Port Huron Town Hall, a speaker series that has brought big names to the Blue Water Area since 1955, is welcoming TV home makeover star Ty Pennington next week. Pennington, best known for helping struggling families as host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will speak at McMorran Place on Monday, November 9th. He also starred on Trading Spaces and several HGTV shows, and he is a bestselling author. Doors open at 9:30 a.m., and the program runs from 10:30 until noon. Tickets are available through McMorran Place.

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A bald eagle named Lincoln is recovering from a broken wing thanks to a team effort in Sanilac County. Several drivers stopped on Ruth Road near French Line Road on October 24th, to protect the eagle after it was hit by a vehicle. Trooper Hailey Tuohey of the Michigan State Police drove Lincoln to Back 2, the Wild Rehabilitation Center staff, after Sanilac County Animal Control arranged his care. The rescue comes as Michigan’s eagles thrive, with about 900 breeding pairs compared to 83 in 1980.

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Workers near Groesbeck Highway and 11 Mile Road in Warren witnessed a startling lunchtime scene last Monday, when an apparent police chase ended with a car flipping into a pond near their workplace. The crash happened around noon in Macomb County. One witness reported the car flipped and landed in the water, and aerial video showed it resting at the pond’s edge as officers surrounded the scene. Police have not said what sparked the chase, and it remains unclear whether anyone was hurt.

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A 36-year-old Lapeer County man, who was being taken to the hospital by ambulance, died after that ambulance was struck and rolled over in Sterling Heights. Police say the ambulance was heading south on Van Dyke Avenue with its emergency lights on around 6:30 when an eastbound SUV on Metro Parkway hit its right side. The paramedic riding in back suffered moderate injuries, and the SUV driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators do not believe impairment played a role.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet