Johnathan Sesi.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Michael D. McCready was elected the new supervisor of Bloomfield Township Nov. 5, outpacing incumbent Dani Walsh, according to unofficial results from the Oakland County Elections Division.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 72-year-old man from Rochester Hills was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk early on Nov. 3.  According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at approximately 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Rochester and Avon roads.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Four women were arrested after allegedly stealing $3,200 in merchandise from various stores in Bloomfield Township. 

ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies were dispatched to Lululemon, 252 N. Adams Road, for a report on a retail fraud that had just occurred at 6:58 p.m. Sept. 14.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Meadow Brook Hall has a new center for visitors to gather in and learn about its rich history.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The two men accused in the Oct. 11 slaying of 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman Hussein Murray have been charged.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Oakland Township and Rochester are negotiating with the Rochester Hills Public Library for new contracts for services after voting against putting a library millage proposal increase on their ballots.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to censure Trustee Stephanie Fakih after she posted on social media that Israeli and American Zionists are the “scum of the earth.”

ROCHESTER HILLS — A jailed Rochester Hills doctor is facing an additional 17 felony charges connected to six alleged sexual assaults in 2023 and 2024 involving a 5-year-old girl in Novi.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland County’s first “neuro-inclusive” neighborhood, Walton Oaks, is coming to Rochester Hills.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The auditorium in Bloomfield Township Hall will be getting some renovations later this year.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men claiming to be DTE workers killed an elderly man and restrained his wife with duct tape inside a home in Rochester Hills Oct. 11.