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Downtown Royal Oak will soon be alive with the sounds of musicians performing everything from rock and soul to Americana, pop tunes and funk.Organized by the Royal Oak Commission for the Arts, the Summer Concert series starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 5 and continues each Thursday through Aug.

Miguel Ibarra-Cerda, 21, has been charged in the hit-and-run death of Justin Lee, 14. Cerda was arraigned via video at 52-1 District Court in Novi on Thursday on two charges including: reckless driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death, which are both 15-year felonies.

Birmingham Brother Rice had a few goals before the baseball season started.The Warriors are two wins shy of their biggest goal to win the state championship for the first time since 2008. They face Woodhaven in the Division 1 MHSAA state baseball semifinals at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Michigan State.

Royal Oak police say they are investigating and trying to locate the live-in girlfriend of a Royal Oak man who went missing this week.The woman is Holly Towery, 32 and police are trying to find out what happened to her after she left her boyfriend's house shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday.Her Royal Oak boyfriend, Allen Reinwasser, has posted home security video of Towery leaving the house, getting in her SUV and driving off on his

"Antiques Roadshow" rolled into Rochester Thursday, bringing with it a community of appraisal experts and countless people eager to learn more about their items. The show filmed at the historic Meadow Brook Hall as part its 23nd season, which focuses on filming at historic venues. In each city "Antiques Roadshow" visits, guests have the opportunity to have an item appraised for its value or historical significance.

A 63-year-old Warren woman is dead after her motorcycle was struck by a car on M-59 late Wednesday evening. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes of M-59 just east of John R Road at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was driving a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the center lane when a 2012 Hyundai Accent driven by a 21-year-old Sterling Heights woman changed lanes and struck the Harley.

One young man is dead, and now another one is charged with a potential 15-year felony. The crash occurred early Sunday morning, shortly after the pair had left work at an area restaurant.

The Rochester Hills Festival of the Hills celebration is set for Wednesday, June 27. The year's event begins at 6 p.m. with family games and live entertainment. The fireworks show will begin at 10 p.m. All Festival of the Hills events are located at Earl E. Borden Park on the southeast corner of Hamlin Road and John R.

Star EMS recently announced the graduation of eight students from its first-ever emergency medical technician apprenticeship program in Pontiac.The tuition-free, accelerated path toward certification as an EMT wrapped up June 5, and a graduation ceremony was held June 8 at Pontiac's Little ArtT heater.

In 2014, Pontiac School District was saddled with a $51 million deficit. Today that number stands at about $11 million. Salary concessions made by educators are slowly returning, chronic absenteeism in students is down and a five-year, $35 million sinking fund millage is rehabilitating the district's aging buildings.