Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from around White Lake and Highland this week.

1. A total of 21 business owners in Linden will not have to pay back sewer tap-in fees, according to the Tri-County Times.

2. A Highland man was sentenced in his mother's murder, reported the Oakland Press.

3. Mlive has begun an anti-suicide campaign, which will include a series of stories.

4. White Lake Patch posted a great story about an area woman who is using photography to help animal rescues.

5. Trach collectors found two parakeets, one alive, in a cage on the curb in West Bloomfield, reported Click on Detroit.