Grandmother Could Be Charged After Teen Killed With Her Gun: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

Grandmother May Face Charges in Fatal Shooting of Boy, 13

• The boy died after two teens home from school on a snow day found their grandmother’s loaded handgun.

You Shouldn’t Warm Up Your Car On Cold Mornings: Another Reader Weighs In

• Reader: Warming up the engine before driving the car is a waste of time, money and unnecessarily produces more greenhouse gasses.

Watch How Fast a Christmas Tree Goes up in Flames: Video

• You want Santa coming down the chimney, not a pack of firefighters.

Oakland County Snow Plows Are Going Green This Winter

• Check out why snow plows and green lights go together.

More Votes Than Voters in 37 Percent of Detroit Precincts: Report

• Small problems are normal in Detroit, but the extent of irregularities in presidential election “isn’t normal,” an election official said.

Canton Police Looking For Hit And Run Driver One Month After Fatal Crash

• Canton Police are continuing to search for a driver involved in a three car crash that killed two pedestrians.

Also Worth a Read

• Fournier is New Royal Oak Mayor; Gavel Transitioned from Ellison at Monday Meeting
• Plymouth Could Get $24k Windfall from Overturned Opinion
• L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Looking For A New Superintendent
• Deputies Respond To Potential Heroin Overdose Call In Rochester Hills Home
• ‘Rob Gets It’ Parent Says of Bloomfield Hills Superintendent, Named Michigan’s Best
• West Bloomfield Police Make Arrest in Murder of Woman Burned in Car
• Man Allegedly Points Gun to Vent Frustration with Cable Service: Police
• Two Metro Detroit Men Die After Snow Blowing
• Anonymous Donor Drops $1,200 Gold Coin Into Red Kettle
• Detroit Airport Police Drag Woman from Flight: Video
• Students Literally Sing with Joy to Announce Snow Day: Video
• Girl, 5, Burned When Sweater Ignites; Parents Didn’t Call 911: Police
• Look Up! Dec. 13 Supermoon; Geminid and Often Overlooked Ursid Meteor Showers
• Prices At The Pump Soaring in Metro Detroit: AAA
• Alert Neighbor Saved New Ford Trucks from Chop Shop: Police
• Danger: What’s the Michigan Law on Clearing Snow from Vehicles?

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