A 4-year-old girl drowned Friday in a pool at a private Oakland County athletic club, and investigators say she and five other children were left to swim without adult supervision.

A 5-year-old girl from Sterling Heights drowned in a swimming pool at the Deer Lake Athletic Club in Independence Township.

Crews are battling a large house fire in Clarkston early Thursday morning.

Fire chiefs from three Oakland County departments issued an urgent warning about dangerous conditions along a 15-mile stretch of I-75 under construction between Grand Blanc and Independence Township, calling the situation a “public safety crisis.”

Fire chiefs from three Oakland County departments issued an urgent warning about dangerous conditions along a 15-mile stretch of I-75 under construction between Grand Blanc and Independence Township, calling the situation a “public safety crisis.”

Investigators are asking for the public to help solve the “mysterious slayings” of two men whose bodies were found along I-75 about 17 years ago.

David Aguilar Jr. allegedly told the Subway employee, “I have a gun. I’m going to blow your head off if you don’t give me all the money."

Here’s where you’ll find the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election results for Independence Township, Michigan.

Here’s where you’ll find the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election results for Independence Township, Michigan.

Here’s where you’ll find the 2024 Michigan Primary Election results for Independence Township.

According to authorities, he was swimming with a friend when he unexpectedly went underwater and did not surface.

A Waterford Township man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Independence Township.

Thursday will mark 39 years since Cindy Louise Moore was last seen. Anyone with information is urged to contact the the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4950.

The body of a missing Independence Township woman was discovered in Waterford Oaks County Park.

The body of a missing Independence Township woman was discovered in Waterford Oaks County Park.

A teenager on Wednesday crashed into a Michigan State Police patrol car stopped on the shoulder of I-75 in Oakland County just after the officer made an arrest.

A crash involving a patrol car has closed the Northbound lanes of I-75 at Sashabaw Road in Oakland County.

A Belleville man on parole from a 2014 federal bank robbery conviction is being held on a $1 million bond after he was charged Monday with robbing an Independence Township credit union.

Two bridges that run above I-75 in Springfield and Independence townships will close for repairs beginning next week.

An 81-year-old Oakland County man died on Sunday after his ice sailboat crashed on Pontiac Lake.

One man is dead and two people are injured after a traffic crash took place in Independence Township on Saturday.

Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Independence Township on Nov. 8, 2022.

Oakland County voters are being asked to vote on a 10-year transit millage which asks 0.95 mills per $1,000 in a home’s taxable value.

A man is facing seven felony charges in connection with a string of thefts and break-ins across Oakland County.

A man was seriously injured overnight when he crashed into a pole in Oakland County, causing his SUV to roll over and catch fire while he was trapped inside, police said.

A woman who was found drunk in the driver’s seat of a running car on the side of an Oakland County highway refused to provide her license to a state trooper and continually screamed at him to “say her full name,” police said.

Here’s where to find Michigan election results for the Independence Township primary election on Aug. 2, 2022.

Three Michigan men were arrested after they agreed to meet with a girl under 16 years old for sex at a motel in Oakland County, only to find out deputies were posing as the girl online, officials said.

Police said three men from Michigan were arrested after they spoke with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl online and set up meetings to have sex at a motel in Oakland County.

A Clarkston man was critically injured over the weekend when his motorcycle left the roadway and crashed in Oakland County, officials said.

An Oakland County woman who was wanted in connection with the murders of her boyfriend and her brother has been found dead in the woods, sources told Local 4.

A woman wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of her brother and her boyfriend at a Clarkston apartment complex has reportedly been found dead near the scene of the crime.

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an Independence Township woman who they believe has fatally shot her boyfriend and brother Sunday morning.

Officials said an Oakland County man lived in a home with his dead roommate for about a month before police were sent there on a welfare check and discovered the body in a bathtub.

A Lapeer County couple were killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash in Oakland County, police said.

The woman whose purse was snatched off a window ledge over the weekend at an Oakland County Kroger said she won’t press charges after the culprit apologized and returned her money.

Surveillance cameras at an Oakland County Kroger captured every moment as a woman noticed an 80-year-old shopper’s purse left unattended, snatched it up and took it into the bathroom, police said.

Many neighbors said they didn’t know that was happening inside the home.

Here are tonight's top stories.

Animal control officers rescued 100 animals living in unsanitary conditions at an Independence Township home.

One hundred animals -- including 16 dead cats, dozens of sick cats, dogs, rabbits and ferrets, and a bearded dragon, were removed from “unsanitary conditions” inside an Oakland County home, officials said.

Two missing Independence Township children have been found safe in North Carolina.

PONTIAC, Mich. – A 51-year-old Independence Township man accused of killing a man and injuring another with a machete and steak knife has been charged with first-degree murder, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Todd Szyszkowski is also charged with assault with intent to murder and armed robbery. A 59-year-old Pontiac man, who authorities said was injured in the attack, fled the scene to a nearby gas station to report the incident. Deputies said the 59-year-old man had severe lacerations to his head but is in stable condition. AdOfficials said a machete and broken steak knife were found, believing to be the weapons used in the attack.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a laundromat Tuesday in Independence Township. The 74-year-old woman driving the vehicle was taken to the hospital for treatment. “We just heard a big explosion, and when I walked out, I saw the car inside the laundromat,” said Virginia Dorse. “I ran outside and was checking on the lady in the car and then other people were checking on the other car.”No one inside the laundromat was hurt. View more: Oakland County newsView: More traffic news

Do you live in one of America’s safest cities? SafeWise released their annual list of the 100 safest cities in the U.S. this month, and Michigan accounted for six of the safest communities. New Jersey dominates the list for the second consecutive year with 25% of the safest cities in the country—but only one (Bergenfield) made it into the top five. We also standardized violent and property crime for each state before weighting.”Where Michigan cities ranked on top 100 list:No. 97: Oxford TownshipYou can check out SafeWise’s list of the 20 safest cities in Michigan here.

