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April 13, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Michigan State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Howell Township, near the Tanger Outlet Center. Michigan State Police Public Information Officer, Lt. Brian Oleksyk says that the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was investigating an incident involving a stolen car resulting in a crash this morning on Milett Road, south of I-96, across from the outlet mall. A Dete...

April 13, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com State Senator Lana Theis announced today that she is under self-quarantine after recently being exposed to COVID-19 and will miss this week’s legislative session in Lansing. “I was recently exposed to COVID-19 and, out of an abundance of caution, have chosen to self-quarantine according to the CDC guidelines." The Brighton Township Republican said she had not been in contact with anyone outside of her househo...

Meet the candidates for Londons mayoral elections 2021. - Credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images A record-breaking 20 candidates are in the running to be London’s next mayor.  Everyone registered to vote on May 6 will have a chance to have their say on who will next lead the capital.  Following the candidate list announcement on April 1, this newspaper contacted all the contenders to ask them one simple question.  What will you do to improve the lives of people living in east London? Se...

Pubs and bars with gardens and outdoor spaces have reopened. - Credit: Brian Lawless/PA Pubs and other hospitality businesses can reopen to the public for outside food and drinks service from today (April 12). The UK government has eased some of its restrictions as England moves to step two of the roadmap out of lockdown, allowing people in groups of up to six or two households to be served outdoors at venues. Here is the Recorders pick of places with gardens and outside spaces to grab a pin...

April 12, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / jking@whmi.com Commuters through Lyon Township should prepare for a road closure that will begin next week and stretch into fall. The Road Commission for Oakland County says they will close Currie Road from Nine Mile to Ten Mile Road starting today through approximately early October as part of a $2.7 (m) million project that’s mostly federally funded. Road Commission Public Information Officer Craig Bryson tel...

April 12, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A Hartland Township teen was recently honored for her achievement of being the first female from the community to earn Eagle Rank. 15-year-old Jessica Witkowski was among the inaugural class of female Scouts to earn the designation of Eagle Scout after the Boy Scouts of America opened up their ranks to females in 2019, becoming Scouts BSA. In that short amount of time, Witkowski was able to work her way through all the...

April 10, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com 8th District Democrat Elissa Slotkin has joined with a Republican member of Michigan’s Congressional delegation to introduce a bill that would assist veterans exposed to open-air toxic burn pits while serving in the Armed Forces. Slotkin, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Grand Rapids Republican Peter Meijer, introduced the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act on Thursday. The bill...

April 10, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A crash Friday night in Tyrone Township sent one teen to the hospital in serious condition. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports they were called out just before 8pm to a crash on Foley Road, east of Hartland Road. A preliminary investigation indicated that a 16-year-old Davison resident was driving west on Foley when he lost control of the pickup truck and left the roadway. A press release from the Sher...

April 9, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Following Gov. Whitmer’s press conference Friday in which she urged a two-week suspension of in-person high school classes, all youth sports and indoor restaurant dining, at least one local school district is taking action. In his weekly video update (posted below), Pinckney Superintendent Rick Todd said they would pause both in-person instruction and sports at the high school next week, with most students going to ...

April 9, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com An agreement has been finalized between Howell Township and developers for an apartment project that will include federally subsidized units. At a special meeting Thursday, the township signed a $1.1 million purchase agreement with Union Development Holdings for an approximately 27-acre parcel located off of Oak Grove Road, behind Kroger. Called Union at Oak Grove, the proposed complex would include 220 units, 60% of wh...