Eco-friendly move ( Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- The new house on Ferry Street, though nondescript on the outside, is not your typical residence. Inside the sky-blue structure are recycled carpeting, low-flow faucets and an energy-efficient furnace -- features that make it the most eco-friendly home on the block. Read more GM mulls shedding Pontiac to win gov't aid: report ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:00:03 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The automaker General Motors Corp is mulling whether to shed its Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands, as well as its Hummer brand, Read more Report: GM studies killing Saab, Saturn, Pontiac ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:32:00 +0100) DETROIT -- General Motors is studying the idea of killing the Saab, Saturn and Pontiac brands as it seeks U.S. rescue loans, Bloomberg News reported today. Read more
Gorcyca cleared in misconduct probe ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:52:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- A state attorney discipline panel today cleared Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca of misconduct for remarks he made about an Oak Park elementary school teacher charged with sexual assault. Read more
Motive in homeless men's savage killings eludes cops ( Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Those who know Thomas "TJ" McCloud Jr. and Dontez "Taz" Marc Tillman say they're typical 14-year-olds. They like to pal around, play videos and listen to CDs. Read more
Ex-altar boy sues Catholic Church ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is facing a second civil lawsuit over allegations it failed to stop a priest who molested children when he served at parishes in Warren, White Lake, Redford, Pontiac, and Utica. Read more
GM Prices Fullsize Hybrid Pickups Below $40,000 ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:58:05 +0100) GM additionally announces midyear enhancements to its 09 Pontiac G6 lineup. Read more Abraham faces prison in drug case ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:07:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Nichole Edwards on Monday recalled the sincerity she saw in Nathaniel Abraham when she met him at Oprah Winfrey's TV studio in Chicago after his release from prison for killing her brother, Ronnie Greene. Read more Abraham pleads guilty to drug charges ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:14:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Nathaniel Abraham, one of Michigan's youngest convicted murders, pleaded guilty today to felony drug possession charges, just 22 months after being released from state custody for second-degree murder. Read more Abraham returns to court Monday on drug charges ( Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- The last time Nathaniel Abraham appeared before a jury, he was 11 years old. His feet didn't touch the floor when he sat in a courtroom chair. He asked his attorney when he could go home. He was charged with murder. Read more
Bronze bell stolen from Oakland County Historical Society ( Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:34:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- A large bell that has sat at the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society's campus was stolen sometime Friday night or Saturday morning, likely for scrap, society officials said. Read more
Arrest of gunman puts Pontiac school on lockdown ( Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:38:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Pontiac Central High School is on lockdown this morning after police arrested a suspected gunman at the school on Huron Street. Read more
Pontiac schools' $10M deficit may force school closings, teacher layoffs ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:12:00 +0100) PONTIAC --The Pontiac Public School District faces a $10 million deficit and must make tough choices about possibly closing schools and laying off teachers. Read more Fisker Opens Michigan Engineering Center ( Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:08:14 +0100) The Pontiac, MI, facility will house 200 engineers and designers that will coordinate with local suppliers for the late-2009 launch of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle. Read more Fisker opens engineering center in suburban Detroit ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:12:00 +0100) California electric car maker Fisker Automotive is setting up shop in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Mich. Read more Patterson steering along rough road ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson could face one of his most challenging, toughest terms yet as the economy slides into recession and Democrats make healthy inroads in county politics. Read more
Patterson: Oakland County expecting worst, hoping for best with car companies ( Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:27:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson could face one of his most challenging, toughest terms yet as the economy slides into recession and Democrats make healthy inroads in county politics. Read more
North Oakland Medical's sale nears completion ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:12:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- The sale of North Oakland Medical Centers, a bankrupt 366-bed hospital, could be complete by day's end. Read more
Obama's coattails pay off for Oakland County Dems ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- It was an election of close calls, some near misses and one major upset, but 2008 may be remembered more as the election in which the red-to-blue transition of Oakland County was nearly complete. Read more State aid gets bankrupt hospital back in business ( Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- New life has been breathed into the North Oakland Medical Centers, which has reopened a week after closing its doors. Read more
North Oakland Medical reopens after state offers financial help ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Almost a week after North Oakland Medical Centers ended patient care following the bankrupt hospital's failed sale, hospital representatives announced today that the city and state have offered financial help to make the sale possible. Read more
Race down to the wire for Oakland County executive ( Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:12:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence swept through Oakland County Saturday, trying to take advantage of Sen. Barack Obama's volunteers for his presidential campaign in her bid to unseat longtime Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. Read more
Pontiac initiative would boost cops ( Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:02:00 +0100) A tax proposal on Tuesday's ballot, if passed, will allow the city's hobbled Police Department to re-hire at least 15 officers laid off in budget cuts in recent years. Read more North Oakland Medical forced to close at 5 p.m. today for lack of money ( Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:28:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- North Oakland Medical Centers will close its doors at 5 p.m. today due to lack of funds. Read more Armed, masked man robs Pontiac 7-Eleven ( Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:50:00 +0100) PONTIAC -- Police here are searching for a man who brandished a handgun while robbing a convenience store on the city's northwest side this morning. Read more
Gorcyca cleared in misconduct probe 
Abraham faces prison in drug case 
Arrest of gunman puts Pontiac school on lockdown 
Patterson steering along rough road 
State aid gets bankrupt hospital back in business 
North Oakland Medical forced to close at 5 p.m. today for lack of money 
