Genesee County News Archives

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Flushing City Police say some thieves who terrorized Genesee County communities are now paying for their crime.A The break in several break-in investigations came Monday.A Police say crooks targeted a Flushing home and a Davison Township home.A A In one case aA neighbor spotted the suspicious activity, and ...

Temp: 53.0 F Wind Chill: 49 F Kids in a Genesee County community who score a few more goodies while trick-or-treating can thank one of their own.

A free public reception to celebrate the opening of a new traveling art exhibition will be held at 7:45 p.m. today at Ebenezer Ministries, 2130 S. Center Road.

Leyton, who was appointed special prosecutor in the case, announced Trooper Joseph G. Donovan, 48, will face two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in an alleged attack on a 28-year-old woman and four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of assault with ...

The head of the county Road Commission says its becoming increasingly clear that police are needed to investigate a growing scandal involving employee thefts at the one of the county's largest taxpayer-funded agencies.

The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, or GCCARD, will host a Michigan Weatherization Day Celebration on Oct.

Flint -- A public forum will be held this week to discuss Flint's future following years of population decline.

Tires purchased for county Road Commission vehicles are turning up missing and officials say they don't yet have a handle on where they are going or who has been taking them.

FLUSHING, Mich. - A 17-year-old has completed a 1/4 mile nature trail near Springview Elementary School in Flushing for an Eagle Scout project in honor of his father, who died of throat cancer.

A Brighton woman who allegedly advertised 'adult services' on Craigslist.org is facing prostitution charges after an investigation that was spurred by headlines about a man in Rhode Island who allegedly killed a woman he found on the classifieds Web site.

ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Smoke grenades lobbed by U.S. soldiers will soon have ties to Genesee County.

There have been moments when it wasn't clear whether Amtrak 's Blue Water passenger train would still be rolling through Flint, Port Huron and Chicago 35 years after the service started.

Authorities said a mother of two was killed in a single-car crash in Genesee County Saturday.

The tests are free for children less than six years of age who live in Genesee County.

The Genesee County Road Commission will hold a public meeting about the reconstruction of Elms Road from Potter Road to Flushing Road at 6 p.m. Thursday at Flushing Township Hall.

The well water flowing into your kitchen sink, country club or mobile home park may not be as clean as you think.

Genesee County and the city of Davison have a tentative agreement for a three-year lease of the 67th District Court in the city's government complex at 200 E. First St.

Undercover police surfing the Web site Craigslist.com said they found a handful of local woman who were allegedly selling sex on the classifieds page.

Seven people, including a Flint Township couple, are charged with prostitution after authorities say they wanted to be paid for "adult services" listed on the site.

State leaders agree on cutting $165 per student for K-12 school districts. Travel Mid-Michigan: Mt.

Flint Journal files Students fill the halls at Grand Blanc High School East earlier last month.

Genesee County officials are looking at consolidating some county offices, just days after ending their summer-long donnybrook of budget balancing.

Genesee County will lean on its recently retired equalization director to continue leading the department until the Board of Commissioners find his replacement.

With money tight for so many of us these days, you might be thinking about ways to cut a little of the fat from the cost of this year's Thanksgiving feast.

Flint's future following years of population decline is the topic of three forums.

Mary Lavigne, of Genesee Township, has taken in two families of abandoned kittens she has found while hiking in local county parks that she is looking for good homes for.

The first shipment of the H1N1 flu vaccine is now expected to arrive in Genesee County by late October, according to the Genesee County Health Department.

The Genesee County Sheriff's Department is replacing one pioneer with another. With Friday's retirement of the first captain in the 30-year history of the sheriff's department paramedic unit, Genesee County Sheriff Robert J. Pickell has tabbed a former member of his drug team to become the first black sheriff's captain in county history.

Genesee County Cancer Connection will sponsor free breast cancer screenings for all women in the county aged 18 and older.

Civil and criminal attorneys who work for the county could end up in a single office in the future as a cost-saving consolidation measure.

Rick Bennett , was a good officer who was respectful of everyone, and called Bennett's actions out of character.

Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton has announced a break in a cold case exactly 18 years from the day two people were killed.

FLINT- Four months later, a judge has resumed hearing testimony to determine whether a Flint woman goes to trial in the death of her adopted quadriplegic daughter whose body was stashed in a storage unit.

An off-duty Genesee County Sheriff's sergeant died late Wednesday after he lost control of his pickup while leading police on a chase that reached speeds of 100 mph.