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FLINT, Michigan -- A Flint man who was busted a little while back had a dangerous way of making ends meet.

Rather than go through the trouble of finding real crack to sell, the man told cops he just made it himself using baking soda and rocks.

When cops pressed him on where he got his supply of rocks, the man told them he stole them from upscale neighborhoods.

MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- One person was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash as Mt. Morris and Clio roads on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Two other people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries.

Mt. Morris Township Police Officer Chris Watts said alcohol was not a factor. Police released no other details.

ARGINTINE TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Two Byron residents were sent to the hospital after a 10:30 a.m. crash Sunday on Silver Lake Road near Duffield Road in Argentine Township.

A truck was traveling eastbound on Silver Lake Road at a high rate of speed around a corner when it lost control, rolled over and ran into a tree, said Officer Kevin Mihailosf of the Argentine Township Police.

Both people in the truck, a male and a female, were taken to the hospital and remain in serious, but stable condition.

The injuries are not life-threatening, Mihailosf said.

It seems like Flint Area Narcotics Group officers couldn't take two steps the other night without finding a gun.

During a four-hour span in Flint, officers seized three guns.

But here's the scary thing: Two of the guns were in the hands of teenagers who haven't even turned 16 yet.

A Burton man's garden got him in trouble after police discovered he didn't fight weeds.

A recent visit by the Flint Area Narcotics Group found the man was growing 21 marijuana plants outside his Atherton Road home.

And forget about any protests that he was growing it for personal use.

Here's a bad idea.

Ripping off your insurance company for more than $30,000 and then trying to make up for it by writing them a check -- that bounces.

State police say a Linden man did just that after reporting his travel trailer stolen back in December.

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Jamil Hamady was a business man through and through.

Whether it was owning his own business as a young man in Lebanon or working for the family business, Hamady Bros. grocery stores in Flint, or as the founder and owner of The Bread Basket on Corunna Road, business was always on Hamady's mind.

Hamady, 78, of Flint Township, died Thursday. The cause of death is unknown, but he suffered from Parkinson's disease and heart disease.

FLINT, Michigan -- Parents who receive child support may have noticed the government is now taking a little extra for the effort of collecting it.

Twenty-five bucks, to be exact.

Melissa Cousineau | The Flint JournalJamila Stone is a freshman at University of Michigan - Flint living in the First Street Residence Hall. Stone who is from Washington D.C., can't believe the economy in Flint. She has been looking for a job and also is surprised that not many people walk much around here. She walked everywhere back home and describes walking to her grandmother's house as a simliar distance from downtown to the Genesee Valley Mall.

FLINT, Michigan -- In her native Washington D.C., Jamila Stone usually perused shops, spent weekends at the movies, played ball in neighborhood parks and hopped on buses and trains to go everywhere.

Ishan Purani of Toronto is used to bustling city life -- streets packed with people and a wide variety of restaurants and shopping malls.

So Chrysler has identified General Motors as its next possible parent. On the surface, it would seem to make more sense for Chrysler than for GM.

Since Cerberus Capital Management bought 80.1 percent of Chrysler from Daimler in 2007, the private equity firm has had a quick lesson in the costs of running an automaker.

Global competition, new regulations being introduced all the time and the whims of consumers conspire to make it an industry suited only for those with strong constitutions and deep pockets.

Throw in the recent runup in fuel prices, and all three of the domestic automakers are facing significant trouble.

In Chrysler, GM would get a few notable prizes. Chrysler's three brands, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler, all have their fans. The company also has a few top-shelf plants, such as in Belvidere, Ill.; Toledo, Ohio; Sterling Heights; and Brampton, Ontario.

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Two powerhouses in retail car sales both saw the news in Saturday morning's newspaper and both had a similar first- blush reaction:

General Motors and Chrysler talking merger now? You've got to be kidding.

Flint Mayor Don Williamson, whose wife owns Patsy Lou Buick GMC, and Joe Serra, president of Serra Automotive, said talks between GM and Chrysler shows almost anything is possible with auto stock prices in freefall last week, sales continuing to crash and companies of all kinds desperately trying to weather the storm.

"I don't discount anything now. These are very interesting times," said Serra, whose company operates Al Serra Auto Plaza in Grand Blanc Township and several other dealerships, including a Chrysler-Jeep outlet in Tennessee.

"I'm struggling a little bit to see ... what's the magic" in a merger? Serra said.

Both companies have too much capacity, no shortage of vehicle nameplates and too few vehicles customers are clamoring to buy.

Melissa Cousineau | The Flint JournalGeneral Motors retiree Dave Henderson of Flint staples Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama signs. Other retirees, their wives and volunteers helped assemble the signs as well.

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- When UAW retiree Joe Couturier talks to his union brothers about the presidential campaign, he knows some of them are Reagan Democrats because of issues such as abortion and gun rights.

But this year, Couturier, 70, is part of a strong union push to bring back those working-class white voters to the Democratic Party and Sen. Barack Obama.

And the shaky economy might be providing the perfect backdrop for that effort.

"There's a lot of Republicans out there. We've got them in our own union halls," he said Friday. "But how can you say, 'We want to keep going like we are now?'

FLINT, Michigan -- Some drooled. Some barked. Most wagged their tails.

Sitting still was the hardest part for 50 dogs that participated Saturday in the Humane Society of Genesee County's 19th Annual Dog Walk-A-Thon. Before the dogs were taken on one- to two-mile walks around Mott Community College, they participated in a recall contest that required them to run 75 feet to their owners, then sit. Most of the dogs ran the course in no time but fell short when it came to sitting down.

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IMLAY CITY, Michigan -- The cartoon about the farming industry was supposed to be funny.

"It read, 'what do I care if the farmer goes broke, I get my food from the grocery store,'" said Phyllis Brown, a fourth generation farmer.