Bay County News

Cathy Reder's encounter with a tornado in western Bay County has haunted her for nearly two years.

Six new outdoor emergency sirens in Bay County have passed their first test with flying colors.

Bay City Central High School senior Miah Cooper plans to attend Saginaw Valley State University this fall to study neonatal nursing.

The Bay City native will move from a full-time employee to a part-time employee beginning June 15, when his hours will be reduced from 2,080 yearly to 1,000 annually.

A yellow, victim-comforting Labrador retriever by their side, two young sisters faced a Bay City man who sexually assaulted them and spoke of the harm they suffered at his hands.

A Midland man police say targeted the wrong mobile home and set fire to it has had his date with a jury adjourned.

A Bay City teen had a confident swagger as he walked into a courtroom to learn his penalty for smashing out a Catholic church's windows .

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.

A storm damaged property in Beaverton, near Bard Road, Monday, May 20. Thunderstorm warnings spread across the Great Lakes Bay Region and the state as tornadoes caused extensive damage to other parts of the country.

A Bay County judge had some harsh words for a teen who shoplifted from a dollar store while serving two terms of probation.

The Bay County Division on Aging is hosting its 26th annual Senior Olympic Games from May 29 through June 14 throughout Bay County.

After five years of court proceedings, a Bay City man is heading to jail for molesting a preteen girl.

A Saginaw man police said groped a woman in a Bay City bar, then brandished a tire iron in a large-scale fight, has taken a plea deal.

Bay County dispatchers reported shortly after 4 p.m. that Bay City firefighters have a structure fire in the Marquette Industrial Center under control.

In this 2003 photo, an employee at Straits Corp. Wood Treating, checks a load of wood awaiting processing at Straits Corporation's Wood Treating plant, 4804 E. Wilder Road, in Bangor Township.

Two brothers charged with illegally selling medical marijuana from their Bay City compassion club have to wait a while longer to see if a judge will dismiss the cases against them.

Several Great Lakes Bay Region residents are among 80 prospective troopers participating in the 125th Michigan State Police Trooper Recruit School.

A Bay County judge had some cautionary words for a man who wound up facing criminal charges after being involved in a large fight in Bay City's Midland Street bar district.

Rebekah Lloyd testifies from the witness stand in Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran's courtroom, Feb.

This undated photo shows the Bay County Wetlands Preserve, formerly known as the Keit wetlands.