Highland News

Milford police detectives are investigating a claim that a Detroit woman was trying to cash counterfeit checks at a local bank.

A recall petition targeting long-time Huron Valley Schools board member John Knight was withdrawn June 25, the day county officials were expected to rule on the clarity of the petition language.

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After the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees initially approved Segment 7 of the township's ongoing safety path construction initiative - a segment located along Inkster Road - Trustee Steve Kaplan reconsidered his support and voted against proceeding with that segment during the township board's Monday, June 22 special meeting, when ...

Authorities have released the names of a 34-year-old man and his two male passengers who were killed when a car struck a tree in Livingston County.

Three killed in car crash By Lisa Roose-Church * Daily Press & Argus * June 26, 2009 Three people were killed and one survived a single-vehicle crash on Hacker Road in Genoa Township early this morning.

Get ready to start celebrating Independence Day a little early when Sparks in the Park returns this Saturday in Highland.

While there have been pockets of development in the lakes area over the last 18 months, it hasn't been immune from a countywide slowdown in residential and commercial building activity, according to Oakland County planners and a pair of new Southeast Michigan Council of Governments reports on 2008 developments.

Grosse Pointe South High School ice hockey coach Bob Bopp, who took the Blue Devils to the 2007 state championship, was arraigned Friday in Taylor District Court on seven felony charges of sexual assault and child pornography for alleged incidents in 2007-08. Charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Bopp, 53, faces a ...

The grounds of the Highland Township Library is now home to a new historical marker.

Oakland County Commissioners finally settled on hiring a lobbyist to represent them in Lansing.

Police were called to the area of Union and Commerce streets around 5 p.m. on a report of an argument between a male and female that had become physical.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson's proposed 2009-10 fiscal year budget won't include an allocation for the Tri-party Program that provides participating municipalities with funding to conduct modest road improvement projects.

Growers of fruits and veggies, crafters and other local producers seeking a weekly venue to sell their products can find the spot they're looking for at the upcoming farmers market in Highland, planned in conjunction with the "Sounds Like Summer Outdoor Concert Series." The special events will run on consecutive Wednesday evenings from July 8 ...

The following Road Commission for Oakland County project may cause traffic delays on county roads.

The Wixom and Milford police departments have withdrawn officers from the Lakes Area Narcotics Enforcement Team over concerns reportedly stemming from Walled Lake police actions outside that department's jurisdiction.

The Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce has been privileged to serve the businesses and residents of Commerce, Highland, Milford and White Lake since 1962.

Enjoy works from some of the area's top artists at this Friday's opening reception of the Village Fine Arts Association Juried Show and Sale at the Highland Station House.

Though most of the lakes area road improvement projects are moving along according to schedule, the Union Lake Road reconstruction project in Commerce Township has been delayed, angering some business owners in the area.

Undercover police work is secretive by definition. But some Oakland County police agencies have pulled their officers out of an undercover three-department drug unit in western Oakland County over concerns that it has been overstepping its authority by running investigations in areas where it has no jurisdiction, and without notifying those ...