Keyon Middlebrooks, 8, kisses his niece, Tailor Blake, 1, as he holds her in the driveway as her sisters, Zy'leah Reynolds, 9 and Morgan Reynolds, 4, stand next to cases of water next to their home on the 2900 block of Eaton Place in Flint, Michigan, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.
A Veteran among thousands of people stroll through downtown Flint to look at hundreds of classic cars at the 13th annual Back to the Bricks on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (The Flint Journal/MLive.com)
Britain Shay, 5, and Emily Frost, 7 run back to the bleachers as Chinooks take off at the Airborne Review at Sicily Drop Zone on May 26, 2016 on Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Dancers in the Ewe Associates perform at the Second Annual African World Peace Festival in downtown Fayetteville on Person Street on Saturday, July 26, 2016. The theme of the event was One People, One Community, One Fayetteville. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Doyle Ryder Elementary Pre-K teacher, Kathy Hall adjusts a students tassel on her cap as more than 55 pre-kindergartners in the Great Start Readiness Program from Doyle Ryder, Eisenhower and Potter classes crossed the stage Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Mott Community College Auditorium to receive a certificate of completion. Students were given a free book after the transition celebration ceremony that was themed Somewhere Over the Rainbow. (The Flint Journal/MLive.com)
A passenger involved in a car accident at the intercession of Rowan Street and Bragg Boulevard is removed from the silver Hyundai Veracruz he was riding in when it collided with a black Infiniti QX60 on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 in Fayetteville, N.C. as employees of Fred's Automotive help clear the debris in their parking lot. (The Muskegon Chronicle/MLive.com)
Moira Richmond, 14, left and Sasha Mills, 14, right change shoes before performing with fellow Ardan Irish Dancers during the 2016 Michigan Irish Music Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Mich. (The Muskegon Chronicle/MLive.com)
Margaret Willis Elementary Principal, Peggy Raymes, receives a hug from Ms. McKenney's second-grade class after a ceremony for her and Ms. Bonita whom are both retiring after 19 years at Margaret Willis on June 8, 2016, in Fayetteville, N.C. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Wendy Banks walks out on a Public Works Commission utility pipe on June 16, 2016, while personally investigating the draining of Country Club Lake that happened on Friday, June 10, 2016. In the process of the lake draining, four beavers were shot even though the land is still marked as a conservation area, protected by the State of North Carolina. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Jimmie Bledsole and Mike Underwood sit inside Cumberland Garbage & Trash Services, on Manley Street. The man Cumberland County sheriff's deputies are searching for, in connection with an armed robbery, ran to the business and sat. "We were out working on a truck and when we noticed him we told him to leave," said Underwood the supervisor. "He could barely breath, you could tell he had been running," said Bledsole, a mechanic. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Savannah Flynn, 6, of Davison and Morgan Hoppe, 8, of Davison after competing against each other during the Greater Flint Olympian Games swim meet at the Flint Golf Club on July 17, 2017. They swam all four of the same 25-yard races, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. "It is fun and good exercise for the body," Flynn said. Flynn and Hoppe have been swimming for one year. "It's just fun, I get to make new friends and it is challenging," said Hoppe. (The Flint Journal/MLive.com)
Melissa Morin, left, Susana Delangarza and Luzarco Delagarza, right, break down in tears at the vigil for their family member, Joseph Valdez, who died after a fatal stabbing at the 1100 block of Warren Avenue in Victoria, Texas on June 19, 2014. (The Victoria Advocate)
April and Thomas Lewis with their children, Jalaiga, bottom left, Jayion, bottom right, Jamore, middle left, Jamal, James, Jamayor, middle right and Janay, top right, are living in a home on 1000 block of Leroy Street in Fayetteville, N.C. Snakes crawl in the attic, water pours through ceilings and electrical outlets don't work. After months of complaints to their landlord and refusing to pay rent until the problem is solved, the Lewis family is finally seeing renovations made, but done in an unsafe way. Nails sprawled over their yard, an open bottle of bleach on a table and trash and boards in the walkways have halted their lives. Their kids have not been able to play outside due to the dangers. (The Fayetteville Observer)
After her lesson, Kady, 4, gives her horse a kiss at Prancing Horse Therapeutic Riding Center on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Carthage, N.C. Prancing Horse is a non-profit organization for children and adults with all varying degrees of special needs in the Sandhill’s N.C. area. (The Fayetteville Observer)
Randi Green, 18, of Victoria, middle, walks into Schroeder Hall with assistance from her friend Rebecka Gonzales, 18, of Victoria as their guy friends hold the door for them. Schroeder Dance Hall in Goliad, Texas is a classic dance hall that was first built in 1890. (The Victoria Advocate)