Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. After a couple of months of being open for dinner in downtown Northville, Garage Grill & Fuel Bar has now begun serving lunch, according to the Northville Patch. 2. A man was kiled after a Green Oak Township breaking-and-entering and exchange of gunfire, reported the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. 3. The Tri-County Times ran a story on the horrors of being involved in white-out car crash, like the one that involved 30 cars on US 23 last week. 4. The Cheesecake Factory announced that it will open a …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around the Hartland area this week. 1. Northville Township police provided video were they were involved in a car chase Tuesday morning that ended with the suspect being fatally shot by a Michigan State Police trooper, reported the Northville Patch.  2. For several months large booms have been reported in Highland, the cause of the booms are dynamite used by a company doing seismic testing in the area, reported White Lake-Highland Patch. 3. It was a big Valentine's Day for Novi resident Melissa Cohn; she got engaged and married—and …

Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. Kayakers found a dead Boa Constrictor in the Shiawassee River in Fenton, according to the Flint Journal. 2. Northville Township hopes to address the trespassing issue at the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital property by opening up the grounds for recreational use, according to the Northville Patch. 3. The Tri-County Times ran a neat article on a Deerfield Township man who shot many Super Bowls as a camera man. 4. A West Bloomfield native died from Bacterial Meningitis Complications, reported West…

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. There were no injuries after a Northville school bus slid off the roadway and into a tree on Franklin Road Tuesday morning, reported the Northville Patch. 2. A Highland man was sentenced in his mother's murder, reported the Oakland Press. 3. Mlive has begun an anti-suicide campaign, which will include a series of stories. 4. White Lake Patch posted a great story about an area woman who is using photography to help animal rescues. 5. Trash collectors found two parakeets, one alive, in a cage on the curb …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. A Deputy shot and killed an Independence Township man armed with a knife, according to the Oakland Press. 2. Farmington Hills resident Christine Frederick, who has ties to Tucker Cipriano is headed to trial in April, according to the Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch. 3. A firefighter survived falling through the roof of a burning home and refused medical treatment, according to an article by the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. 4. Northville Township will not begin demolition of the former Northville …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. Sarah Boyle, a Brighton resident, has been selected as one of nine women to represent the United States at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross County Challenge in Scotland, on Saturday, according to the Brighton Patch. 2. A Fenton man, Kirk Beauchamp, 44, died three days after becoming ill with flu symptoms on Dec. 26, the Tri-County Times said. Beauchamp leaves his wife, Amy, and their five children. 3. Fenton Fire Hall restauranteur was part of Detroit News' '13 to Try in 2013' List, according to the …

Here are five of the top stories this week in the areas surrounding Hartland. 1. The Plymouth Whalers will welcomed local Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt as the team opened the second half of the Ontario Hockey League season, reported the Canton-Plymouth Patch. 2. The Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal by 56-year-old Debra Ann Gladish of Hartland Township who was convicted of home invasion, fraud and theft charges in both Livingston and Oakland Counties, according to WHMI.  2. A fire Wednesday night destroyed a home on the 200 block of Sutherland in Highland, according to the …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. After more than two days of deliberation, a jury in Oakland County Circuit Court found Highland resident Jeffrey Pyne guilty of second-degree murder. Pyne faces up to life in prison for the conviction, reported White Lake Patch. 2. 10-year-old Jaden Williams formed an anti-bullying group with seven of her friends in her Fenton school, reported the Fenton Patch.  3. A West Bloomfield Family Accused of Running Drug Enterprise out of Gas Station has been Arraigned, reported West Bloomfield Patch. 4. The …

Here are the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week.  1. Testimony ends in case of Highland Township man accused of murdering mother, according to the Oakland Press. 2. The Livingston County Road Commission is considering changing the name of Nixon Road to South Latson Road, according to WHMI. 3. Here's How To Photograph Your Holiday Lights, according to West Bloomfield Patch. 4. Suspected Drunken Driver Causes Serious Accident in Highland, Shuts Down Roadway, reported White Lake Patch. 5. Meijer skate park ice rink ready and waiting for cold weather, according to …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. A man was stabbed and killed in Rose Township, according to the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. 2. Parents blame bullying for son's suicide, Linden High School junior remembered for love of theater, reported the Flint Journal. 3. A new restaurant, Garage Grill & Fuel Bar opened up in downtown Northville, according to the Northville Patch . 4. Anonymous West Bloomfield Students Spread Cheer Through Facebook, according to West Bloomfield Patch. 5. Farmington Hills Police Dept. is asking for the public's …

