GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A storm that forecasters say could deliver up to 14 inches of snow is hammering portions of southwestern Michigan, creating hazardous driving conditions and forcing school closures. Full Story »
DEARBORN (AP) — A man who had more than 100 live dogs and 150 dead ones in his Detroit-area home has been found competent to stand trial on animal cruelty charges. Full Story »
TROY — Family and friends are mourning a 17-year-old Troy Athens High School student after she died from injuries she suffered in a traffic accident. Full Story »
A proposal to let residents decide on a countywide transportation tax did not win enough votes to pass at a Monday subcommittee meeting of Oakland County's Board of Commissioners. Full Story »
Beaumont will be learning laboratory for communication initiative. Full Story »
Kristy Foster helped her son, Jackson, 2, pick out cookies and cupcakes Wednesday at a bake sale at the Kulick Community Center, Ferndale. The fundraiser was one of a series of bake sales organized throughout Michigan by PTAs protesting state budget cuts to public schools. Jennifer McCarthy, left, and James Hanke were among the PTA members raising money and awareness. Full Story »
Event to help people cope with grief during holidays. Full Story »
PONTIAC — Jurors in the Rib Rack case still don't have a verdict and will be back deliberating today. Full Story »
Two Oakland County communities have been labeled among the safest large cities in Michigan. Full Story »
Goodfellows benefit celebrates end of Prohibition. Full Story »
Zoo program nets record number of tadpoles. ROYAL OAK — The toad population is taking a leap. Full Story »
FERNDALE — Convicted murderer Damion Butler was ordered Thursday to stand trial for burglarizing Mayor Craig Covey's house and stealing his SUV. Full Story »
TROY — A 17-year-old Troy Athens High School student has died after being involved in a traffic accident earlier in the week. Full Story »
Newly elected school board member objects to appointment process. Full Story »
Judge orders panel to continue deliberations. PONTIAC — Jurors weighing the fate of a teen accused of killing a restaurant manager remained deadlocked on the fifth day of deliberations. Full Story »
FERNDALE — A Ferndale man accused of trying to break into a woman's house was so intoxicated he thought he was at his own house five doors away, police said. Full Story »
TROY — A student at Troy Athens High School was on life support Wednesday after she had to be extricated from a car involved in an accident Tuesday. Full Story »
Decision expected 'shortly' in Ferndale zoning appeal. Full Story »
Ad was posted on craigslist. MADISON HEIGHTS — Police tracked down a suspected car stereo thief after they say a Madison Heights woman found her stolen stereo for sale in a craigslist ad and notified authorities. Full Story »
ROYAL OAK — The six performers of the jazz group Mo Jazz range in age from 14 to 28, and all but one of them is disabled. Their disabilities range from autism to Down syndrome. Full Story »
Shop with a Hero program brightens holiday season. Full Story »
Woods: 'Personal failings' let family down THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — With a public apology and another appeal for privacy, Tiger Woods acknowledged Wednesday that he let his family down with unspecified "transgressions" that he regrets with "all of my heart." Full Story »
The Bloomfield Hills Rotary Club retained its championship title when five area Rotary clubs competed in the third annual Rotary "Jeopardy" tournament hosted by Royal Oak Rotary. The Ferndale, Berkley and Birmingham Rotary clubs also participated. Senior Assistant District Gov. Shelley Lake posed answers taken from the Rotarian magazine, and then two members from each club answered in the form ... Full Story »
A student at Troy Athens High School is on life support today after she had to be extricated from a car involved in an accident Tuesday. Full Story »
Withdrawal to begin in 18 months. WEST POINT, New York — President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to impatient Americans to begin withdrawing U.S. forces in 18 months. Full Story »
A young girl looks at a piece by artist Jorge Pineda at the opening of "The Global Caribbean" exhibit in Miami. AP/Alan Diaz
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