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Friday, May 24, 2013  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts, but controversy likely to persist

Friday, May 10, 2013  Parents and players for the Great Lakes Cyclones Baseball Club are stunned after learning money raised for the team has disappeared along with the man in charge of it.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Police reports and court documents paint a picture of a young man who appears to have made a fatally flawed decision in the heat of the moment.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  The Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce Youthquest Advisory council welcomed high school students from Genesee County Schools for a day of learning, leading and brainstorming.

Monday, February 18, 2013  From water rates to the city's financial manager and a master plan, Flint's mayor is looking toward the future.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Chicago police say two gang members charged in the death of a 15-year-old honor student mistook her and her friends for members of a rival gang.

Saturday, February 09, 2013  Michigan residents are raising money for the Michigan Special Olympics by plunging into Lake Fenton.

Friday, January 25, 2013  On Friday, family and friends will gather at the church to mourn the deaths — a tragedy that just doesn't make sense to surviving family members or the church community that has watched the accused teen grow up.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  After his family, the boy's plan was to randomly shoot people at a Wal-Mart on Saturday, which happened to be "Guns Across America" day, until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Two Chinese college students collapsed and died when they were testing for an annual, mandatory 1,000-meter run in late November.

Saturday, January 19, 2013 

Friday, January 18, 2013  Special events to curb violence in Flint.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  They bring home the bacon and give back to the community - we're talking about outstanding fathers.  Thursday evening, eight fathers from the Great Lakes Bay Region were honored at Crumbs Gourmet Cafe in Saginaw by the Power of Dad organization, founded by former CMU running back Brian Pruitt.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  A young people's group plans an anti-violence rally this weekend at a Detroit church.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Seven michigan colleges and universities are sharing an $800,000 grant to provide former foster youth with a support program to help them succeed in higher education.