The Genesee County Human Trafficking Taskforce held a "Light Up the Night" candlelight vigil to honor victims and survivors of human trafficking

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Genesee County man is now facing charges after authorities say he abandoned his two dogs, leaving them behind in small, filthy cages. Jeremy Neph, 33, is charged with one count of killing and torturing an animal.

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. – Eight men were arrested for allegedly seeking to have sex with underage girls. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announced the arrests on Jan. 28, 2025, as part of his first GHOST operation briefing.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man’s repeated efforts to scan non-winning lottery tickets paid off this week. The 59-year-old man from Genesee County, who chose to remain anonymous, won $100,000 playing the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance game.

The county is changing its policy for making appointments to boards and commissions but has so far left a disqualifier in place for candidates who owe back taxes or other fees. The county Board of Commissioners approved a series of changes to its appointment policy in a committee meeting this week and could adopt them when the full board meets on Wednesday,

Flyers stuffed in plastic baggies and tossed on a main road in Flushing, Michigan, show racist Jewish caricatures, state lawmaker said.

Eight men, including a soldier and undocumented immigrants, have been arrested by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office for attempting to solicit minors for sex. GHOST operations nabbed a diverse group of individuals in the crackdown.

The fate of what could be Michigan's largest-ever economic development project is now in the hands of the Trump administration. Western Digital Corp.'s application for federal funding to support a mammoth microchip manufacturing campus near Flint remains pending with the CHIPS Program Office after President Donald Trump's inauguration.

The men thought they were talking to the potential victims, but they were actually messaging authorities about their plans to have sex with minors.

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman was arrested for allegedly abandoning a puppy in a park porta potty. Grand Blanc Township police said the puppy, Hank, was found in a porta potty at Creasey Bicentennial Park and may have been abandoned for more than two days.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state

The decreased dogs had hair, plastic, and metal in their stomachs because they didn't have anything else to eat.