What northern Oakland County residents can expect after broken water main replaced
Read full article: What northern Oakland County residents can expect after broken water main replacedA broken 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills has been replaced. But the work is just starting, leaving northern Oakland County under a state of emergency.
‘No showers, no laundry’: Oakland County residents line up for water as main break repair continues
Read full article: ‘No showers, no laundry’: Oakland County residents line up for water as main break repair continuesCrews replaced a broken 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills on Monday, moving the area closer to restoring service after days of water restrictions across parts of Oakland County.
A 42-inch pipe broke 50 years too soon. Here’s where things stand for Oakland County communities
Read full article: A 42-inch pipe broke 50 years too soon. Here’s where things stand for Oakland County communitiesA water main break in Auburn Hills prompted a State of Emergency and is impacting multiple areas as water supply dwindles.
Water main break forces Oakland County businesses to close during busy weekend
Read full article: Water main break forces Oakland County businesses to close during busy weekendA water main break forced businesses along South Broadway in Lake Orion Township to close during one of their busiest weekends, costing some owners thousands of dollars in lost sales and canceled reservations.
State of emergency declared after major water main break in Oakland County -- Everything we know
Read full article: State of emergency declared after major water main break in Oakland County -- Everything we knowA large part of Oakland County is feeling the burden of a water main break Monday morning.
‘If you are a praying person, pray’: Orion Township combats dwindling water supply after Auburn Hills main break
Read full article: ‘If you are a praying person, pray’: Orion Township combats dwindling water supply after Auburn Hills main breakOn a typical day, the water tower in Orion Township holds 2.5 million gallons of water. That equates to about 44.5 feet of water. At last check, the Orion Township supervisor tells Local 4 that the water is now at about 28.5 feet. It comes after the area lost water supply due to an early morning water break in Auburn Hills.
What we know so far: Oakland County water main break, boil-water advisories and closures
Read full article: What we know so far: Oakland County water main break, boil-water advisories and closuresGov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency and activated the State Emergency Operations Center after a major water main break in Oakland County.
Educational institutions issue statements regarding operations after significant water break in Oakland County
Read full article: Educational institutions issue statements regarding operations after significant water break in Oakland CountySome school districts are watching the situation, and other institutions are canceling in-person classes for Monday
Officials update significant water main break affecting Oakland County residents
Read full article: Officials update significant water main break affecting Oakland County residentsOrion Township Supervisor Barnett warns residents, “This is not a drill” when talking about the severity of the situation.
Head-on crash in Orion Township leaves 1 dead, 3 critically hurt
Read full article: Head-on crash in Orion Township leaves 1 dead, 3 critically hurtA Rochester Hills man is dead, and his wife and another married couple are critically injured after a head-on crash in Orion Township on Saturday afternoon (April 11), the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
‘The financial burden is real’: 85-year-old pays $770 monthly for condo destroyed in Oakland County blast
Read full article: ‘The financial burden is real’: 85-year-old pays $770 monthly for condo destroyed in Oakland County blastA family in one of the damaged buildings in an Orion Township complex said they’re paying hundreds of dollars a month in association fees for a condo they have not been able to live in since a 2024 explosion.
Garbage truck driver dies after hit by Jeep in Oakland County crash, police say
Read full article: Garbage truck driver dies after hit by Jeep in Oakland County crash, police sayA Flint man has died after the garbage truck he was driving was hit by a car that was exiting an Oakland County driveway on Tuesday, causing the truck to overturn and hit a utility pole, officials said.
Joslyn, Brown roads intersection closure in Oakland County extended until at least Labor Day
Read full article: Joslyn, Brown roads intersection closure in Oakland County extended until at least Labor DayThe intersection of Brown Road and Joslyn Road at the Auburn Hills, Orion Township border is closed until at least Labor Day, the Road Commission for Oakland County said.
Fawn rescued after getting trapped in metal grate in Oakland County lake
Read full article: Fawn rescued after getting trapped in metal grate in Oakland County lakeA fawn was rescued after it got trapped in a metal grate and likely struggled to keep its head above water for several hours, authorities said.
Orion Road at Dutton Road in Oakland County closed indefinitely after flood damage; Detour in place
Read full article: Orion Road at Dutton Road in Oakland County closed indefinitely after flood damage; Detour in placeThe Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has established a formal detour route for traffic traveling on Orion Road at Dutton Road on the Rochester Hills/Oakland County border, which remains closed due to damage caused by July 16’s flooding.
