Transformational Change Coming to Downtown Pontiac as Phoenix Center Demolition Begins

The long-awaited structural demolition of the Phoenix Center starts in May, marking a major step in the revitalization of Downtown Pontiac. Soft demolition is underway.

04/08/2025 11:00 AM

The Board Bulletin - April 2025

Read the latest issue of the Board's newsletter, The Board Bulletin.

04/04/2025 2:23 PM

First Oakland County Mumps Case of the Year: Health Officials Emphasize Vaccination

04/04/2025 10:45 AM

Darren Bradford Charged With Seven Additional Counts Of Criminal Sexual Conduct Involving Teens In Vape-For-Sex Case

Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Darren Bradford, a 24-year-old resident of Berkley, with six additional counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree and one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Fourth Degree.

04/01/2025 2:36 PM

Parents Sentenced To Probation For Safe Storage Gun Violation

Jacob Gean, age 28, and Jessie Gean, age 29, of Madison Heights were sentenced to probation Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court for violating Michigan’s Safe Storage gun law, which went into effect in February 2024.

04/01/2025 1:28 PM

VIDEO: Last Ride Under Pontiac’s Phoenix Center as Demolition and Redevelopment Begin

Pontiac, MI – The Phoenix Center – a long-vacant event venue that dominated the Pontiac skyline with its pair of cone-shaped canopies – is coming down.

03/31/2025

Man Pleads in Connection with Kidnapping, Rape, and Torture of 9-Year-Old Child

Aaron Deneal McDonald pled no contest to all charges issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and torture of a 9-year-old victim.

03/28/2025 3:50 PM

Oakland County Prosecutor Charges Berkley Man with Criminal Sexual Conduct for Coercing Sex From Teen In Exchange for Vape Products

Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Darren Joshua Bradford a 24-year-old resident of Berkley with Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree.

03/27/2025 1:34 PM

Bond Set in Kelli Bryant Welfare Fraud Case

District Court Judge Cynthia Thomas Walker set a $29,397 personal bond for Kelli Bryant, the Pontiac mom alleged to have effectively abandoned her three children, for three counts of Welfare Fraud during a Tuesday afternoon hearing.

03/26/2025 3:40 PM

Oakland County Prosecutor Issues Charges In Corewell Beaumont Troy Hospital Shooting

Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Robert Paljusevic, a 21-year-old resident of Shelby Township, with Assault with Intent to Murder, Felony Firearm, Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

03/23/2025 2:17 PM