Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Flint and the Tri-cities

Yesterday at 7:11 PM  It's a scene Mid-Michigan residents are revisiting after severe weather put them to the test again yesterday afternoon. The National Weather Service says no tornado touched down but Genesee County residents say Mother Nature gave them a run for their money.

Yesterday at 8:23 AM  During jury selection at George Zimmerman's trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, which is continuing for a seventh day Tuesday, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson has been listening to testimony from voice recognition experts.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Jury selection begins Monday in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Fla., the scene of massive protests.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  More violence in Flint after a man, police say, pulled a gun on two state troopers. It happens on the heels of a new FBI report about crime.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Does evidence that Trayvon Martin used marijuana have any relevance to George Zimmerman's trial for shooting and killing the unarmed teen?

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Jane Park looks into what goes into fixing up a blighted home, putting it on the market and recruiting buyers who will invest in the city of Flint.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Authorities are advising that people avoid the area.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Homes without doors and windows are a common sight in flint. Efforts to board up homes are leaving once prosperous neighborhoods surrounded by eyesores.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Friends and family are searching for twenty seven year old Tanisha Colton, a Flint mother of three who last seen March 13th.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Dozens of Saginaw residents attended a neighborhood forum Tuesday at Beacon of Hope Church to show support for their local law enforcement.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Flint police and city leaders hosted a panel discussion, inviting community members to hear how they plan to make the city safer.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  About a dozen people in brainstormed ideas of how they'd like to see Flint be more accessible to wheelchairs, strollers and pedestrians.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Since 2010, more than $36.5 million federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds have helped rehabilitate Genesee County Land Bank properties in the city of Flint and the rest of the county.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The city of Flint will use a $25,000 grant to traing neighborhood groups and volunteers to clean up dozens of blocks across the city.

Monday, November 19, 2012  In Flint it's out with the old and in with the new. Flint's demolition project is designed to lower the crime rate within the city but can it really happen?