Novi Pediatrician Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct; Fenton Man Dies After Flu Symptoms

There was plenty of news in the Brighton area this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Brighton this week. 1. Jeffrey Lee Dembs, 61, a West Bloomfield resident and doctor at the My Kid's Doc office on 12 Mile Road in Novi, is being accused on a count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, all with a person younger than 13, Novi Patch reported. 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. Fire crews responded Friday to a serious injury accident on Ford Road, just west of Ridge Road, involving two passenger vehicles and one semi truck, and the driver of one of …

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Gold Medalist Allison Schmitt Drops Puck for Whalers, Fire Destroys Highland Family's Home

Here is a look at five interesting stories that occurred around Hartland this week.

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 White Lake-Highland Patch. 3. A priest in Novi is facing child pornography charges according to the Detroit Free Press.  4. A Fenton couple opens a bed …

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Highland Resident Guilty of Killing Mother, Handgun Permit Requests Jump in Wake of Sandy Hook Shooting

There was plenty of news in the Brighton area this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Fenton 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. Kahuna Coffee sold ornaments to raise more than $1,500 for Hartland High School sophomore Michael Anderson who was re-diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, reported Hartland Patch. 3. A West Bloomfield Family Accused of Running Drug Enterprise out of Gas Station has been Arraigned, reported West Bloomfield Patch. 4. Livingston County residents sought 180 licenses to purchase handguns and 80 applications for concealed …

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Boys Find Prehistoric Mastodon Bone Along Stream in Shelby Township; Walkers Honor Memory of Linden Student Who Committed Suicide

There was plenty of news around the Brighton area this week.

Here are the top five most interesting stories from around Fenton this week. 1. A Shelby Township boy and his cousin will go down in Macomb County's artifact history after discovering an American Mastodon bone, between 13,000 and 14,000 years old, near a stream, Shelby-Utica Patch reported. 2. Testimony ends in case of Highland Township man accused of murdering mother, according to the Oakland Press. 3. Plymouth-Canton community rallies behind widowed mother of three battling a rare cancer, Plymouth-Canton Patch reported. 4. A large group of walkers from the Fenton area and beyond braved cold temperatures to join Lake Fenton High School’s anti-bullying organization, The Starfish Initiative, in honoring the memory of Josh Pacheco, a Lindon …

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Christmas Grinch Decapitates Lawn Decorations; Man Stabbed and Killed in Rose Township

There was plenty of news around the Brighton area this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around Brighton this week. 1. A White Lake homeowner said his Christmas decoration destroyed by decapitation one night, White Lake-Highland Patch reported. 2. A man was stabbed and killed in Rose Township, according to the Livingston Daily Press & Argus. 3. Anonymous West Bloomfield Students Spread Cheer Through Facebook, according to West Bloomfield Patch. 4. The Black Rock Bar & Grill is coming to Novi. The owners of the popular Hartland restaurant plan to open a second location in Novi in April, reported Novi Patch. 5. Plymouth-Canton Patch reported Denis Leary's new documentary, BURN, opened Friday in a limited release in Livonia and Sterling Heights. The film follows the …

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School Mascot Proposes to Art Teacher; South Lyon Teacher Suspended for Playing Song

There was plenty of news around Brighton this week.

Here is a look at the top five most interesting stories from the Fenton area this week. 1. Season 8 American Idol finalist Matt Giraud appeared at Salem High School to work with the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park choirs and perform for and answer questions by students in choir, band and orchestra classes, Plymouth-Canton Patch reported. 2. The School mascot proposed to an art teacher during an elementary school morning assembly, Rochester Patch reported. 3. The Family of Samir Mikha Hannawa, 49, a slain West Bloomfield father of seven, benefits from emergency relief fund, reported West Bloomfield Patch. 4. A South Lyon middle school teacher says she was suspended for three days for playing a song about being gay during her performing-…

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Meningitis Outbreak Claims Two More Livingston County Residents; Northville Man Stabbed With Kitchen Knife

There was plenty of news around Brighton this week.

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Brighton area this week. 1. A Sterling Heights woman was arrested for aggravated assault after stabbing a 51-year-old Northville man with a kitchen knife when he asked her to leave his apartment, Northville Patch reported. 2. In a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak from tainted steroid injections, two additional Livingston County residents have died, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus reports. Almost 500 nationwide, including 164 in Michigan, have fallen ill over the past several weeks. 3. Medical Weight Loss Clinic in Farmington Hills banned a Southfield woman after she assaulted an employee, Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch reported. The woman was complaining about her goal …

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Toddler Dies in Howell House Fire, Hartland Woman Finds Bullet Hole in Home

There was plenty of news around Brighton this week.

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Brighton area this week. 1. A former Fenton foreign exchange student has been nicknamed “Hercules” after he helped a man escape a car after it collided with a train in Australia, Fenton Patch reported. 2. A Hartland woman found a bullet hole in her home, reported Hartland Patch. 3. A 2-year-old girl died after a house fire in Howell, according to the Livingston Daily Press and Argus. 4. 18 guns were stolen in an apartment burglary, Northville Patch reported. 5. Walled Lake Western students mourned the loss of their Homecoming King, according to the Oakland Press.

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Drugs Stolen from Fenton Pharmacy; Cow Backs up Traffic on I-75

There was plenty of news around Brighton this week.

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Brighton area this week. 1. A man broke into B & C Pharmacy in Fenton during the night and stole bottles of Adderall and Hydrocodone, Fenton Patch reported. 2. Travel Leaders, a Plymouth Township travel agency, reported that someone hacked into their operating system, which allows the agency to buy airline tickets for customers, and fraudulently purchasing four airline tickets to Dakar, Senegal and Casablanca, Morocco, Plymouth-Canton Patch reported. 3. A cow slowed traffic on I-75 earlier this week, according to the Oakland Press. 4. A deer crashed into window and ran through a business in White lake, reported White Lake Patch. 5. A Canadian kitten named Gus-Gus was found in …

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Hurricane Sandy Reaches Lake Huron, Hartland Grad Lives Dream on Set of 'The Walking Dead'

There was plenty of news around Brighton this week.

Here are the top five most interesting stories from the Brighton 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: 2. Hartland High School graduate David McClone is living his dream working on the set of the popular AMC zombie series The Walking Dead, Hartland Patch reported. 3. A White Lake man was tasered after running from police and resisting arrest, White Lake-Highland Patch reported. 4. There has been a high rate of bank robberies in Genesee County, according to the Flint Journal. 5. Two men died following a head-on collision on …

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