PONTIAC, Mich. – A Michigan mother shared her harrowing experience after scammers impersonated an Oakland County sheriff’s officer and swindled her family out of $2,100 following her daughter’s arrest ...

Pontiac — Oakland County is taking measures to purify the water in its facilities after bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease were found in two county government buildings. County officials said ...

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI -- A 29-year-old Sterling Heights man was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Peyton Bilbia, a 26-year-old Grand Blanc native who resided in Milford. Police discovered ...

Detroit — Demolition of the former Wayne County Jail is underway as part of a planned redevelopment of the area east of Greektown into a life sciences district. Crews began razing the former jail, ...

Oakland County announced Dec. 26 that four of 11 water samples taken from its Pontiac courthouse were positive for legionella bacteria. County officials say they are "taking immediate action" to ...

A 40-year-old Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was found unresponsive in her cell. Lifesaving measures were administered by medical ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Michigan workers earning minimum wage will see a 10% increase in pay starting Jan. 1, to $13.73 an hour. They’re not the only ones getting raises. Oakland County’s elected officials, from the county ...

In 2025, more people died in Oakland County at the hands of others compared to the previous year, according to a database compiled by The Oakland Press. As the year ended, there were 30 reported ...