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A new restaurant coming to Troy this summer is putting a new spin on an old favorite -- the hot dog.Loaded Links will boast toppings that range from tempura avocado and truffle mayo to bacon and brisket cuts."Whether you're a fan of Windy City or Motor City dogs, or even spicy hot Southern dogs, our menu offers iconic 'haute' dogs from everywhere across the country," says restaurateur Randy Ayyar.

A 50-year-old Auburn Hills man has pleaded no contest to sex crimes against children, dating back more than a decade.Craig Alan Miller was charged with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving kids younger than 13. This past March, police began investigating allegations that the sex acts occurred at a home in the 3100 block of Margaret Road and in the 500 block of Nichols Road, in the early 2000s.

Abdrahamane Traor#xe9;, a recent Oakland University systems engineering Ph.D graduate, grew up in the West African nation of Mali, reading by kerosene lamps or streetlights in the city of Bamako. He had a fascination with electricity from a young age, creating makeshift headlamps using cardboard, rubber bands, batteries and disassembled flashlights.

John Berry was named acting director of Cranbrook Academy of Art, effective June 18.Dominic DiMarco, president of Cranbrook Educational Community, in concurrence with the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum Board of Governors, made the announcement.Current director Christopher Scoates had announced that he would leave the academy in June to become director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

Families from across Michigan will travel to Northville over the next four days to see a traveling veterans memorial. The Northville High School baseball team is honoring our fallen veterans through a series of events held throughout the week, which includes playing host to the

One year ago, a group of 11 Oxford High School juniors and seniors and two faculty members weren't friends; they barely even knew each other.Today, the teens - now all alumni of the school - think of each other like a family.These 13 people took part in Oxford's "13 Reasons Why Not" project.

Auburn Hills City Council is proposing a new ordinance that would require residents to register their detached one-family rental homes. About 600, or 20 percent, of the detached one-family homes in the city are presumed to be rental homes, according to the council's findings. Auburn Hills passed a similar ordinance in 2010, requiring registration of vacant homes.

Speeches by Royal Oak's mayor and the developer of a six-story office building on the parking lot in front of City Hall accompanied a groundbreaking Tuesday as the $37 million project got underway.Called the Royal Oak City Center, the building is being constructed by private developer Ron Boji of the Boji Group.

Michigan's State Board of Education has named Sheila Alles as interim state superintendent, following the death last week of Brian Whiston.Alles has been the chief deputy state superintendent at the Michigan Department of Education since March 2017.Whiston, 56, a Waterford Township native, died May 7 after a battle with cancer.

Ferndale police are ready to pay cash to residents to get guns off the street in a gun buyback this weekend.As part of the city's annual "Clean the Ferndale Up" volunteer spruce up, police are also ready pay for guns from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during the event at City Hall."This is really aimed more at families that have a weapon they don't want," said Ferndale Police Sergeant Baron Brown.