The Aug. 5 primary ballot in some communities reflects an increase in interest in running for local office. In Pontiac, for example, six candidates have filed to run for mayor, up from five in 2021.

There will be new weekend lane and ramp closures on I-75 in northern Oakland County for culvert replacement work between ...

LOWHILL TWP., Pa. -- Firefighters were called to a brush fire in Lehigh County. It was reported Thursday afternoon at KOA campground in Lowhill Township. Multiple fire companies were called to ...

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Police in Oakland County say a Burton man was shot and killed Friday morning in Commerce Township. The shooting happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the 300 block ...

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI – A man from Burton was reportedly and killed overnight Thursday in a residential area of Oakland County. WJRT-TV reported the shooting occurred before 12:30 a.m. Friday ...

Anyone interested in seeing how the Oakland County clerk’s office counts ballots can attend Monday’s public accuracy test. The test verifies that voting equipment used for absentee ballot ...

Michigan’s four-year, $160 million effort to resurface 15 miles of I-75 in Oakland County has resumed. This year’s work includes milling and resurfacing the southbound highway between ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A new County Durham ambulance and fire service headquarters has been approved by councillors. Members of Durham County Council’s ...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller criticized Oakland County for the “sickening release” of nearly 1.2 million gallons of raw sewage into the Red Run Drain last week and ...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller is again calling on the Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to stop sewer discharges from Oakland County following ...