https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/royal-oak-zoning-ordinance-rewrite-survey-nov-9 Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T18:55:00.000Z Royal Oak asks residents to weigh in on zoning ordinance rewrite; survey open through Nov. 9 https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/bevs-bagels-birmingham-opening-oct-28 Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T17:20:00.000Z Bev's Bagels to open in downtown Birmingham Oct. 28 https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/farmington-council-advances-downtown-sidewalk-e-bike-ban Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:40:00.000Z Farmington council advances ban on bikes, e-bikes and scooters on downtown sidewalks https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/rogers-el-sayed-final-senate-debate-southfield Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:40:00.000Z Rogers, El-Sayed meet in Southfield for final U.S. Senate debate https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/absentee-requests-express-lanes-early-voting Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:35:00.000Z Oakland County voters have requested 336,807 absentee ballots; express lanes return when early voting opens Saturday https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/oakland-county-commissioners-motorola-trip-before-grant-vote Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:30:00.000Z Two Oakland County commissioners visited Motorola a week before vote on grant including Motorola funds, WXYZ reports https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/government-briefs-rochester-resilient-waterford-budget Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:25:00.000Z Government briefs: Rochester council wants details on police 'Rochester Resilient' plan; Waterford holds 2027 budget sessions https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/ferndale-charter-amendments-explained Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:20:00.000Z What Ferndale's two charter questions would change: running for mayor and filling council vacancies https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/orion-township-fire-chief-resigns-before-millage-vote Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T14:15:00.000Z Orion Township fire chief resigns weeks before fire millage vote; assistant chief steps in https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/ferndale-schools-police-presence-threatening-message Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T05:10:00.000Z Ferndale schools add police, security after threatening messages found in middle school restroom https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/boys-soccer-district-finals-troy-cranbrook-titles-adams-olsm-fall-shootouts Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T02:20:00.000Z Boys soccer districts: Troy beats Seaholm for title; Cranbrook tops St. Mary's in shootout https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/michigan-medicine-troy-cardiovascular-imaging-center Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-22T02:20:00.000Z Michigan Medicine plans heart and imaging center in Troy https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/community-briefs-southfield-veterans-village-workforce-board-award Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T23:24:00.000Z Community briefs: Veterans village opens in former Southfield hotel; county workforce board wins state award https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/troy-smith-middle-school-new-building-opens Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T23:22:00.000Z Troy's new Smith Middle School building celebrates grand opening https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/rochester-hills-man-found-dead-woods-adams-road-m59 Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T23:20:00.000Z Sheriff investigating after missing man, 49, found dead in woods off Adams Road in Rochester Hills https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/troy-police-lieutenant-josh-bowers-brain-cancer-fundraiser Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:30:00.000Z Supporters raise money for Troy police Lt. Josh Bowers after brain cancer diagnosis https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/lathrup-village-family-restoring-sarrackwood-park Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:28:00.000Z With the parks budget stretched, a Lathrup Village family is fixing up Sarrackwood Park itself https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/grace-nolan-oakland-university-runner-remembered Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:26:00.000Z Clarkston grad Grace Nolan, OU medical student and elite runner, remembered after fatal Walled Lake crash https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/rochester-hills-us-news-safest-city-michigan Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:24:00.000Z U.S. News ranks Rochester Hills safest city in Michigan, fifth in the nation, city says https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/hazel-park-stabbing-case-bound-over-cleo-lawson Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:22:00.000Z Murder case sent to circuit court in Hazel Park stabbing during argument over barbecuing chicken https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/pontiac-man-charged-gunfire-roadway-dispute Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T20:20:00.000Z Pontiac man charged after shots fired during roadway dispute on East Beverly Avenue https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/quarton-road-lyon-roundabouts-closures Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T17:28:00.000Z Westbound Quarton Road closes Thursday through Nov. 30; Lyon Township roundabouts close this weekend https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/zoo-millage-campaign-penguins-not-numbers Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T16:25:00.000Z Penguins, not numbers: The zoo millage pitch skips the facts voters need most https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/west-bloomfield-plastic-surgeon-california-suspension-michigan-hearing Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T15:53:00.000Z California suspends West Bloomfield plastic surgeon's license, the fourth state to act; Michigan hearing set for Nov. 24 https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/troy-teen-e-bike-crash-lawsuit-gm-drops-countersuit Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T12:42:00.000Z GM drops countersuit against parents of Troy teen hurt in e-bike crash with company-owned truck https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/berkley-vape-shop-break-in-attempt-police-seek-two Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T12:40:00.000Z Berkley police seek two young suspects in attempted break-in at Woodward vape shop https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/boys-soccer-district-semifinals-troy-seaholm-final-brother-rice-clarkston Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T03:50:00.000Z Boys soccer districts: Troy and Seaholm set up a District 13 final; Brother Rice wins at Clarkston https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/week-9-football-update-royal-oak-clawson-prep-bowl-cardinal Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T03:00:00.000Z Week 9 update: Royal Oak-Clawson listed for Thursday, Shrine-Everest listed in Prep Bowl Cardinal slot https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/waterford-little-league-umpire-federal-child-pornography-charges Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T01:15:00.000Z Waterford youth baseball umpire held on federal child pornography charges https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/pontiac-cannabis-shop-off-the-charts-stalled Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Owners of stalled Pontiac cannabis shop say they keep hitting city roadblocks; mayor calls it procedural https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/berkley-board-appoints-mary-jo-israel-two-finalists Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z Berkley school board appoints former trustee Mary Jo Israel; two finalists return Oct. 26 for second seat https://oaklandcountyjournal.com/articles/isho-woodward-quarton-crash-bond-raised-competency-exam Oakland County Journal en 2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z Judge raises bond to $100,000, orders competency exam for Troy man charged in Woodward-Quarton fatal crash