1. The second annual Two Men and a Truck Movers for Meals Program parnered with more than 50 schools and churches around the state to collect more than 500 pounds of food this holiday season, including three Brighton locations, according to the Brighton Patch. 2. Police were called to a scene involving a Northville man who said his friend had stabbed him in the chest, according to a report from the Northville Patch. 3. In a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak from tainted steroid injections, two additional Livingston County residents have died, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus reports. …

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. Brighton native and U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Erin Brown won a gold medal in the the advanced 4-way formation skydiving competition at the 2012 U.S. Parachute Association (USPA) National Skydiving Championships, according to Brighton Patch. 2. A 2003 Howell High School graduate made it to the semi-finals of a teacher’s tournament on Jeopardy, according to a story from WHMI. Brenton Montie, 27, was the youngest and the only teacher from Michigan in the competition. He was defeated in his semi-final round on …

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. Lake Huron waves caused by Hurricane Sandy peaked near 28 feet, according to the Times Herald. To follow news from some of the most affected areas of the storm and see how local residents are faring, here are links to Patch sites: Greenwich Patch  Hoboken Patch Ocean City Patch Point Pleasant Patch 2. Investigators were unable to determine a cause of a fatal crash of a single-engine plane at the Brighton Airport in September, according to a report from the Press & Argus. 3. The Novi Patch reported a great …

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. Two residents reported cougar sightings at Kensington Metropark in Milford, according to the Oakland Press. 2. Canton Boy's Death Leads to Manslaughter, Abuse Charges Against Mother, Man, reported by the Plymouth/Canton Patch. 3. Fenton Patch reported that Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said a Jimmy John’s employee was delivering a sandwich order when the customer stole a gold bracelet from his wrist and fled on foot. 4. A Novi Native Brings Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica to Michigan, reported Novi Patch. 5. …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland this week. 1. A Michigan company is suing Facebook in Flint Federal Court, claiming the social network is using its idea of a "want" button, reported Mlive.com. 2. The Fenton Patch reported that a Fenton man has been charged in the death of a Highland man after a bar fight in Holly, according to police. 3. A Brighton 8-Year-Old Helped Honor a Former UM Athlete, who was Benched Because He Was Black, reported Brighton Patch. 4. WHMI reports that police say an incident on Thursday in which a vehicle was fired upon in …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two men and a woman suspected of robbing First National Bank in Brighton Township Friday morning, according to the Brighton Patch. 2. Police searched for the body of Jimmy Hoffa under a Roseville driveway, reported St. Clair Shores Patch. 3. The most popular story on Fenton Patch for the week was about the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Rabbi Jason Miller, of West Bloomfield, told the reason for the holiday and customs that go along with it. 4. Seven …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week.1. A Genesee County robbery suspect was arrested in Livingston County after a high speed chase Thursday, reported the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus. Two suspects remain at-large.2. State Sen. John Gleason is asking Gov. Rick Snyder to remove two Genesee Intermediate School District board members, the Flint Journal reports. This news comes after accusations that a fired administrator used $87,000 in taxpayer money for her own gain.3. The McLaren Proton Therapy Center, a new cancer institute, is …

Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from around Hartland area this week. 1. Robert Charles Bielak, an off-duty Pinckney police officer, lost his leg during a hit-and-run, according to the Press & Argus.  2. A car bomb exploded in Holly, reported the Tri-County Times. 3. A Hartland man is headed to trial on criminal sexual conduct charges, according to WHMI. John David Carpenter is suspected of assaulting two 13-year-old girls while swimming at Dunham Lake in June of 2011. 4. A 22-year-old Rose Township man suffered multiple life-threatening injuries and is “lucky to be …

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week.1. On Friday, the Michigan Lottery announced Don Lawson as the owner of the winning $337 million Powerball ticket, sold at the Odish Family Market and Sunoco gas station in northern Lapeer, the Flint Journal said. It's the biggest prize given out in Michigan Lottery history, and Lawson selected the cash option of $224 million.2. A 72-year-old Holly Township woman died after her two-story farmhouse caught fire, according to the Tri-County Times.3. A Pinckney man barricaded himself inside his garage to …

Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week. 1. A Spring Lake girl whose nose was eaten off by a raccoon when she was was 3 and a half months, had the first stage of a nose reconstruction completed by doctors this week, according to a story from the Royal Oak Patch. 2. A Brighton man had a two-hour standoff with police Monday, according to the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. 3. Olympic Gymnast Jordyn Wieber appeared in Novi Wednesday, reported Novi Patch. 4. The Michigan Renaissance Festival has begun and will continue on weekends until Sept. 30. 5…