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A Ferndale woman and three men face felony charges after police say she lured her ex-husband to her house where the men beat and robbed him at gunpoint.Ferndale police said they arrested the woman, Likesha Hill-Hannah, 39, Tuesday and the three male suspects three days earlier.The incident happened about 1 a.

A boil water advisory for the city of Rochester Hills is still in effect for the area north of Tienken Road and west of Livernois Road. Officials said the advisory will remain in effect until at least Thursday afternoon. The precautionary actions are being taken due to the loss of water pressure in the water distribution system on Monday, July 9.

A "cold case" that investigators believe is now solved - involving the murder of an elderly Southfield woman - will proceed to trial, a judge has ruled.Judge Shelia Johnson of Southfield's 46th district court said on Tuesday there's enough evidence to bind over Darrin Bruce Keener, 52, for the 2011 murder of his former neighbor, Helen Gale.

The Southfield Police Department has released the names of the two victims of a fatal car crash in Southfield that happened early Tuesday morning.Marcia Gingles, 21, and Tyana Bryant, 20, died after the car they were riding in ran off the roadway and into a tree near Northwestern Highway and Berg Road at around 6:10 a.

A grease fire is blamed for a blaze at a Madison Heights restaurant that spread into the attic and destroyed much of the roof.The fire was reported Tuesday at Col's Family Restaurant at the northeast corner of 12 Mile Road and Stephenson Highway. A post on the

A national collaborative on robotics and workforce innovation will present a program at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield on the impact of automation on small manufacturers.Here are the details.. The program, offered by the ARM Institute, is called "The Impact that Robotics and Automation will have on Small Manufacturers," and will be held from 8 a.

Michigan State University and Oakland County Parks will host "Investigating Lake Ecology," a workshop that will investigate lakes, vegetation and more. The workshop is set to run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 21 at Independence Oaks County Park Wint Nature Center, 9501 Sashabaw Road in Clarkston.

Judges, court officers, recorders and administrators recently opened up the 50th District Court in Pontiac to a group of 25 high school students to learn about careers in law. Oakland University's Project Upward Bound, a federally funded college-prep program founded in 1966, brought the Pontiac-area students to the court for its annual career day.

Rita Patel has returned to Northville for a second act, operating an independent coffee shop. Previously, she was co-owner of Solid Grounds Coffee in downtown Northville. She came back to open Sweet Brew 'n Spice Cafe, June 25. The cafe is at 133 W. Main Street, Ste. 230, in Northville Square."Downtown Northville is growing in a positive direction.

Oakland County Commissioner Phil Weipert has been selected to lead southeast Michigan's regional council of government leaders. The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) have appointed Weipert chair after serving as first vice chair for the past year under Chair Robert Clark, mayor of Monroe.