Pontiac, MI

After Pontiac voters overwhelmingly approved a $75 million bond proposal to improve the city’s roads and road facilities, city leaders say residents could begin seeing construction as soon as next spring.

Pontiac schools will have new leadership beginning Monday after the district’s current interim superintendent, Jennifer Dean, announced she was stepping down for personal reasons.

Debra Ann Parks, 65 of Alpena, Michigan passed away peacefully at MediLodge of Alpena on October 21, 2026. She was born to the late John and Jeanne (Cunningham) Parks on June 7, 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan. Deb was a woman of many talents, a lifelong educator, and above all, someone who cherished her family. Holding […]

Search continues for Pontiac teen missing over a month. Deputies are requesting help from the public to locate 17-year-old Taliah Deshay Malie Sparks .

Pontiac voters will decide next week whether to approve $75 million in bonds to repair the city's deteriorating roads, a proposal city leaders say would fund long-term fixes for streets that haven't seen major investment in decades.

Linda Marlene Jewell, 84, passed away October 22, 2026, passed away at Davison Care Home peacefully. Linda Marlene Tabor was born in Hot Springs Arkansas and raised in Pontiac Michigan, where her family settled after her father began a career in the auto industry. After graduating from high school, Linda worked within the school system […]

Creepy Cheapy Halloween XVIII returns to the Crofoot Complex located at 1 S. Saginaw St. in Pontiac, Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24. This annual event, which the organizers... The post Creepy Cheapy Halloween XVIII: Costume Tribute Extravaganza Returns to Pontiac appeared first on WRIF Rocks Detroit.

Amanda “Mindy” Cathleen Stratton, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on February 9, 1983 in Pontiac, Michigan to Richard David Mabbitt and Bridget Cathleen Gren. Mindy had a big heart and a way of making everyone feel welcome. She never met a person she …

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com The Road Commission for Oakland County plans to close the New Hudson Drive/Pontiac Trail roundabout Saturday, then the Lyon Center Drive/Grand River roundabout Sunday for milling and pavement work. Both projects should wrap up by the end of each day, weather permitting. The remaining milling and paving work on Lyon Center Drive and New Hudson Drive, from Milford Road to Pontiac Trail, is scheduled to begin on Monday, and is expected to take several days to compl

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Some good news for motorists, residents, and businesses in the South Lyon area. The Road Commission for Oakland County has opened Pontiac Trail from 9 Mile to Reynold Sweet Parkway to two-way traffic. The road had been closed to northbound traffic as part of the ongoing project to reconstruct Pontiac Trail from 9 Mile Road to the CSX railroad tracks north of 10 Mile Road. Work continues on the section of Pontiac Trail from just north of Reynold Sweet Park