Afghan family finds refuge in Michigan with help from Oakland County residents

Thanks to a U.S. Marine major from Michigan, the Sadat family boarded one of the last cargo planes headed to America. Their brave story reached First Lady Jill Biden, who invited them to the White House earlier this year.

33-year-old dead after being shot by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies following chase

The suspect was shot by police after exiting his vehicle following a police chase. He "turned abruptly towards the deputies with a two-handed posture" a release from the sheriff's office said.

Gun buyback organizer wants weapons destroyed, not recycled

“We are calling upon our city, county, and state leaders to please (not) recycle those guns, please destroy them," he said. "We are currently in discussions with legislators, the police department, trying to see if we can have them set aside."

Package thieves caught with numerous stolen items after arrest in Berkley, police say

Berkley police are looking for the intended recipients of numerous stolen items after catching two package thieves over the weekend. Police believe these items were stolen from the Metro Detroit area over the past two weeks.

Men accused of impersonating Ferndale police, handcuffing victim during break-in

A group of men is accused of pretending to be police officers to break into a Ferndale man's home over the summer. Police said the investigation led them to numerous guns, ammo, and drugs.

Oakland County tax preparer sentenced to prison for submitting false tax returns

An Oakland County tax preparer was sentenced last week to more than a year in prison for fraud after authorities say she submitted false tax returns on behalf of clients.

Vehicle shot 14 times in Royal Oak Township, police say

The Michigan State Police said that a person stood in the grass of a house on Ithaca Avenue, near Cloverdale, in Royal Oak Township and fired 14 shots into a parked Ford Bronco at about 2:30 a.m. Dec. 10.

Southfield police seeking missing 17-year-old girl

The girl is believed to be “voluntarily missing," and could be in Detroit, according to her family.