Genesee County News

How violent is your town? Here's how to search the FBI's crime data for Genesee County, other areas FLINT, MI -- Some are questioning the secrecy behind the methodology to create a list calling a Flint neighborhood the 19th most dangerous in the nation.

A family pets a dog while looking for a companion at the Genesee County Animal Control shelter in Flint Township in this 2011 file photo.

Five men suspected in a string of nearly 20 bank robberies and heists over a four-year period in Genesee County are now facing a slew of racketeering and robbery charges.

In this 2012 photo, ELGA Credit Union team members pose for a photo. From left: State.

The county is getting a thumbprint identification system that will replace paper time cards and it won't cost local taxpayers a dime.

Rodgers is a lifelong resident of Genesee County and lived in the city of Flint until 2012.

A member of the Flint School District's Board of Education is asking Flint police and Attorney General Bill Schuette to investigate the district's spending of $7.45 million in tax money meant for the Genesee Area Skills Center.

After counting the votes, Lucky's Steakhouse in Bay City has been selected for the best steak in the Tri-Cities. Lucky's Steakhouse also took home the top prize for best steak in Genesee County.

From right Thomas Gatica, 39, Albert Read Sr. 46, and Albert Read Jr., 23, are arraigned in Genesee District Court on Friday.

Influx of Midland County Jail inmates from Genesee County and other spots has Midland County Sheriff calling for increased staffing, report says MIDLAND COUNTY, MI -- The Midland County Sheriff says he needs more staffing at the jail because of an increase of inmates, including nearly four dozen from Genesee County, according to a report in the ... (more)

Gov. Rick Snyder is shown in an Associated Press file photo. Rich Baird, a man with ties to Genesee County, is profiled in a column in the Detroit Free Press.

After five years as the director of the Shelby Township Library, Dave Conklin has left the position to become the director of the Genesee District Library.

Some schools in Genesee County may lengthen their school days to avoid longer school years after they closed for classes too many times this school year.

Tommy Wilson and Landon Wing put a leash on a female beagle before taking her out to play at the Genesee County Animal Control shelter in this Flint Journal file photo.

Season two At Home Winner of the "Biggest Loser" Pete Thomas of Ann Arbor shows the crowd some cardiovascular work outs during the Family Fit Fun Day at the Cage Field House in Swartz Creek.

You might not get you're sub so fast that you'll freak, but you'll get it a lot cheaper than you normally would.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton is hosting a news conference this morning where he is expected to announce racketeering and other charges against five individuals who allegedly committed several armed robberies at area banks and businesses.

Grand Blanc West Middle School was recently earned a Michigan Green School - Evergreen Level of School Environmental Stewardship.

'I'm one of those guys that believes we have an obligation or a responsibility when we can to have... LANSING - Flint-area voters will decide in August and November who should be their next representative in the Michigan House.

Words of wisdom and a life lived. Eight graduates of the 1938 Flint Central High School graduating class celebrated their 75-year high school reunion on Wedensday, May 15, 2013.