Whitmore Lake News

A South Lyon man is charged with setting off pipe bombs in Livingston and Oakland counties over a seven-month period.

A state hearing in Ann Arbor next month will investigate the environmental impact that a high-speed rail system using freeway rights-of-way would have in southeastern Michigan.

Authorities are still investigating the crash that killed a Whitmore Lake man on his bicycle earlier this month, officials said.

Burglars drove a car through the front wall of a Whitmore Lake convenience store to steal cigarettes this morning, police said.

Legislators plan a hearing Monday in East Lansing on a proposed hydrogen-powered high-speed rail system.

Sunday's annual Motor City Pride festival in Ferndale drew tens of thousands of gay, lesbian and transgender visitors and had few incidents, but two situations were upsetting, said Police Chief Michael Kitchen.

The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 2009 Golf Classic today at the Lakelands Golf & Country Club, 8760 Chilson Road in Hamburg Township.

A proposed railroad-centered development just over the Livingston County line and a similar plan for land in Howell will serve as catalysts to accelerate plans for a commuter rail line between Howell and Ann Arbor, a developer and rail officials said.

Donald and Bradie Fox of Whitmore Lake announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Ray Fox, born May 3 at Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell.

Big-band dance - The Blue Notes bring the big-band sounds of the 1940s and 1950s with ballroom dancing, dinner and more from 3-7 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month at Howell Eagles Aerie 3607, south of Howell at 141 Schroeder Park Drive.

Copp, who retired from Ford, worries there is no where for laid-off autoworkers to turn.

The HyRail would be a magnetically levitated, high-speed rail system suspended 30 feet above the ground.

Submitted by Tecumseh Herald on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 5:37pm. Tecumseh Herald Sports The Tri-County Conference held its league track and field meet at Summerfield on Wednesday, May 20, and had Sand Creek place first for the boys while Madison claimed first place first for the girls division.

Congressman Mark Schauer, D-District 7, joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle on Monday to pass legislation to strengthen federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies' ability to fight financial fraud, protect taxpayers' money, and help prevent another economic crisis.

Jailhouse conversions are as common as crime itself. They also often last just about as long as a person is incarcerated.

These volunteer opportunities are provided by Volunteer Livingston, a program of the Livingston County United Way.

Chrysler LLC plans to keep doing business with about 1,200 automotive parts suppliers - the vast majority of its supply base, the automaker says - as it transitions out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A New York federal judge Monday dismissed liability claims against a company that modified a tour boat 16 years before it capsized on Lake George in October 2005, killing 20 passengers - including Stephanie "Chris" Przybylski, of Hamburg Township, and Green Oak Township resident Ruth Renkiewicz.

Alex Nims loves home softball games. The Whitmore Lake High School senior can combine two of her favorite things: playing softball and showing off her 1-year-old daughter, Cadence Lauren Wilson.

A Whitmore Lake man was injured after crashing a garbage truck into a swampy marsh while trying to avoid another vehicle along M-36 in Green Oak Township Monday afternoon, officials said.