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LANSING – An Oakland County woman accused of posing as a board-certified therapist at the Oxford Recovery Center in Brighton has been arraigned, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Kimberly Casey Coden-Diskin, 34, was arraigned in Livingston County’s 53 District Court and is charged with the following: sixteen counts of unauthorized practice of a …

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve a plan to provide $10.1 million in grants to county public schools to help fund mental health assistance for students. The county is allocating the grants from the $28 million it received in federal COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act funds. Several commissioners and area school …

Chances are 911 is the first phone number you memorized, but now a group in Oakland wants people to dial a different number when there’s a mental health crisis or a substance abuse emergency. It’s a non-police emergency hotline manned by trained volunteers who want to offer an alternative to people who don’t trust police.  …

President-elect Biden began choosing people for his administration, and most names aren’t very recognizable, but a few making history.   The cabinet has not been confirmed by the Senate, but the hearings should be completed by Jan. 20. The following positions will be based on Biden’s picks, before the confirmation hearings take place. Biden made a …

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Depending on the final outcome of this rollercoaster election, Kamala Harris is poised to become the first woman to reach the office of Vice President when all the votes are counted. Her ties to the Bay Area abound. While many in the Bay Area are celebrating her rise and possible …

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Hoopers rejoice! In-person basketball workouts are coming back to the East Bay. The Warriors Basketball Academy, located at the team’s practice facility in Oakland is set to reopen its doors Thursday, Nov. 5. During the pandemic, the Warriors got creative with virtual workouts. Now, the facility has been transformed to allow …

What is it about courtside at the Oakland Arena that really brings out the worst our country has to offer?  You may recall, during the 2019 NBA Finals, when Golden State Warriors’ part-owner and venture-capitalist scumbag Mark Stevens took a second out of his night to shove Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and then call him …

SAN BRUNO – An East Bay man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into Capuchino High School in San Bruno last week, authorities said. Officers were called to the school at 1501 Magnolia Ave. about 2:40 a.m. Friday for a report of a burglary alarm, said San Bruno police Officer Oliver Reich in a news …

After days in coronavirus limbo, the Grand Princess cruise ship arrived at the Port of Oakland on Monday — and suddenly the city found itself at the center of a public health emergency. Gov. Gavin Newsom has said aggressive steps have been taken to get the passengers off the boat without jeopardizing public health. Most …

Dave Coulter, Oakland County Executive, is focusing on filling the gaps in an already prosperous county. Those chasms include health care reform, new LGBTQ protections and transit improvements- all of which were highlighted in Coulter’s first-ever State of the Country speech Wednesday night. He joins Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson to recap his address and …