Friday, July 6 2012 2:15 PM EDT2012-07-06 18:15:24 GMT
(07/05/12) - Cooling centers are open across Mid-Michigan to help you beat the heat. People 60 and older can go to the Grand Blanc Senior Center on Pagels Drive. The Flushing Area Senior Center
Click HERE for a list of cooling centers in Mid-Michigan.
Thursday, July 5 2012 5:36 PM EDT2012-07-05 21:36:18 GMT
(07/05/12) Consumers Energy says Genesee County is worst hit county in the state following this morning's storms. There are 34,353 people without power there as of 7:00am. Shiawassee County has 5,881 without
There are 70,600 customers without power across the state Thursday morning.
FLINT TOWNSHIP (WJRT) -
(07/05/12) - A thunderstorm did a double-whammy on one Mid-Michigan family. Two houses they own were damaged by falling trees.
Strong winds tore through Flint Township about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. One woman heard the storm and glanced at the house she owns across the street.
"I heard the winds pick up and I got up and I came to my kitchen window and looked out. A tree had fallen across the house," said Linda Adams.
Her granddaughter and a friend were staying there.
"We got them out of the house, got them back in our house. We were sitting in the front room looking out the front window. And they're going: Grandma, there are sparks across the street," Adams said.
That house, also owned by Adams, had caught fire after trees brought down electric wires. Adams called 911 but because the dispatch center was so busy she was asked if she could be put on hold.
"What do you mean "hold"? There's four people in that house," she told the dispatcher.
The fire department arrived and prevented extensive fire damage. No one was hurt. Now comes the clean up.
"I said: The trees need to go!" Adams said.
Her daughter lived in the house that was damaged first, but she wasn't there at the time.
"I'm waiting for my daughter to come home because it's going to blow her mind," Adams said.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:33:06 GMT
(05/22/13)- Memorial Day weekend is upon us and that could mean major headaches for drivers traveling through a stretch of Saginaw County. Construction projects on southbound I-75 and on the Zilwaukee
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that could mean major headaches for drivers traveling through a stretch of Saginaw County.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:28:04 GMT
(5/21/2013) - A second teenager has died following an accident last Friday near the Genesee-Shiawassee County border. Michigan State Police say 16 year old Brandon Anderson of Byron died this afternoon
A second teenager has now died after an accident last Friday near the Genesee-Shiawassee County border.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:00 GMT
(05/22/2013) ACO Hardware is closing more than a dozen stores including several in Mid-Michigan. They include locations in Fenton, Lapeer, Clio, Saginaw, and Essexville. Company officials say the closings
ACO Hardware is closing more than a dozen stores including several in Mid-Michigan.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:18:54 GMT
(5/212/2013) - Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw County receives a tax credit expansion tied to job creation. Last October, the Buena Vista Township company announced a goal of bringing 325 new jobs to the
(5/212/2013) - Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw County receives a tax credit expansion tied to job creation. Last October, the Buena Vista Township company announced a goal of bringing 325 new jobs to the
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:38:03 GMT
(05/22/13) - In Saginaw County, two woman have been killed in a car accident that may have been caused by wet roads. It happened around 1 p.m. Wednesday on Junction Road, between Reimer and Dixie Highway
In Saginaw County, two woman have been killed in a car accident that may have been caused by wet roads.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:31:53 GMT
(05/22/13) - His life changed more than a year ago when he lost both arms and legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. But he hasn't let those injuries change his outlook on life.Staff Sergeant Travis
His life changed more than a year ago when he lost both arms and legs in an IED explosion in Afghanistan, but he hasn't let those injuries change his outlook on life.
