Royal Oak Daily Tribune

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Named this week as human resources director for Journal Register Co.'s cluster of newspapers in Michigan and Ohio, Tom Perkins knows first-hand the benefits of reading his local paper. Full Story »

TROY — Troy police plan to present results of their investigation into a fatal accident Monday to the Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney. Full Story »

Panel struggles with verdict in Rib Rack murder trial. Full Story »

More H1N1 flu shot clinics are scheduled this week in Oakland County, but people must register before showing up, according to officials with the Oakland County Health Division. Full Story »

and Carol Hopkins, Journal Register News Service By Karen Workman A man suspected of shooting four of his family members dead and injuring another relative on Thanksgiving Day in Jupiter, Fla., received outpatient care from Beaumont sometime last year, said Robert Ortlieb, spokesman for Beaumont Hospitals. Full Story »

PONTIAC — A Flint man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a motel clerk nearly 25 years ago. Full Story »

Say Yes to Kids campaign to support $168M proposal. Full Story »

Judge orders Royal Oak to pay for actions of off-duty officers. Full Story »

Three musical groups will perform at Rosie O'Grady's. Full Story »

BERKLEY — More than 1,000 people are expected to turn out Saturday when Santa Claus comes to town during the annual Hometown Holiday Lights Parade. Full Story »

Dennis Elliott/Special to the Daily Tribune Katrina Muse and sons, Keagan and Charles, 4-year-old twins, pet a reindeer Monday before tree-lighting festivities at Memorial Park in Clawson. The event sponsored by the city and Clawson/Troy Optimists Club also featured carols and the arrival of Santa Claus by fire truck. The jolly old elf will make another public appearance about 6:15 p.m. Thursday ... Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations denied Tuesday that they were gatecrashers. Full Story »