Genesee County News

Students from Grand Blanc's alternative high school, Center for Student Success, volunteered this spring with Habitat for Humanity of Genesee County.

Thousands of customers remain without power Monday night after thunderstorms moved through Mid-Michigan. As of 10 p.m. Monday Consumers Energy reported 3,766 customers in Genesee County without power; 285 customers in Saginaw County; 1,285 customers in Midland County; and 255 customers in Bay County without power.

More than 3,700 Genesee County Consumers Energy customers were without power after a line of storms passed through around 7 p.m. Monday, May 20.

For the 13th consecutive year, Flint STRIVE - a specialized employment services organization - has been awarded a sizeable grant from the Flint-based Charles S. Mott Foundation to help offset operating costs.

Vandals wrecked a nativity scene at Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, upturning a baby Jesus display and chopping off a Shepherd's hand, on Christmas Day 2010.

Attention area green thumbs. If you love gardens and like to snoop in other peoples backyards, we have just the event for you.

From a Mickey Mouse themed celebration at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in Mundy Township, to a masquerade gathering at the Flint Institute of Arts, cruise ship on the Detroit River and party at the Sarvis Conference Center, students across Genesee County were stepping out in style for proms on May 17-18. While some prom goers arrived in Hummers, ... (more)

A man and woman were arrested Saturday, May 18, after they allegedly assaulted each other inside a South Ballenger Highway residence.

As part of the new contract households will be given two 95-gallon carts - one for trash and the other for recycling - in place of what they already use now.

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.