Harsens Island News

National Weather Service Doppler radar indicates strong thunderstorms extend along a line 12 miles northwest of St.

The Rev. James Lopez points to the delicate wash of yellow highlighting the wing of the Archangel Michael.

Ten days before Morris Snider took over as general manager of McMorran Place in 1966, the man who hired him died.

Eleven surveillance towers equipped with high-tech cameras will be erected this year along the St.

As it turns out, there's also a Harsens Island angle to the final chapter in the life of the legendary Indian warrior Tecumseh.

Of the approximately 5,000 homes in Clay Township, as many as 3,000 may be affected by the changes in the floodplain maps, said Supervisor Jay DeBoyer.

Several fire departments fought a grass fire this evening on McDonald Island, said Harsens Island Fire Department assistant chief Bob White.

At least five local projects are in the running to receive a chunk of $170 million in federal stimulus money for restoring coastal and fish habitats.

One of my principal committee assignments is serving on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has original jurisdiction over a wide variety of issues that impact Michigan.

Eleven video monitoring stations along the St. Clair River should be operating by the end of this year to help deter smuggling of people and illegal goods into the U.S., a spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol in Detroit said today.

Michelle Markel escaped a fire Monday with nothing but her cat, Moo Cow, and an urn containing her mother's ashes.

An early-morning house fire destroyed a home in Cottrellville Township today. The house, 6228 Short Cut Road, caught fire around 6:35 a.m. and firefighters from several agencies responded.

Officials are warning St. Clair County property owners that new federal flood plain maps could cost a lot of people a lot of money.

Two ice jams on the Belle River that caused flooding in East China Township have been breached.

Warm temperatures may force the auto ferry to Harsens Island to close tonight. Champion Auto Ferry, the company that takes vehicles to and from the island, said in an outgoing message on its answering machine ...

Clay Township officials are working with a national nonprofit group to conserve nearly 550 acres of land on Harsens Island.

Assisting Hurricane Katrina victims may cause Harsens Island Fire Chief Daryl DuPage to face disciplinary action.

On Christmas Day, the future looked as black for the Hoover family as the smoke rising from what remained of their home.

A 46-year-old woman jumped off a ferry crossing the St. Clair River Monday night, according to officials.

The Clay Township Board voted Monday night not to pay bills presented by Kevin Allen for work he said he did at the Harsens Island Fire Department, but that doesn't mean he's accepting their decision.