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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Bd's Mongolian Barbeque on Miller Road received the 'Patriot Award' from the "employer support of the Guard and Reserve."

Friday, May 03, 2013  The early January death of a 27-year-old woman has been ruled a homicide by Flint police.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Northeast Ohio school community remembers 3 students killed by teen gunman 1 year ago

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.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Singing, “The union makes us strong," hundreds of local United Auto Workers members donned white shirts to remember the Flint Sit-Down strike that ended on Feb. 11, 1937, when some 700 General Motors employees fought for better working conditions.

Monday, January 28, 2013  The Michigan State Police spent an extra $900,000 on overtime and other expenses to have a large presence at the Capitol during demonstrations against a right-to-work law in December.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the constitutionally required time of noon for pomp, pageantry and politics as newly elected members of the House and Senate are sworn in.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  The measure cleared the Senate on an 89-8 vote early Tuesday, hours after Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky sealed a deal.

Monday, December 31, 2012  House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vote Monday evening on other bills. They say that will be their only votes of the day.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The White House and Senate Republicans sorted through stubborn disputes over taxing the wealthy and cutting the budget to pay for Democratic spending proposals as Monday's midnight deadline for an accord avoiding the "fiscal cliff" drew to within hours.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Top members of Congress and President Barack Obama are holding out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year.

Monday, December 24, 2012  Saginaw Police are piecing together a late-night shooting death across the street from the Bethel Church near Bethany Street.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The Michigan Senate followed the House and passed a right-to-work measure that now heads to Gov. Rick Snyder for signature.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A plan to build a new Culver's Restaurant in Grand Blanc has been rejected.  The restaurant needed a majority vote of four of six zoning board of appeals members but the plan was voted down three-to-two.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Ship heading to Bay City next year, has 2 crew members missing because of Hurricane Sandy