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Oakland County's three-year budget will be presented to the board of commissioners on Thursday morning in Pontiac. The 2019-2021 recommended budget totals $2.7 billion and includes general fund revenue of $465 million for Fiscal Year 2019, $466 million for Fiscal Year 2020 and $475 million for Fiscal Year 2021.

A Sterling Heights man was in Hazel Park court Tuesday after police say he injured his toddler daughter and her mother when he backed his SUV out of the mother's driveway while the door was open and the child fell out in her car seat and was briefly dragged.The suspect, Michael P. Kaler, 29, is free on $100,000 bond in the July 7 incident, which police said happened at the mother's house on West Maxlow.

The body of a Hartland man who apparently drowned in Highland's White Lake was recovered Tuesday morning, two days after he went missing.Divers from the Oakland County Sheriff's dive team began searching for the victim, 55, Sunday afternoon at around 3:30 p.

She's cared for special needs adults for more than two decades. Now, she needs some help of her own.A GoFundMe account is set up to help Rebecca Garnett move from her damaged mobile home where she was severely burned by her husband earlier this year. Garnett has undergone several skin grafts and other medical procedures as she continues to recover from the assault by David John Garnett, Jr.

. SCORE Detroit to host "Small Biz Summer School" Livestream Event with Google, LinkedIn and Constant Contact presented by Kim Schott, owner of Troy-based Schott Cultural Consulting, marketing and sales company, noon-2 p.m. July 25 at Macomb Community College Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road, Building A, Room 202, Clinton Township,

Rochester Community Schools announced the new names of two buildings within the district. Screening committees composed of district employees, parents, citizens and students were formed to determine a name for each building.Dr. John M. Schultz Educational Campus, 1440 John R. Road, Rochester HillsThe original building located at 1440 John R.

By Kathy Blakekblake@digitalfirstmedia.com@kathyblake1 on TwitterCalstart, a nonprofit organization focused on the clean transportation technology industry, announced it has opened an office in TroyBased in Pasadena, California, Calstart has more than 190 member companies, including Ford, Eaton, General Motors, Meritor, Cummins Inc.

A 38-year-old Oxford Township man driving a motorcycle sustained a head injury after an elderly man hit him with his car early Monday morning in Brandon Township.Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were called to M-15 near Wolfe Road at around 1 a.m. where a Buick Enclave driven by a 79-year-old man from Fairgrove reportedly made a left turn from a commercial driveway and collided with the motorcycle.

Members of My Habitat Clarkston's Community Impact Weekend Planning Committee are seeking projects for their upcoming Community Impact Weekend. Members are seeking projects from low-income, elderly, veteran or disabled community members and their families for the weekend, which is set for November 3 and 4, 2018.

The Troy Police Department and Troy Parks and Recreation are sponsoring a community night out at the Troy Family Aquatic Center on Thursday, July 19.There will be a reduced admission charge of $2 per person to the aquatic center for the event, which runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.The event will feature:.