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Suspect in crash that killed Bay County school worker seeks license restoration
HAMPTON TWP, MI — Two months ago, a Hampton Township mother and grade school paraprofessional Polly A. Christensen was killed in a traffic crash outside her family home. Police have wrapped their investigation into the deadly collision and sent their findings to prosecutors for review and issuance of possible charges.
Fentanyl not a factor, but Bay County man gets jail time for killing pedestrian
SAGINAW, MI — A Bay County man is to spend the next several months in jail for crashing into and killing a pedestrian shortly after he used fentanyl. However, had he been stone sober, the fatal collision still likely would have happened, evidence indicates. Saginaw County Circuit Judge Manvel...
Motorcyclist pronounced dead after crash in Arenac County
ARENAC COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Bay County man died in a motorcycle crash this weekend in Arenac County. The Arenac County Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Jordan Beaudin of Pinconning died in the crash just before 1 p.m. Saturday on Melita Road near White's Canoe Livery in Deep River Township.
Motorcycle crash claims life of Pinconning man
DEEP RIVER TWP, MI — A motorcycle crash in Arenac County has claimed the life of a Pinconning man. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, sheriff’s deputies responded to the one-vehicle crash scene on Melita Road near White’s Canoe Livery in Deep River Township. They arrived to find Jordon Beaudin, 24, fatally injured.
‘Look twice, save a life’: May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - “Look twice, save a life” is a slogan motorcycle riders want people to remember as they get behind the wheel. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Michigan. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motorcyclists are nearly 30...
FBI arrests suspect in armed robbery of Essexville credit union
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. (WNEM) - The FBI has arrested a suspect accused of robbing a credit union at gunpoint in Essexville in early April. The robbery took place at the Sunrise Family Credit Union, located at 190 N. Powell Road, about 10:30 a.m. on April 9. The FBI said the suspect...
Here are the five mid-Michigan school funding proposals on May 7 ballot
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – More than $60 million in school improvement bonds and two sinking fund millage renewals are on the ballot in Genesee, Saginaw and Bay Counties in May. In Genesee County, Flushing Community Schools and Clio Area Schools will ask voters to approve bond proposals for upgrades in the districts during the Tuesday, May 7, election.
Michigan AG warns of new toll-road text message scam
LANSING, MI – Recently receive a text message from an unknown number claiming you owed money for not paying a road toll? Yeah, that’s a scam. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday, May 2, issued an advisory of the recent “smishing scam” targeting toll road users, such as those who traverse Liberty Bridge in Bay City.
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