Bay City News

Bay City's budget woes are so bad, officials can't even afford so-called "free money" from the federal stimulus package for wastewater treatment upgrades.

The past two night's fireworks were 15 minutes long and beautiful. But if you really want to see a show, come to downtown Bay City tonight, says John Campau.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 5:58 a.m. The Bay City Fireworks Festival is one of the greatest fireworks shows/festivals in Michigan.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. Rob Killey admits he needs help. He loves his home, but money is tight and he is a little behind in upkeep.A The answer to this problem came knocking at his door as Habitat for Humanity offered to help him do work.

Bay City native Ed Van Cise was selected as one of three individuals to join the ranks of flight directors in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon to determined how a Flushing native died after she was found dead in her car in Bay County's Monitor Township.

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 12:07 a.m. Six firefighters are laid off as the Bay City Commission passes a $23 million dollar budget with several cuts to balance the books.

T.N.T. Designs, Inc. announced that effective June 18, 2009 it has retained the services of Bay City Transfer Agency and Registrar as its new transfer agent.

The U.S. Navy sea cadet ship Grayfox returns to the Saginaw River today for the ninth consecutive year.

For the first time in seven years, the big night of the Bay City Fireworks Festival falls on Independence Day.

Toting lawn chairs and coolers, fans of 80's hair metal flocked to Bay City's Veterans Memorial Park to have their faces melted by era icons Whitesnake, part of the Dow Bay City River Roar.

With revving engines and churning water spraying in all directions, the Bay City River Roar has sprung to life once more on the Saginaw River.

Jon Lynch feels Saginaw and Bay City's pain. The Midland city manager knows the Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals process that started when General Motors Corp.

Everything seemed fine when Debra K. Kukla and her boyfriend joined her siblings and parents for lunch on Father's Day, a family member says.

The Truman Parkway construction project nears completion and will open to vehicle and pedestrain traffic at 9 p.m. today.

Firefighters Wes Kaster, of Saginaw, and Tony Lelo, of Midland, join a picket line in front of City Hall on Monday afternoon protesting the proposed layoffs of six Bay City firefighters.

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:29 p.m. Six firefighter jobs are safe for now as the Bay City Commission votes to uphold Mayor Charles Brunner's veto of the city budget.

AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are down 7 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $2.76. The auto club said Monday the statewide average is $1.34 per gallon lower than last year at this time.

Authorities have identified a farmworker who was killed in a tractor accident in northern lower Michigan.

Neil Sauter's morning commute requires a careful balancing act. Sauter, 26, has been pedaling a unicycle on the 2-mile trek to work at the Bay City-based Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy since starting this spring.