Bridgeport News

Original story posted on MLive.com Nov. 13 About 1,400 Saginaw County high school freshmen gathered this morning at Saginaw Valley State University's Ryder Center to embrace the "stay in school" message.

Rosemary Tinney drives about 15 minutes to Frankenmuth from Bridgeport Township every time she has business to do at the Secretary of State, despite a nearer branch in Buena Vista Township.

Barry S. Coleman Jr. told Tiffany L. Smith he would kill her if she didn't pay him the money she owed, a witness testified Wednesday.

OK, I have questions on the following articles: "Wrong Path?" dated Oct. 11 and then "Bridgeport and businesses should work toward a quick compromise for bridge-trail project" dated Oct.

One old bridge continues to cause a stir in a Mid-Michigan community. Last week WNEM TV5 reported on a few small businesses in Bridgeport Township who said plans to refurbish the bridge could harm their livelihood.

Joan M. Chaltraw, 73, of Bridgeport Township calls a bingo game after eating lunch at Bicentennial Hall, the Saginaw County Commission on Aging Bridgeport Senior Center, 3670 Southfield in Bridgeport.

When Eva Martinez made the leap from Bridgeport High School to her first class at Michigan State University, she was in for a shock.

Addie Savard Wilde, 91, 'walked on' into the loving arms of her Savior Saturday, Nov.

Some seniors in Saginaw County will need to find a new place to receive meals and other services because the Bridgeport Senior Center is slated to close.

A Saginaw man and Bridgeport Township woman will wait another week and a half to see whether prosecutors have enough evidence to take them to trial for stealing two cell phones at gunpoint.

Fred Langschwager, left, and Josh Anthony get ready to watch "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the State Theatre Sweet transvestites are coming out of the woodwork to take in a showing of cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at Bay City's State Theatre.

Edward P. Lysogorski says it's bad enough Bridgeport Township officials haven't let residents vote on a proposed special tax for police and fire protection.

The nightmares haven't stopped for Duane E. Vanlanham. He still dreams about March 5, the day he saw three vicious pit bulls attacking his neighbor Bridgetta Hadley in front of his Buena Vista Township home, the day he hit one with a stick to defend her, pushed her into a car and climbed upon the hood to try to protect himself.

Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:34 p.m. Where you live can cost you, a lot. You choose where to live, but you can't choose how you're zoned.

Here are a few more haunted happenings in the area. And many local corn mazes throw a Halloween twist into their events as the holiday nears.

A planned trail into downtown Bridgeport is supposed to enhance local businesses, not hinder them.

Within two weeks, city officials hope to iron out a plan that would increase state police trooper patrols on Saginaw streets.

Business owners may throw a legal roadblock in Bridgeport Township's plan to move a historic steel bridge up the street from its perch across the Cass River, restore it and put it back in place as part of a new walking trail.

Two unsolved Mid-Michigan murders have a common link: an ex-con who police and family members believe is a suspect in both crimes.

Job seekers in mid-Michigan eagerly awaiting the arrival of solar panel manufacturer Suniva and its plans to create 500 jobs in Saginaw County may have a while to wait, but other companies in the region are actively hiring.