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The Anchor Bar will reportedly open a new location in Rochester Hills in the former Famous Dave's location at 2945 S. Rochester Road. According to Downtown News magazine, Rochester Hills City Council on Monday, June 18, unanimously approved a recommendation for the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to approve the transfer of a Class C Resort Liquor License to Banana Leaf, Inc.

A piece of artwork honoring local veterans created by Auburn Elementary students has been accepted into the 10th annual ArtPrize festival. The international competition is recognized as one of the world's largest art contests,

A preliminary exam for the Sterling Heights man charged in a workplace shooting spree that left two dead earlier this year got underway June 26 and is scheduled to continue July 10 in Waterford's 48th district court before Judge Richard Kuhn.Vernest Griffin, 45, faces multiple charges in Waterford for a shootout with police after he allegedly shot to death Keith Kitchen in Taylor and

Jennifer Martin-Green has been named superintendent of the Southfield Public Schools.She replaces Lynda Wood, who retired in July 2017. Derrick Lopez, the district's associate superintendent for instructional services and school performance, served as interim superintendent over the past year.

Google has confirmed an apparent malfunction in both of their Home smart speakers, Google Home and Google Home mini, and Chromecast devices, the plug-in video caster for T.V.s.On Wednesday, many of the Home smart speakers worldwide simply replied to commands with, "Sorry, something went wrong.

Local reaction was mixed to Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining.According to The Associated Press, the decision could free more than 5 million non-union workers in nearly two dozen states from any financial ties to unions and could encourage members to stop paying dues for services and benefits they can get for free.

Charges have been filed against a Waterford man and an Oak Park woman in connection with a brutal attack that left a Pontiac woman critically injured. Timothy Reneer Sain III, 33, and Diana Kamairan Chamoun, 20 are charged in the June 20 assault. The victim, 36, was repeatedly stabbed with a box cutter and beaten in the head, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

A Hyatt Place hotel in downtown Royal Oak is expected to open later this summer, about a year after construction began on the long-awaited project.The City Commission this week approved a liquor license transfer for the hotel, which is being built as part of a mixed-use development with an apartment building and two-story parking deck nearby.

The city of Southfield has canceled its Family Fun and Safety Night, which was to be held Wednesday evening, June 27, due to inclement weather.Forecasters are predicting heavy rain and lightning.The event in Southfield will be rescheduled sometime in August.It was to include inflatables, crafts, games, presentations by the Southfield Police Department and tours of the Southfield Fire Department's Safety House.

The illegal immigrant charged in killing a Wixom teenager in a hit-and-run waived his right Wednesday to have a preliminary exam within 14 days of arraignment.Miguel Ibarra-Cerda, 21, 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 June 11 accident which killed Justin Lee, 14.