Bingham Farms, Michigan

Laura Amatulli says her Auburn Hills neighborhood is making her and her family sick -- and she blames the thick, black smoke from leaf burning for the family's ailments.

Nominations are still being sought for the Birmingham First Citizen Award. Each year, the BirminghamEccentric, in cooperation with the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber names a First Citizen.

Dana Holding Corp. said Thursday it will close up to 10 plants and cut 2,000 more employees than originally planned as the auto parts maker's net loss widened in the third quarter.

Democrats pulled in the votes to win two seats up for grabs on the University of Michigan Board of Regents.

Legal problems continue to mount for the state Department of Natural Resources. Claiming that he was a victim of retaliation after he supported a fellow officer's claims of discrimination, Capt.

Candidates for the University of Michigan Board of Regents appear in a forum at Palmer Commons on campus on Monday evening.

What were Christine Beatty and her defense lawyer thinking when they rejected a plea deal from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office? It was a question many people were asking Thursday after hundreds of ...

The state Department of Natural Resources is facing more charges of racial discrimination six months after reaching an out-of-court settlement with a black female Law Enforcement Division lieutenant.

Michigan's three major universities have elected boards for which the political parties nominate candidates each year.

A continuing parade of cars began arriving at the Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council Center at Midvale School.

A developer pulling the plug on a $15 million three-story senior housing project in downtown Brighton wasn't a big surprise, considering the souring economy.

While Larry Deitch hopes to hold onto his seat on the University of Michigan Board of Regents in the general election, at least one new face will join the board as it grapples with issues such as steadily ...

For all their differences, one common experience is shared by the two candidates hoping to represent northeast Southfield and all of Lathrup Village and Berkley on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners: ...

Gary Peters faced a tough crowd Thursday. "Politics can be very civil," he said.

Three Southeast Michigan physician groups have teamed up with Compuware Corp. subsidiary Covisint to establish a new Web-based health information exchange that will give participating doctors one central access ...

Lake area property owners have a responsibility to understand how activities that take place on or around their property can affect water quality of their lake and watershed.

The Oakland Press As political parties bombard voters with information through the media, sometimes the nonpartisan races, such as those for district and circuit court judgeships, can get overlooked.

A former Newaygo County Jail inmate sexually assaulted by a guard there and is suing the county, the jail and the former guard now serving a prison sentence for the assaults.

A housing law that takes effect Wednesday ends a loophole that allowed many borrowers to put zero down on Federal Housing Administration loans in recent years.