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Tuesday, Nov 17
Oakland County judge blocks sale of Silverdome
An Oakland Circuit judge Wednesday temporarily blocked the recent sale of the Pontiac Silverdome and ordered attorneys to submit additional pleadings in the case.
Thursday, Nov 5
Oakland fights killer's parole
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office has appealed the early release of a convicted killer who became one of TV's "America's Most Wanted" after crushing the skull of an alleged Pontiac hit man in September 1987.
Wednesday, Oct 21
Oakland County plans clinics for H1N1 vaccine
Pontiac -- Oakland County health officials have scheduled their first mass H1N1 vaccination clinics for this Saturday after receiving a limited supply of the vaccine.
Friday, Oct 16
Oakland County has H1N1 vaccine for cops, EMTs
Pontiac -- The Oakland County Health Department is vaccinating its first responders against the H1N1 virus today and Monday.
Thursday, Oct 8
Oakland County runs out of seasonal flu vaccines
Pontiac -- Oakland County ran out of seasonal flu shots Thursday because the drug maker has switched its focus to mass production of the H1N1 vaccine, health officials said.
Oakland County keeps coveted AAA bond rating
Pontiac -- Wall Street has reaffirmed Oakland County's AAA bond rating on $12.88 million in debt for the construction of a new district court building.
Oakland County health clinics to run out of seasonal flu shots
Pontiac -- By the end of today, Oakland County health clinics are expected to run out of seasonal flu shots because the vaccine manufacturer has switched its focus to making the swine flu vaccine.
Tuesday, Oct 6
Oakland County lays out plan for swine flu vaccinations
Pontiac -- Oakland County health officials on Tuesday unveiled plans for a mass immunization of those at high risk of contracting the H1N1 virus.
Oakland County outlines swine flu vaccination plan
Pontiac -- Oakland County health officials unveiled this morning their plans for a mass inoculation of the H1N1 vaccine once supplies of the nasal mist and shot begin to arrive this month.
Thursday, Sep 24
Oakland 1st county in U.S. to adopt 3-year budget
Pontiac -- Oakland County became the first county in America on Thursday to approve a triennial -- or three-year -- line-item budget and is one of the few Michigan county governments to balance its books without layoffs.
Monday, Aug 17
Jury in Rib Rack killing asks to review more testimony
Pontiac -- On the fourth day of deliberations a jury asked to review more testimony in the case against Jerome Adam Hamilton, 16, of Southfield accused of killing Catherine Solinski-Blain. Solinski-Blain, 21, of Waterford Township, died from a single gunshot to the head. She was found Oc...
Tuesday, Aug 11
Deliberations start Wednesday in Rib Rack trial
Pontiac -- Jury instructions and deliberations will take place Wednesday afternoon in the trial against Jerome Adam Hamilton, 16, of Southfield who is accused of killing Catherine Solinski-Blain. Blain died from a single gunshot to the head and was found slumped over the steering whee...
Saturday, Aug 1
Clawson official cruises Woodward in gift from son
It was the perfect ride for coasting into retirement. The silver blue '65 Corvette sat waiting in a parking lot, a red bow decorating its retractable top. The keys were in Tom Palmer's hand, given to him by his son at a retirement party inside a Pontiac hotel.
Thursday, Jul 9
Patterson tells Oakland Co. residents to 'hang on'
Pontiac -- Despite a stream of troubling economic news and a rising unemployment rate, Oakland County residents and business owners should know the worst is half over, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said Thursday.
Sunday, Jul 5
Budget issues put Oakland County drug courts at risk
Pontiac -- Drug courts can turn lives around, but how effective they are and at what cost have become a hot issue in Oakland County.
Wednesday, Jun 24
Oakland sues Michigan for felon release list
Pontiac --The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office is suing the Michigan Department of Corrections for a list of state felons scheduled for potential early release this October.
Thursday, Jun 18
Senior citizens to surge in Oakland County
Pontiac -- Oakland County will experience a seismic shift in its aging population in the next 25 years, leading to what one researcher calls "silver tsunami."
Wednesday, Jun 17
Michigan lawmakers ask GM to choose Orion plant for new car
Under plant closings the company announced earlier, the Orion plant will be idled and two facilities in Pontiac will close. "GM's decision is extremely important for Oakland County, the region and our entire state. This is about where GM will build its ...
Friday, Jun 12
Orion bids $44M for GM jobs
MI The Orion Township plant employs about 3400 hourly and salaried workers, who make the Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet Malibu. But with gm's decision to phase out the Pontiac brand by next year, the plant will have the capacity to produce another vehicle. ...
GM may end up having the last laugh at critics
MI GM has poor product quality. GM has lousy management. GM has too many divisions. Forget that it already has shed all or part of Opel, Vauxhall and Saab in Europe and Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn in the United States in a bid to make it through a ...
