Flushing

Good time for two great causes.

In the wake of the Florida school shooting, it seems like every school around the nation is receiving more threats. I've heard about quite a few just in the Genesee County area alone.

Last night, the Sigma Nu fraternity house in Flushing caught fire. All 13 frat brothers that lived in the house escaped that flames and are all fine.

Tragedy struck the Flushing area yesterday after a middle school student was hit by a car on the way to play practice. The teenage girl was walking down Carpenter Road on her way to the high school auditorium for play practice when she was hit by a high school student driving down the road.

I spent a lot of my younger years in Flushing and the river areas are actually really nice. You typically wouldn't think that about the Flint River. The bridges and paths are a great place to take the kids. Now residents are trying to raise some money to resurface one of the bridges.

A former Flushing school teacher and coach has been busted and arrested on child pornography charges. Stan Holmes, 68, used to teach at Elms Elementary in Flushing, and was also a girl’s track and field coach. Christ.

The accident happened at roughly 2:30am this morning at North McKinley Road and West Carpenter Road in Flushing. The people involved sustained minor injuries.

While most of us were sleeping, a 25-year-old Flushing woman was shot in the leg by her boyfriend. The incident happened at roughly 3:30am this morning. Police say the two had been drinking and arguing.

While we don't have autism figured out, the recognition and treatment of the condition has come a long way.  People with autism are living happy, productive lives, and Ethan Rice, aged 8 and from Flushing is proof of that.  His book, 'Ethan's Story: My Life With Autism'…