Local stories and photos captured plenty of drama in 2008, and today's Record-Eagle offers some of the year's best images as captured by our photojournalists.
Hard work is something that Traverse City resident Mariola Power, 20, is used to. She worked tirelessly for good grades at the University of Michigan and as a reward her father purchased her a horse. Now, she is working hard with her horse as she competes in shows around the country.
Approximately 650 friends, family, co-workers and representatives from numerous area police departments attended the funeral service at Benzie Central High School to remember Michigan State Trooper Blair DuVall.