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Oakland County saw home prices increase 7.7 percent last month, the largest percentage increase in southeast Michigan. Many are pointing to the lack of inventory as one of the main factors driving up home prices and negatively affecting the number of homes sold.In June,

The SEMCOG Transportation Alternatives Program awarded Rochester Hills $481,318 to develop the Auburn Road streetscape. The funding will be used as part of an approximately $10 million project that will upgrade the Auburn Road corridor. Improvements like wide sidewalks, benches, bike racks and street lighting will give the corridor between Culbertson Avenue and Dequindre Road a Main Street spirit.

A new inpatient cancer center will open at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac next month. The 21-bed oncology unit will be located on the sixth floor of the hospital's west tower. It's a $14 million renovation for the 19,000 square-foot cancer center, which will feature single-bed rooms and an acute care center to help patients avoid trips to the emergency room.

Oakland County Sheriff's deputies on patrol in Pontiac apparently interrupted what may have been an attempted drug sale recently, taking a 43-year-old Waterford Township man into custody in connection with the case. According to the sheriff's office, it was shortly after 10 p.m. on July 19 when the deputies were traveling along Perkins Court - an area where there have been multiple complaints lately about loitering, narcotics sales and alcohol use -- when four people were seen near an abandoned house.

Rochester police are investigating after an alleged bank robbery took place in the downtown area. According to a Facebook post on the department's page, the bank robbery occurred at Alliance Credit Union on Main Street. "The suspect has left the area. There were no weapons seen and no one was injured," the post read.

Rosaria "Sara" Martinico's life has been filled with family, friends and faith, all of which were seen Sunday when family gathered to celebrate her 108th birthday.Five generations of family members were joined by community members, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett and friends from Martinico's senior home to celebrate her 108 years of life.

An armed robber made off with approximately $200 in cash from the Subway restaurant in Oakland Township on Sunday evening.The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 30 years old and between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall. He was wearing a red and white baseball cap, an orange construction vest and a dust mask partially covering his face when he entered the store at 4834 Adams Rd.

Someone shot up a house in Pontiac early Monday morning, where a 5-year-old boy and three adults were inside sleeping.No injuries were reported, but the front window was hit by bullets and broken. Oakland County Sheriff's deputies recovered 14 spent shell casings in the street in front of the house, located in the 100 block of Starlite Lane.

Oakland County Sheriff's deputies say a 17-year-old old boy was arrested Saturday afternoon for allegedly breaking into a Rochester Hills home, believing the family was out of town.The teen, who lives in Orchard Lake Village, is an acquaintance of the family.Deputies were called to the home in the 600 block of Lake Ridge Road at around 2:45 p.

Oakland County's jail diversion programs will receive national attention on July 23 and 24. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will visit the Oakland Community Health Network as part of a national study identifying innovative programs for the development of future pre-booking jail diversion models and initiatives.