Category: Flint

GM to Invest More Than $1 Billion in 2 Flint, Michigan, Plants

FLINT, Michigan—General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint, Michigan, manufacturing plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks. Gerald Johnson, executive vice president, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, said Monday that the company will build internal combustion vehicles throughout this decade, in addition to making electric vehicles….


Flint Water Crisis Charges Dropped for 7 Former Officials

A Michigan judge threw out felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease. The dismissal was significant but not a complete surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court in June said a different judge acting as a one-person grand jury had…


3 Children and 2 Adults Die in Michigan House Fire

Three children and two adults are dead and another child is injured following an early morning fire in Flint, Michigan. Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton told WJRT the fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. at a residence on the city’s west side. Barton could not confirm whether there were working smoke detectors in the home….


Michigan School District Indefinitely Delays Return to In-person Classes, Cites COVID-19 Concerns

Starting next week, public school students in Flint, Michigan, will attend classes online from home indefinitely, according to school district officials. In a Jan. 19 message to students and parents, Flint Community Schools Superintendent Kevelin Jones said the decision was made after discussion with local health officials and based on the rising number of COVID-19…