"I look forward to beginning to focus on future endeavors and spending more time with my family," Tim Greimel said.
Since 2009, 80% of Michigan’s traditional school districts have experienced enrollment declines. The reason is no secret: The number of children in Michigan is shrinking, a trend that has major implications for the state’s education system.
While Detroit's comeback is getting national attention, two satellite cities almost as old — Pontiac and Mt. Clemens — are quietly trying to revive.
PONTIAC, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Pontiac man is accused of robbing a co-worker of $12,000 in cash; shortly before he was shot and robbed of some of that stolen money. "The victim will be prosecuted for his own alleged crimes, but those crimes don't justify what happened to him," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in the press release.
PONTIAC, MI – Officials are investigating after a 66-year-old businessman was shot and killed in Oakland County. According to WXYZ-TV in Detroit, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a business in the 1000 block of University Drive in Pontiac at 8 p.m. on Monday.
Investigators in Michigan linked the trio to the fatal shooting of Simko, a business owner in the Pontiac, Michigan area.
While there is more work ahead, I take pride in knowing that Pontiac is on a path to transformation,” the first-term mayor said Thursday.
The suspects were arrested within days of the shooting and collectively face charges including murder, armed robbery and illegal weapons possession.
The Arctic air mass over Michigan and the whole of the Midwest may stick around as late as Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
Soldiers with the Michigan Army National Guard 1775th Military Police Command, based at the Pontiac Armory received honorary tributes from government officials, Jan. 12.
Michigan State climbed five spots to No. 16 after beating Michigan, 88-58, on Saturday, while the Wolverines dropped out of the Top 25, but were the highest vote-getter outside the poll.
Pontiac — FBI agents are investigating public corruption allegations involving current and former Pontiac city officials amid a grand jury probe that raises questions about whether bribery, conflicts and illicit cash have tainted Pontiac's attempts to launch a marijuana industry.