Brighton, MI

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Howell Area Fire Department reports a homeowner sparked a garage fire while refueling a generator amid storm-related power outages. According to the department's social media, HAFD, along with Automatic Mutual from Brighton Area Fire Department, were dispatched Friday night to a reported garage fire in the 2300 block of Karen Drive. Upon arrival, crews found the 2-car garage attached to a small 2-story residential dwelling was heavily involved with fire and extend

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Livingston County Sheriff's Office reports a man was critically injured when he was ejected in a crash on eastbound I-96 in Brighton Township Friday morning. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 28-year-old Wixom man was traveling east on I-96 east of Grand River at a high rate of speed in a 2020 Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep hydroplaned and lost control of his vehicle. The Jeep then struck a woodchipper being towed by a 2015 Ford Super Duty Truck. The impact

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Thousands of DTE Energy customers in the WHMI listening area are still without power following this week's storms. Some saw the lights come back on Thursday, only to have more severe weather knock out their electricity again. "We're seeing widespread damage in the Howell/Brighton area," spokesman Jerry Tullio said during a press briefing Friday morning. "Anytime anyone loses power it is difficult, especially coming into a holiday weekend. My message is we appr

The Saline field hockey team has started quickly in the 2026 season with a 5-1 record in their first six games. After splitting their first two games of the season with an 8-0 win over Brighton and a 5-0 loss to Pioneer, the Hornets have reeled off four straight wins. Saline took down Rockford 3-1. ... Read more The post Saline Field Hockey Off to Fast Start appeared first on The Sun Times News.

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com The City of Brighton DPW will be conducting a special, city-wide curbside pickup of large branches and brush to assist residents with storm cleanup. According to the city's social media, DPW crews will collect storm debris directly from the curb beginning next week through Friday, September 18. To ensure an efficient collection process, please follow these guidelines for larger storm debris: Place all branches and brush at the curb with the butt ends facing out t

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com A Tee Up for Autism charity golf outing and dinner is scheduled Saturday, September 19 at Faulkwood Golf Club. It's being organized by Howell Eagles Club 3607. "All the proceeds go to Work Skills Corporation, which is also a non-profit organization," Shannon Oliver told WHMI's Dan Martin. "We're still looking for teams, sponsors, hole sponsors and raffle baskets." Brighton-based Work Skills Corporation is a vocational rehabilitation organization that has been

Brighton's hosting a free blues festival this September with live music, food trucks, and a barbecue contest running Friday and Saturday. Continue reading…

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Three people were hospitalized following a wreck at Old U.S. 23 and Hyne Road in Brighton Township Tuesday afternoon. “It was a two-car injury accident. It appears one driver ran a stoplight and t-boned the other driver, causing an entrapment of the driver of the one vehicle. So, Brighton Area Fire had to extricate the driver of the vehicle and provide care until EMS go there,” said Deputy Fire Chief Brian Siriani. It happened just before 12 p.m., clo

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com A Brighton woman continues to wait for a Livingston County judge to rule on the Michigan attorney general's parole appeal of the man who raped her more than 30 years ago. Wendy Jo Morrison is fighting to keep Floyd Jarvi behind bars, arguing he has shown no remorse for kidnapping and violating her back in 1993. "He was given a question by the Parole Board if you had to let her go, or would you have released her that night? If you had to go back, what would you

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Howell Area Fire Department reports its B Shift, along with Automatic Mutual Aid from Brighton Area Fire Department and Livingston County EMS responded Tuesday morning to the 100 block of North State Street for a reported structure fire, smoke in the basement. According to the department, no visible evidence of a fire from the outside, but HAFD did encounter light smoke conditions within the structure and discovered the origin of the smoke to be in the basement.