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A 47-year-old Highland woman is in the Oakland County Jail on a charge of fourth degree child abuse after she was found drunk and staggering down Duck Lake Road in Highland on July 6, with her 4-year-old child following behind.

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It was the site of an amusement park, and dance hall. And now Novi leaders want your thoughts about what to do with the land known as the "Landings Property.a oe Multimedia Watch The Video The roughly 11 acres sit at the corner of South Lake Drive and Old Novi Road.

Novi has joined a small list of communities that are making their expenditures public by posting check registers online.

If you have questions about how to get into the state's growing film industry, you may find answers at the Michigan Makes Movies Expo on Sunday at Rock Financial Showplace.

If you like cooking and the Caribbean, Certified Executive Chef Mary Brady has something right up your alley .

Training and group meetings just got a lot easier for the Novi Fire Department thanks to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program that helped the department install video conferencing equipment at all four fire stations.

Jordan Reilly of Novi has been placed on the Dean's Honor List in recognition of outstanding academic achievement during the fall term 2008 and winter term 2009.

E-Newsletter winner! Walter Sahijdak of Novi is this week's winner of a pass for two to Emagine Theatres and a free Buddy's pizza.

A 71-year-old Lyon Township man, who apparently slipped and fell while putting a cover on his boat, nearly drowned in Haas Lake on Sunday.

A 42-year-old Troy man was charged with the June 22 robbery of the Chase Bank at 260 John R. Police said a man entered the bank at 11:11 a.m. June 22 and showed a note to the teller announcing a robbery.

Air Force Airman Matthew E. Atton graduated from the Utilities Systems Apprentice Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Jill Oliver's dream is to some day become a famous opera singer. The Novi resident has been working toward that goal since she was five years old, and now at 26, she is heading to the birthplace of opera - Italy - with the hopes of impressing an agent and signing a professional contract.

Northern Michigan University Students with a grade point average of 3.25-3.99 qualified for the winter 2009 semester dean's list, including Novi students Kevin O'Keefe and Johnathan Ross.

Candidate's message I am a candidate for Novi mayor because I believe that I offer a track record of strong fiscal leadership and discipline as the city faces operational budget deficits and needs to control and prioritize spending.

A man accused of strangling his girlfriend and burying her in a shallow grave in northern Lower Michigan is due back in court.

Novi Mayor David Landry understands that change is hard. Hearing an outside firm be extremely critical of services the city takes a lot of pride in might be even harder.

The Novi City Council recently approved nearly $1 million in road improvements project set to get underway in July.

An Oakland County woman who is the reigning Miss Wayne County has been named Miss Michigan for 2009.