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Time is the longest distance between two points in war and remembrance, but the pull of emotion can often bridge the gap. About 20 relatives of a Royal Oak High School graduate killed in Vietnam in nearly 53 years ago attended a National Security Agency memorial for him last week. They learned of the special honor thanks to Vietnam veteran Lonnie Long, 74, who was on a mission to find the surviving children of Sgt.

It's been six and a half years since Helen Gale of Southfield was killed, her body set on fire in her car and left in a Hazel Park alley.Burned beyond recognition, Gale was ultimately identified through dental records.Now, at last, the daughter of the slain 81-year-old woman is getting a glimpse of what could turn out to be justice.

The State of Michigan is kicking off summertime fun with the Free Fishing Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10. The Michigan DNR waives all fishing license fees, both days for residents and out-of-state visitors. All fishing regulations still apply. For more information, visit

Concrete repair work is progressing along westbound I-696 in Oakland County. As part of a $12 million, four-segment, resurfacing project along the highway, which is scheduled for completion in November, westbound lanes between Dequindre and Telegraph were closed June 1-3.

An Oakland Circuit judge has again denied an emergency motion to stop the City of Troy from enforcing new rules regarding medical marijuana, including a requirement for medical marijuana caregivers to divulge personal information on patients.Attorney Jason Canvasser, representing Iraq War veteran Justin Nichols who uses medical cannabis for pain relief, had asked Judge Leo Bowman for a restraining order or to prohibit enforcement of Troy's new ordinance which stipulates that those who provide medical marijuana must identify patients by name for city records.

The 5th annual Art Fish Fun Festival is coming up on Saturday, June 9 with a host of free activities. More than 30 environmental educational activities, art projects, games and more are planned for the free event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Beaudette Park, 786 Orchard Lake Road in Pontiac.

The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad has been called in after a threat to the Meijer in Northville Township.WDIV reported southbound Haggerty Road has been closed along 8 Mile as a result.

Two students at Waterford's Mason Middle School made threats to bring firearms to school and to target specific individuals at their school, according to the Waterford Police Department. On Tuesday, June 6, police were notified in the early afternoon by the Waterford School District that threats of violence had been made by two, juvenile students.

A 63-year-old Waterford Township woman died Tuesday afternoon, crashing her vehicle along M-59 in Rochester Hills.According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the woman was driving a 2015 Ford Fusion westbound on M-59 near Adams Road when she left the roadway, hit a traffic sign and ended up in a ditch at around 3:45 p.

Bordrin, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, moved its North American headquarters from Southfield to Oak Park. The new location houses research and development operations and generated a $3.4 million capital investment with plans to add 62 new jobs, resulting in a $496,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant, according to a statement by the