(06/07/12) - In just the last two weeks, local police have busted suspected meth labs at two separate Flint-area motels.
Officers with the Flint Area Narcotics Group, or FANG, were called to The Hometown Inn in Flint Township and The Great Western Inn in Mount Morris Township for suspected meth lab operations.
A FANG officer says that brings the total for the year to 12 similar busts, nearly quadruple the number from this time last year.
"They call it the 'shake and bake' or the 'one pop method,'" says the officer, who preferred we didn't reveal his name, since he works undercover. "That's why it's getting more popular, because it's so much easier to do. You can go to Meijer and get everything you need."
Genesee County Prosecutor, David Leyton, says he too has noticed an up-tick over the last year. However, he says meth is still not as big a problem for Flint as other drugs, like crack.
For the better part of the last 10 years, meth use had been on the decline.
A national study from 2010 shows there were less than half the number of users compared to earlier in the decade.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:05:13 GMT
(06/19/13) - Thousands of teachers, administrators, and parents are rallying for public education at the state capitol in Lansing. The Save Michigan's Public School Rally is expected to last a couple
Some say a plan to dissolve struggling school districts, including one in Mid-Michigan, is an attack on public schools.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:49:45 GMT
FLINT (WJRT) - (6/19/13) - Imagine what your yard would look like if you only mowed the grass once a year. That's what the Genesee County land bank's properties will look like this summer. The Genesee
The Genesee County Land Bank owns about 40 percent of all the abandoned homes in Flint, and this year they can only afford to mow the lawns once.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:25:16 GMT
(06/19/13) - A warrant has been issued for Eric Spearman, in Saginaw's 16th murder this year. Saginaw Police say he shot and killed Hoshea Pruitt last Tuesday. ABC12 has learned Spearman is no stranger
A warrant has been issued for Eric Spearman, in Saginaw's 16th murder this year.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:24:55 GMT
(06/19/13) - The abandoned Buick City site, in Flint, could soon be revived. Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust says deals with two companies to purchase large pieces of land
The abandoned Buick City site, in Flint, could soon be revived.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:24:52 GMT
(06/19/13) - A Mid-Michigan community is one step closer to revitalizing part of its downtown area. Tuesday night, Grand Blanc City Council approved site plans to turn two empty buildings into retail
A Mid-Michigan community is one step closer to revitalizing part of its downtown area.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:23:00 GMT
(06/19/13) - A presidential election often leads to long lines at the polls, but that's not usually the case for other elections. A Saginaw County group is hoping to change that for next year's mid-term
A presidential election often leads to long lines at the polls, but that's not usually the case for other elections.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:08:59 GMT
(06/19/13) - It's about to get really loud along the Saginaw River. The Bay City River Roar returns this weekend for the 26th year. "We're so pumped up, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. It
It's about to get really loud along the Saginaw River. The Bay City River Roar returns this weekend for the 26th year.
