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Wixom-based General RV Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony, July 17 for a new superstore in Springfield Township. The site is along Dixie Highway near I-75. The new location will be much larger than the current White Lake store and 30 new jobs will be added when it opens, according to a press release from the company.

The search for South Lyon's next city manager is almost complete. The deadline to apply for the vacant position came and went with 43 applicants expressing interest. Police Chief, and interim city manager, Lloyd Collins said city council will receive a list of the "most qualified" candidates among the group at a July 23 closed session meeting.

The illegal immigrant charged with the fatal hit-and run of a Wixom teen has been bound over for trial in Oakland County Circuit Court.Miguel Ibarra-Cerda, 21, waived his right to a preliminary exam July 18 in Novi's 52-1 District Court. Ibarra-Cerda, who's communicating through an interpreter during court proceedings, is charged with reckless driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death in the accident which killed Justin Lee, 14.

nbroda@digitalfirstmedia.com@NatalieBroda on Twitter On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 38 million neighborhoods around the country are expected to take part in this year's National Night Out - including those of Auburn Hills. Hosted by the National Association of Town Watch, the event aims to promote partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve through block parties, youth events, festivals, cookouts, seminars and safety demonstrations.

United Shore's move to Pontiac is complete. As July rolled in, so did the wholesale mortgage provider's 2,600 employees to the new 600,000 square-foot headquarters located at 585 South Blvd. United Shore bought the building, previously the Hewlett Packard Enterprise site, for $40 million.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has sided with the State of Michigan in a lawsuit filed by Oakland County nearly a year ago. The county's lawsuit claims that the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission's (MIDC)

The Cantina Diablo's bar and restaurant in Royal Oak's downtown will soon be turned into a Diamond's Steak and Seafood restaurant if city officials approve.Brian Kramer, owner of the location and the Red Fox English Pub on the second floor, is doing a partnership for the new restaurant with Adam Merkel, according to a city police report on a requested change of operations for the liquor-licensed establishment.

A 20-year-old man from Detroit will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering a West Bloomfield woman in 2016.DeSean Smith, 20,

All eyes will be on the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon. The authority's board of directors meet at 2 p.m. and could have the opportunity to approve the Connect Southeast Michigan regional transit plan, which would levy 1.

Mobiliti vehicle subscription service has acquired Condor Detroit, and partnered with two Metro Detroit dealerships to offer its service locally, according to a press release from Mobiliti. Southeast Michigan is the fourth market in the U.S. that Mobiliti has set up operations.