Wixom, MI

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com The Wixom Police Department has a new chief, who has long served the community. Deputy Chief Dean Caldwell was promoted to the chief position. Caldwell served in the U.S. Army before serving the Wixom Police Department for the past 19 years. Caldwell started as a police service aide in 2007 and moved up in the ranks over the years. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant “due to his constant professionalism and steadfast leadership”. Caldwe

Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com A large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at a salvage yard in Milford Township. Crews from multiple departments are battling the blaze at Milford Salvage off Buno Road near Childs Lake Road. Thick black smoke is highly visible throughout the area and neighboring Wixom. Police have blocked off and diverted traffic on a stretch of Buno Road, between Childs Lake and Charms Roads. People are being advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Photo