Oceola Woman Gets 10-15 Years for Child Abuse PleaOceola Woman Gets 10-15...
3/22/13 - A Livingston County woman accused of severely abusing her young step-grandson has been sentenced to prison after accepting a plea deal in the case. 36-year-old Sara Rae Walters of Oceola...
View ArticleBrighton School Board Passes New Deficit Elimination PlanBrighton School...
3/22/13 - A new deficit elimination plan was approved by the Brighton School Board last night after the last one was rejected for being too optimistic. The district had about $7.3 million in legacy...
View ArticleJanuary Jobless Rates Up Again Across the State & LocallyJanuary Jobless...
3/22/13 - Jobless rates rose seasonally in all regional labor markets in January, including locally. The individual jobless rate for Livingston County stood at 9.5%, jumping one full percentage point...
View ArticleGreen Oak Approves New, More Effective Township WebsiteGreen Oak Approves...
3/22/13 - Residents of Green Oak Township will have better access to municipal resources and government when a new township website is launched in the next fiscal year. Supervisor Mark St. Charles says...
View ArticleCold Weather Slows Fenton Fire House Rebuild, Schedule HoldsCold Weather...
3/22/13 - A few setbacks in the construction of the new Fenton Fire Hall restaurant have not changed the planned opening date of June 30th. The old fire station on Leroy Street in Fenton was recently...
View ArticleTrial Date Set for Alleged I-96 ShooterTrial Date Set for Alleged I-96 Shooter
3/22/13 - A trial date has been set for the man accused of a series of shootings along the I-96 corridor in southeast Michigan, including Livingston County. 43-year-old Raulie Casteel of Wixom is...
View ArticleSheriff Says Westland Murder Suspect Caught in Livingston County Sheriff Says...
3/22/13 - A woman wanted in connection with a murder in Westland was captured in Livingston County Thursday night. That's when an argument between a 26-year-old Westland woman and a 30-year-old Inkster...
View ArticleSATURDAY: Trial Date Set for Man Charged in Pinckney Man's DeathSATURDAY:...
3/23/13 - The man charged with stabbing a Livingston County man to death last year will go to trial in May. 37-year-old Ronald Lewis Kennedy will go to trial May 13th in Oakland County Circuit Court on...
View ArticleSUNDAY: Fundraising Dinner Planned For Family Of Lake Fenton FatherSUNDAY:...
3/24/13 - A fundraising dinner for the family of a Lake Fenton man who died in December will be held later his spring. 44-yer-old Kirk Beauchamp and his wife Amy both came down with flu symptoms just...
View ArticleGas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Green Oak Village Place MallGas Leak Prompts...
3/25/13 - Four stores had to be evacuated at the Green Oak Village Place Mall on Saturday due to a natural gas leak. The Green Oak Fire Department says a steel gas line on the side of a vacant store...
View ArticlePay Raises For Green Oak Officials Enacted Without ChallengePay Raises For...
3/25/13 - New pay increases for the elected officers of the Green Oak Township Board were put in place last week after no challenges were raised by the board. A compensation commission is formed every...
View ArticleAnnual Huron River Clean-Up Day Canceled
3/25/13 - The annual Huron River clean-up day in Hamburg Township has been cancelled this season, and officials say that's a good thing. The townshipâs Flood Hazard Prevention Committee organizes the...
View ArticleHune Backs Bill to Repeal GOP Pension TaxHune Backs Bill to Repeal GOP...
3/25/13 - A bill to undo the changes to middle-class families that resulted from eliminating the Michigan Business tax is being backed by five Republican lawmakers, including a local state senator. In...
View ArticleBrighton Council Mulls Future Budget Cuts to Remain in BlackBrighton Council...
3/25/13 - If the Brighton City Council intends for the city to remain in the black and out of a budget deficit in the coming years, it's going to have to do some serious budget-trimming, and combine it...
View ArticlePinckney Schools Considering Property Sale to Village For ParkPinckney...
3/25/13 - The Village of Pinckney is talking with the local school district about purchasing the land behind the new library building for the creation of a new park. The new Pinckney Community Library...
View ArticleGreen Oak Township Approves Expanded Legal BudgetsGreen Oak Township Approves...
3/25/13 - After a year of unexpectedly high legal fees, Green Oak Township has approved increasing its legal budget in several areas of its government. Supervisor Mark St. Charles says the township has...
View ArticleLinden Woman Killed in Deerfield Car/Tree CrashLinden Woman Killed in...
3/25/13 - A Genesee County woman was killed in a weekend crash in Deerfield Township. The Livingston County Sheriffâs Department says deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash at about 10...
View ArticleLocal Authorities Seeking Tips After Diamond Store Heist Local Authorities...
3/25/13 - A local diamond store has been burglarized again and tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry was stolen. Pendants, rings, earrings and precious stones valued at approximately $230,000 were...
View Article"Funeral Bandit" Apprehended By Colorado Authorities Monday"Funeral Bandit"...
3/26/13 - A man wanted in connection with a series of burglaries across five Michigan counties including locally was apprehended at a pawn shop in Colorado yesterday. 44-year-old Todd Lloyd Griffin,...
View ArticleBrighton School Board Makes Staffing Cuts to Reduce DeficitBrighton School...
3/26/13 - The Brighton Board of Education Monday night performed an aspect of its duties that is not pleasant, but nonetheless unavoidable in times of skin-tight budgets. At its regular meeting the...
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