Bay County News

World War II veteran Valerian Przygocki was recently awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal from the French Government for his and other's efforts to drive the German occupation out in 1944 and 1945.

Tall Ship Celebration returns to Bay City this coming July! The Bay County Library System invites you to a oeMeet the Tall Shipsa on Wednesday, November 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Wirt Public Library, 500 Center Ave., Bay City.

A Midland man is facing charges in Ogemaw County after allegedly assaulting a man with a shotgun Thursday night.

The Bay County Board of Commissioners will have a public hearing Tuesday on the reorganization of Personnel, Finance and Animal Control functions.

Months after a local teen died while riding his bicycle, the woman who allegedly struck him with her car is not facing criminal charges.

While the Michigan economy is leaving many people out of work, qualified college and university instructors are finding new opportunities in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

The Bay County Health Department will be holding a fourth H1N1 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov.

Today is Election Day and several communities have issues on the ballot, ranging from picking new city commissioners to renewing fire protection millages.

'If we have to give out a few rain checks then I will be happy, ' said Dr. Lee Newton owner of Newton Eye Care, 3720 Wilder Rd, in Bay City as he displays a phoropter Tuesday afternoon.

With the holiday season fast approaching, the Bay County Toys for Tots Program is gearing up to ensure no child goes without a gift this Christmas.

Southbound lane of M13, Huron, is reopened as of 7:15 a.m. at Coggins where it was previously closed because a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.

Bay County's first rounds of public H1N1 flu vaccinations are getting under way.

Do you believe in ghosts? Sarah A. Miller Bay City Times photo illustration Shari Gourmet Dining in Beaver Township, is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including an old man in the kitchen named Horace, who is represented here by executive chef and general manager Aaron Gaertner.

Coal-fired power plants, the largest source of mercury emissions in Michigan, will be cleaner by 2015.

A 36-year-old Bay City man has been found not guilty of five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Susannah Roy sorts bread into piles for the food giveaway during Project Connect at the Bay County Community Center in Bay City, Michigan Wednesday.

A large piece of Bay City's history has been torn down. Construction crews demolished the old Industrial Brown Hoist buildings on Saginaw Street near Columbus in Bay City.

When Bay County Sheriff's Detective John Ruterbusch arrived at the Kountry Store in Thomas Township in February 2007 in search of the missing James Oczepek, he saw what he initially thought was good news.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a single-engine private plane in southeastern Michigan's Lenawee County that killed two people.

Mugshot Magazine is for sale at some Saginaw and Bay county retailers. Its publisher says he has received death threats since releasing the tabloid-size paper, which features the jail photographs organized by ZIP code for drunken driving, sex offenses and more.