Oakland County residents endure 24-hour water outage, now under boil advisory
Read full article: Oakland County residents endure 24-hour water outage, now under boil advisoryResidents of Orion Lakes mobile home park were without water for more than 24 hours after the property owners reported that a power outage had disabled the park’s well.
Dog dock at Oakland County park closes permanently due to high E. coli levels, county seeking improvements
Read full article: Dog dock at Oakland County park closes permanently due to high E. coli levels, county seeking improvementsThe dog dock at Orion Oaks Dog Park closed permanently due to consistently high levels of E coli found in the water.
Sheriff’s office searching for suspect accused of breaking into Orion Township gas station
Read full article: Sheriff’s office searching for suspect accused of breaking into Orion Township gas stationThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspect accused of burglary at a gas station in Orion Township.
Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing case worker in Orion Township
Read full article: Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing case worker in Orion TownshipOakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald charged Gul Nabi Rahmati, a 34-year-old resident of Dearborn Heights, with two felonies, including assault with intent to murder, for a stabbing attack on Zubair Mansuori in Orion Township.

‘Absolute miracle’: Orion Township officials praise community for heroics in condo explosion
Read full article: ‘Absolute miracle’: Orion Township officials praise community for heroics in condo explosionOfficials in Oakland County are lauding the community for their heroic acts following a massive explosion that destroyed a condo building in Orion Township.

Crews respond to suspected gas explosion, fire in Orion Township, leaving 2 critically injured
Read full article: Crews respond to suspected gas explosion, fire in Orion Township, leaving 2 critically injuredCrews are responding to a suspected gas explosion and fire in Orion Township that left two critically injured.
Man shot, killed breaking into Oakland County home with axe to find ex-girlfriend
Read full article: Man shot, killed breaking into Oakland County home with axe to find ex-girlfriendThe woman was seeking shelter at her daughter’s home and hid with her stepson in a bathroom after Gavitt reportedly got inside by breaking a window with an ax.
Reward offered for info after man killed by airborne road sign in Oakland County
Read full article: Reward offered for info after man killed by airborne road sign in Oakland CountyCrime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a driver who struck a road sign, sending it flying into another vehicle, where it struck and killed a 31-year-old Lake Orion man.
General Motors to layoff 1,314 people at manufacturing plants in Michigan
Read full article: General Motors to layoff 1,314 people at manufacturing plants in MichiganGeneral Motors is laying off 1,314 employees at manufacturing plants in Michigan, months after reaching a new labor contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
Orion Township 5-year-old dies after being found in standing water on neighbor’s pool cover
Read full article: Orion Township 5-year-old dies after being found in standing water on neighbor’s pool coverA 5-year-old boy with special needs died on Saturday in Orion Township after authorities discovered him in standing water on a neighbor’s pool cover two hours after he was reported missing.
Orion Township man sentenced to 15 years for distributing child porn for trading purposes
Read full article: Orion Township man sentenced to 15 years for distributing child porn for trading purposesAaron Robert Muhlitner, 27, pleaded guilty to sending images of minors engaged in sexual acts to another person to induce that person to send similar photos.
Police seek help finding driver involved in deadly hit-and-run in Orion Township; $10K reward offered
Read full article: Police seek help finding driver involved in deadly hit-and-run in Orion Township; $10K reward offeredThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigators are seeking the communities help in finding the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Orion Township.
Community demands answers after equipment failure knocks out power to thousands in Orion Township
Read full article: Community demands answers after equipment failure knocks out power to thousands in Orion TownshipOn a blue sky day with barely a breeze blowing, more than 11,000 customers found themselves without power in Orion Township starting at 11 a.m.
Charges dismissed for couple who drew guns in viral encounter outside Chipotle in Oakland County
Read full article: Charges dismissed for couple who drew guns in viral encounter outside Chipotle in Oakland CountyCharges were dismissed for a couple that drew guns in a viral encounter outside an Oakland County Chipotle in 2020.
Oakland County investigators search for driver who struck road sign that flew into another car
Read full article: Oakland County investigators search for driver who struck road sign that flew into another carInvestigators believe they have identified the type of vehicle that struck a road sign, sending it flying into the air before it smashed into another driver’s windshield.
Driver struck by road sign that was hit by other car, flew through his windshield in Oakland County
Read full article: Driver struck by road sign that was hit by other car, flew through his windshield in Oakland CountyA driver was struck by a flying road sign that was hit by another car and smashed through his windshield in Oakland County, police said.
$7M federal government investment issued to repair crumbling road in Orion Township
Read full article: $7M federal government investment issued to repair crumbling road in Orion TownshipChris Barnett, a Republican, found a partner in Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat. Through their work and bipartisanship, Slotkin announced $7 million in federal dollars, which will pay for rebuilding the roads, not just a patch job.
