Alpena News

State lawmakers and the residents of remote Beaver Island are pressing state and federal wildlife officials to control exploding populations of cormorants in northwestern Lake Michigan - a naturally caused ...

When voters head to the polls Nov. 4, they're going to see a lot more candidates than just those running on the Republican and Democractic party tickets.

MAB to Host Statewide Digital Television Preparedness Training for the Public October 23rd The Michigan Association of Broadcasters will host a Statewide DTV preparedness training October 23, 2008 at 6:00pm at ...

The Michigan Secretary of State and the city and county clerks' offices could be busy places Monday, as it is the last day to register to vote in the November general elections.

Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify hundreds of thousands of loans to keep people from losing their homes.

It's a wildlife whodunit. Is there a wild cougar roaming rural Jackson County, attacking livestock and spooking residents? Or is it just imaginations running wild? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

If you think there are no homeless in northeast Michigan, think again. This summer, we learned of people living in tents or in vehicles around the region -- victims of poverty and circumstance.

ALOHA BLUES: A Hawaiian man is in the Bay County Jail this morning, brought back from the islands by Michigan State Police troopers from the Bay City post after allegedly fleeing the state to avoid prosecution ...

Pastor Jamey Authier is not the stereotypical preacher. Authier, who recently began serving as pastor for Faith Lutheran Church in Shelby Township, is only 36 years old, younger than many people who serve in ...

Michigan's struggling economy may not get a long-term break from a U.S. government decision to send fewer Iraqi refugees to the state.

Nine states are suing the Bush administration over what New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says is an illegal administrative ruling that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water.

Lake trout season on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan has closed, the Michigan Department of Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.

Tuesday's five most interesting stories printed on wood pulp. Petters steps down during federal investigation We reported this last night , but the news is still big this morning.

Tuesday's five most interesting stories printed on wood pulp. Petters steps down during federal investigation We reported this last night , but the news is still big this morning.

An affordable housing complex in Charlevoix County is getting a complete makeover.