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INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 65-year-old man accidentally shot himself during a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday, police say. The Pontiac resident reportedly found a gun outside of his residence and put it in his pocket before his appointment with the McLaren Medical Group in Independence Township. Police say the man reached into his pocket while in the exam room and the gun discharged, grazing his backside and resulting in a minor injury. Police say during an interview the man reported giving the gun to his brother, who said the gun was thrown in a nearby lake. A dive team with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is expected to search the lake for the handgun.

(Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP)A white couple was arrested after at least one handgun was pulled on a Black woman and her daughters during a videotaped confrontation in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan, authorities said Thursday. Cellphone video captured the confrontation Wednesday outside a Chipotle in Orion Township, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. Takelia Hill, who is Black, told the newspaper that it happened after the white woman bumped into Hill's teenage daughter as they were entering the fast food restaurant. The video footage starts after that, in the parking lot. A woman shouts, She's got a gun on me! and urges someone in the parking lot to call the police.

BRANDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into and robbing several convenience stores around Oakland County. Officials said Nathan James Calhoun, 28, of Brandon Township, is accused of breaking into stores in Orion, Brandon and Independence townships. At 12:49 a.m. Sunday, Calhoun broke into the Indianwood Junction Party Stop at 20 North Baldwin Road in Orion Township, according to authorities. Deputies said they went to the Mobil gas station at 1152 South Ortonville Road in Brandon Township at 1:52 a.m. for a glass breaking alarm. Someone had broken into the gas station, but nobody was there, officials said.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Police said a 13-year-old girl was killed in a snowmobile crash in northern Oakland County. Oakland County deputies and Independence Township firefighters were called to the scene at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Whipple Lake and North Eston roads in Independence Township. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said a 55-year-old from Independence Township was on a snowmobile that was struck by another snowmobile. The crash caused the girl to be ejected from the boy’s snowmobile, according to police. The girl died from her injuries, she has been identified as Alexandria Lambert from Orion Township.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 13-year-old girl was killed Tuesday in Oakland County when the snowmobile she was riding on crashed into the back of another snowmobile, ejecting her, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Police said the girl, from Orion Township, was a passenger on a snowmobile driven by a 13-year-old Orion Township boy. The boy was following his 55-year-old father, from Independence Township, who was also riding a snowmobile, according to deputies. Oakland County deputies and Independence Township firefighters were called at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Whipple Lake and North Eston roads in Independence Township. A map of the location in Independence Township where a 13-year-old girl was killed in a snowmobile accident on Nov. 12, 2019.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 13-year-old girl was killed Tuesday during a snowmobile accident in Oakland County, deputies said. Police said they received a call at 4:09 p.m. Tuesday about an incident on Whipple Lake Road at North Eston Road in Independence Township. The 13-year-old girl was riding as a passenger on a snowmobile at the time of the accident, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Officials are investigating the crash.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Ortonville Road is temporarily closed on both directions just north of the I-75 overpass due to a crash. Some traffic lights are without power. Traffic delays are expected. No serious injuries were reported.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A drunk 16-year-old boy broke into his neighbor’s home in Oakland County by throwing a rock through a glass sliding door, police said. He told deputies he lived in the home. Deputies went to the backyard and found a broken glass sliding door that had had a rock thrown through it, according to officials. He appeared to be heavily intoxicated and told deputies that he lived in the home, police said. Deputies said they learned the boy lived a couple houses away.

DETROIT - Here's what is coming up on Local 4 News at 5:California boat fireA boat filled with scuba-diving enthusiasts caught fire and sank Monday. Seaplane crashA seaplane crashed into the front yard of an Independence Township home. Labor Day marchThousands of Union workers gathered in Downtown Detroit to celebrate organized labor. Mass shootingPolice said the mass shooter in Texas had multiple encounters with law enforcement in the hours before the shooting. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

DETROIT - Here's what is coming up on Local 4 News at 4:Seaplane crashA seaplane crashed into the front yard of an Independence Township home. California boat fireA boat filled with scuba-diving enthusiasts caught fire and sank Monday. HurricaneAs Hurricane Dorian inches toward the U.S. a local disaster relief group is making preparations to send supplies. Mass shootingPolice said the mass shooter in Texas had multiple encounters with law enforcement in the hours before the shooting. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

DETROIT - ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Aug. 15, 2019A funeral service will be held on Thursday afternoon for longtime Oakland County executive L. Brooks Patterson. Patterson died at on Aug. 3 at his Independence Township home surrounded by family and friends after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Pau Gross:Today will feature an isolated shower possible during the morning, although most of us will remain dry. Submit a news tipTell us what's happening in your community -- submit a news tip to Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit right here. Tweets by Local4NewsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

(WDIV)DETROIT - ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Aug. 3, 2019Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson died Saturday morning of pancreatic cancer at his Independence Township home. More local headlines:For more Local News head to ClickOnDetroit.com/news/local. LOCAL 4 Community calendarAug. 6 -- Primary election day for many communities across Michigan Aug. 8 -- World Cat Day Aug. 8 -- National Book Lovers Day Aug. 9 -- Impractical Jokers bring tour to DTEAug. 17 -- Renaissance Festival begins! Aug. 17 -- Woodward Dream Cruise Aug. 29 -- Michigan State Fair begins Aug. 30 -- Arts, Beats and Eats weekend Check the Live Guide calendar for more local events, and post your own. Submit a news tipTell us what's happening in your community -- submit a news tip to Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit right here.