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The Bloomfield Hills Department of Public Safety is pleased to announce two recent achievements, both resulting after more than two years of preparation.On June 24, the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police awarded the department with accreditation status, an honor shared by only 14 other law enforcement agencies in the state.

A Farmington Hills-based development and construction company has submitted a mass grading and tree removal proposal for a property in Auburn Hills, according to the city's development blog.

An international competition will provide an opportunity to showcase Oakland County. From July 20 through 21, Lake Orion's Palazzo di Bocce, 4291 S. Lapeer Road, will host an international tournament featuring 16 bocce ball players from eight countries who will compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

Michigan's two U.S. senators are reacting to Monday's meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, was for many in the U.S. House and Senate an opportunity for Trump to hold Putin accountable for U.S. national intelligence findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

The heatwave cannot stop road construction in Oakland County. Right now, there are more than 20 projects ongoing across the county, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County. Craig Bryson, senior communications manager for the commission, said the high temperatures, and lack of rain, has not slowed down the progress of the various projects.

The Road Commission for Oakland County will close Inkster Road just north of 14 Mile Road on the Bloomfield Township and West Bloomfield Township border to through traffic beginning Tuesday, July 17. The full closure is necessary for the contractor, CI Contracting of Brighton, to repair a deteriorated roadside bank on the east side of Inkster Road just north of 14 Mile Road.

A 36-year-old Waterford woman was arrested late Sunday night after the car she was driving was hit by another vehicle and crashed into McLaren-Oakland Hospital in Pontiac.The woman, who wasn't at fault in the collision, was taken to the Oakland County Jail after it was determined she was intoxicated, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

. SCORE Detroit to host "Small Biz Summer School" Livestream Event with Google, LinkedIn and Constant Contact presented by Kim Schott, owner of Troy-based Schott Cultural Consulting, marketing and sales company, noon-2 p.m. July 25 at Macomb Community College Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road, Building A, Room 202, Clinton Township,

Cook Political Group is now calling Michigan's 8th Congressional District race a "toss up." Just a few weeks back, the race was leaning Republican. Elissa Slotkin, one of the Democratic contenders seeking to take the seat away from Rep.

Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for governor, has unveiled his "Renew Michigan" plan to invest in the future of clean energy and jobs. El-Sayed said the plan is about holding corporations accountable and empowering the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to be the watchdog it was "meant to be", setting the state on a path to 100 percent renewable energy and protecting the Great Lakes.