Southwest / Texas - 5 days ago
Sully, former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog, pays his respect to President Bush as he lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson At the fun...
Southwest / Texas - 6 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed th...
Southwest / Texas - 1 week ago
This image released by Harpo Inc. shows media mogul Oprah Winfrey, right, with her mother Vernita Lee. A Winfrey spokeswoman issued a statement, Monday, November 26, 2018, saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home on November 22. She was 83. (George...
Midwest / Michigan - 3 weeks ago
In an effort to help document hate in America, Flint Beat and our parent company Brown Impact Media Group have partnered with newsrooms across the nation in support of ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to help compile a national database of h...
Midwest / Michigan - 1 month ago
FLINT, MI — In less than six months, the much anticipated Hamady Complete Food Center is set to officially close tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest, according to store employees. The store had a number of setbacks prior to it’s opening in July, ste...
Midwest / Michigan - 1 month ago
FLINT, MI — Zaniyah Burns loved to read, sing, dance, and do word-search puzzles. Her family called the 7-year-old “Toot Toot.” At 8 p.m. on October 9, Zaniyah’s home came under fire. Police believe the shots were intended for her 16-year-old uncle....
Midwest / Michigan - 2 months ago
FLINT, MI — A local NAACP leader came under fire after he shared a post on Facebook saying he is not voting for a political candidate because she is “gay.” AC Dumas, who serves as 1st Vice President of the NAACP of Flint, says his choice not to supp...
Midwest / Michigan - 3 months ago
FLINT, MI — As Flint-area residents prepare for the premiere of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 at The Whiting tonight at 7 p.m., resident and activist April Cook-Hawkins readies herself to answer questions as the movie rolls out something most Flin...
Midwest / Michigan - 3 months ago
FLINT,MI – Twenty-five grants totaling more than $1.9 million were recently awarded by the Ruth Mott Foundation to projects and programs serving north Flint residents. More than half of the grants were to organizations that serve young people in acc...