Berkley News

Former Fox 2 broadcaster Fanchon Stinger had a fast Ferrari. And she let her ex-boyfriend and convicted felon Rayford Jackson tool around in it.

Northville Township residents are encouraged to attend a special planning workshop about the future use of the former state hospital property next week.

Q: Dear Rick: I recently read if you turn someone into the IRS for failing to pay their taxes you could get a reward.

By Diane Gale Andreassi CORRESPONDENT BERKLEY - Berkley School Superintendent Michael Simeck was blasted Monday at the board meeting for his role in trying to get a $168 million bond passed last month.

Are you a young person who goes above and beyond to make your neighborhood, school, community or family better? If this is you, tell us your story in 500 words or less and you could win four tickets to an upcoming Tigers baseball game.

A Novi couple is lucky to be alive after a fire engulfed the garage of their Chattman Drive home around 7:47 a.m. on Saturday.

North Farmington won't lose to Orchard Lake St. Mary's in a boys district basketball final this year.

Got junk? Need a kitchen redo? Looking for a chiropractor? Shopping for insurance? Then stop by the 4th annual South Oakland Business Expo , 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

They ate Lyndon B. Johnson's chewy macaroons and Barack Obama's shortbread while being served tea from replicas of presidential china and listening to stories about Abraham Lincoln's family.

Michigan State Police and Michigan Gaming Control Board representatives executed multiple search warrants Thursday at three private residences in Southeast Michigan as part of an ongoing investigation into individuals suspected of race-fixing. Members of the Ontario Racing Commission are also involved in the investigation.

Plymouth-Canton School officials sent a letter home with students Monday after being alerted by Canton Township Police of a report from a 16-year-old student who said a man was following her.

Working on cars has always been in Steve Franks' blood. His father and grandfather worked on them their entire lives, taking Steve to shows and messing around with them in the garage.

BERKLEY - Could there be another bond request in the Berkley school district's future? The answer is yes, according to both sides of the measure that was overwhelmingly rejected Tuesday by nearly 70 percent of the voters in the district.

A 54-year-old Plymouth Township resident was undergoing psychiatric evaluation after police apprehended him following a shooting incident Thursday afternoon that rocked part of downtown Plymouth.

Suburban voters overwhelmingly rejected tax hikes in Troy and for the Berkley School District on Tuesday, leaving elected officials to determine the fate of budgets and services in those communities without an infusion of cash.

Voters in the Berkley School District overwhelmingly defeated a $167.6-million bond proposal today, while voters in the Chippewa Valley School District approved one for $89-million. In Berkley, 69% of voters in the district defeated the proposal, which would have been used for upgrades to the district's schools that are an average of 67 years old.

Berkley - Voters trounced a nearly $168 million bond proposal in the Berkley School District, resulting in what one official described as a 'missed opportunity.' With all 18 precincts reporting, 69.45 percent of voters rejected the proposal that would have built a new middle school, reconstructed elementary schools, improved fine arts space at the ...

Campaign volunteers held signs and wore shirts with the slogan, 'Say Yes to Kids Feb.

BERKLEY - Faced with projected declines in property values, several South Oakland communities are planning ahead.

Rod Fisher listened quietly as a Berkley schools maintenance worker last Monday described a heating problem in a building.