Oakland County officials use hovercraft to rescue swan stuck to ice on frozen lake
Read full article: Oakland County officials use hovercraft to rescue swan stuck to ice on frozen lakeOakland County officials broke out their hovercraft to rescue an injured swan that was stuck to the ice on a frozen lake.
Community divided over development of new water storage facility in Oakland Township
Read full article: Community divided over development of new water storage facility in Oakland TownshipOakland Township requires a new EPA-mandated 45-foot high water storage facility. It is something everybody agrees on, but its placement of it is not.
Man tries to meet up with 15-year-old girl in Oakland County, give her cocaine, police say
Read full article: Man tries to meet up with 15-year-old girl in Oakland County, give her cocaine, police sayA man was arrested when he tried to meet up with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl in Oakland County and give her cocaine, police said.
Cleaning service employee charged for fatally assaulting coworker at GM Orion Assembly plant, police say
Read full article: Cleaning service employee charged for fatally assaulting coworker at GM Orion Assembly plant, police sayA 48-year-old cleaning service worker was arraigned on Saturday on a charge of open murder.
Oakland County officials identify worker killed overnight at GM Orion Assembly plant
Read full article: Oakland County officials identify worker killed overnight at GM Orion Assembly plantOakland County officials have identified the worker who was killed overnight during a fight with a coworker at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant.
Cleaning service employee murders coworker during fight at GM Orion Assembly plant, police say
Read full article: Cleaning service employee murders coworker during fight at GM Orion Assembly plant, police sayA fight between cleaning service employees led to one death and one arrest overnight at the General Motors Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, police said.
Crews from 7 different Oakland County cities, townships help battle fire at Auburn Hills apartments
Read full article: Crews from 7 different Oakland County cities, townships help battle fire at Auburn Hills apartmentsFirefighters from seven different cities and townships around Oakland County helped battle a fire that destroyed several apartments in Auburn Hills.
79-year-old man dies after crashing modified 3-wheel motorcycle in Oakland County
Read full article: 79-year-old man dies after crashing modified 3-wheel motorcycle in Oakland CountyA 79-year-old man died after losing control on a curve and crashing his newly modified three-wheeled motorcycle in Oakland County, police said.
Metro Detroit Family whose house exploded in 2017 reunited with loved one’s stolen war medals
Read full article: Metro Detroit Family whose house exploded in 2017 reunited with loved one’s stolen war medalsA woman who lost her parents in a house explosion in 2017 is reunited with her father's war medals.
Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passenger
Read full article: Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passengerTwo teenagers were hurt -- one critically -- in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks in Orion Township, officials said.
Michigan OKs $824M in incentives for GM’s EV, battery plants
Read full article: Michigan OKs $824M in incentives for GM’s EV, battery plantsGeneral Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its home state of Michigan, announcing plans to spend nearly $7 billion to convert a factory to make electric pickup trucks and to build a new battery cell plant.
Michigan lawmakers OK $1.5B in business incentives, relief
Read full article: Michigan lawmakers OK $1.5B in business incentives, reliefMichigan legislators have passed a $1.5 billion bill with state incentives to land major business expansions, including an electric vehicle battery factory that General Motors wants to build in the Lansing area.
Man shot during robbery outside Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police say
Read full article: Man shot during robbery outside Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police sayOne man was injured Monday during a robbery that led to a shooting outside the Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police said.
Lake Orion High School student arrested for threatening to shoot up school, police say
Read full article: Lake Orion High School student arrested for threatening to shoot up school, police sayA junior at Lake Orion High School has been arrested for threatening to shoot up the school one day after the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, police said.
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Oakland County grandma suspected of child abuse after runaway boy found with injuries
Read full article: Oakland County grandma suspected of child abuse after runaway boy found with injuriesAn Oakland County grandmother is suspected of abusing her grandchildren after a runaway 12-year-old boy she reported missing was found with injuries, police said.
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Calls about suspicious woman lead deputies to abandoned baby in Orion Township
Read full article: Calls about suspicious woman lead deputies to abandoned baby in Orion TownshipA series of 911 calls leads authorities to a discovery in Orion township where a 4-month-old baby boy was found lying face down in a ravine Wednesday morning.
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Abandoned baby found near Orion Township creek expected to be OK, police say
Read full article: Abandoned baby found near Orion Township creek expected to be OK, police sayA 4-month-old baby is expected to be OK after he was found lying face down in a wooded area on the banks of an Orion Township creek on Wednesday, police said.



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