An Independence Township man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after the man allegedly crashed his vehicle in Orion Township. Deputies were dispatched to Clarkston and Pine Tree roads at 7:49 p.m. on July 13 for a property damage report, made sure everyone was safe and determined the 29-year-old driver had been drinking. The driver […]
Canadian National Railroad will close Clark Road from Meadow Lane to Hogback Lake Road in Springfield Township starting on Monday, July 26, for railroad crossing repair work. The road is expected to re-open on Tuesday, August 3. During the closure, access to homes and businesses within the closure will be maintained. The detour for through […]
As of July 14, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for Clarkston ZIP codes: July 14: 48346: 2,357 cases (5 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,466 cases (16 new), 20 deaths 48350: 680 cases (3 new), 10 deaths As compared to July 7: 48346: 2,356 […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County has issued a permit extension allowing Pamar Enterprises to keep Mann Road closed from Clintonville Road to Sunburst Avenue on the Independence Township/Waterford Township border until approximately July 26. The road was supposed to reopen on July 12, but weather-related issues have delayed paving plans. The contractor is performing […]
Maxwell Wyckoff, a 22-year-old Clarkston man, known to be a member of the Wolverine Watchmen group, has been sentenced for charges determined to be unrelated to an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year. Wyckoff pleaded guilty back on May 18 to converting a semiautomatic weapon to an automatic weapon and possessing […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Top law enforcement officials from five counties say congressional proposals to change qualified immunity protections for police are unnecessary because existing laws already hold them accountable for illegal acts and could ultimately lead to municipal bankruptcies. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in May deputies and police officers are […]
On June 27 at 2:26 p.m., deputies responded to Willowpark Drive for a welfare check. Upon arrival, deputies were met by the victim’s father. The father told the deputies he had entered the apartment and discovered his daughter, a 35-year-old Independence Township resident, lying on the floor, beyond help and obviously deceased. Deputies observed suspected […]
As of July 7, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for Clarkston ZIP codes: July 7: 48346: 2,356 cases (8 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,456 cases (11 new), 20 deaths 48350: 678 cases (2 new), 10 deaths As compared to June 30: 48346: 2,355 […]
Back on June 11, deputies were dispatched to a rollover accident after a vehicle had come to a rest partially on the railroad tracks at northbound Woodward Avenue and East Wilson Avenue. The vehicle was subsequently struck by an oncoming train. When deputies arrived on the scene, they observed that the train was stopped on the […]
A fatal crash occurred just before 9 p.m. on June 19 on northbound Dixie Highway at Rattalee Lake Road in Springfield Township. A 50-year-old Clarkston man and a 49-year-old passenger were exiting left out of a parking lot onto northbound Dixie Highway in a 2019 Ford Explorer when they collided with a northbound 1997 Harley […]