Oscoda News

In a victory for President Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

President Obama's nominee for a top weapons-buying job at the Pentagon recently served as a paid adviser for a big defense contractor and is declining to disclose whom else he has worked for on a government ethics form designed to help the public guard against potential conflicts of interest.

Mandatory flu vaccines may be coming to a health care facility near you - and that's a good thing.

Job seekers crowd in front of an employer at a job fair Nov. 4 in Livonia. Earlier : Unemployment agency: Most jobless Michigan residents whose benefits have expired will only qualify for 13 weeks of additional payment A reader in Grand Rapids e-mailed me today asking whether I could look into a question she had on new unemployment extension ...

Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited A 123 System's new lithium-ion battery plant in Livonia in August.

A major new study shows that the states roads are rapidly falling apart. Michigan Radio's political analyst Jack Lessenberry takes a look at what's going on. Hear Audio Story. Here's something that shouldn't surprise you.

It may come as a surprise to many patients, but a new study shows that primary care visits have actually gotten a little longer since the late 1990s.

Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

The last of six Fowlerville-area friends charged with copying $20 and $100 bills - which some of the defendants then tried to use at area businesses, police say - have entered plea deals.

When Wurtsmith Air Force Base closed 15 years ago, some people said this Lake Huron community would wither and die.

The Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Medical Center in Saginaw has restricted visitors under age 18 from visiting patients or outpatient clinics because of concerns about the spread of the flu virus among youth.

The Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw has added temporary restrictions to its visitor policy to reduce the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.

Michigan State Police troopers from the East Tawas Post said an unfortunate accident was caused by dense fog Wednesday night in Oscoda.

Encouraging guests to comment on their experiences at your hotel or B&B is a bit risky.

After some 300 people came by to view the first Chainsaw Art and Chili Cook-off, organizers are hoping they've carved out a successful new event.

The HeadWaters Land Conservancy, with the support of businesses in an 11-county area in northeast lower Michigan, has launched a "One Percent to Embrace Green Space" campaign.

Unemployment went up more than eight percentage points in St. Clair and Macomb counties between the second quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009, the Michigan League for Human Services' Economic Security Bulletin reported Wednesday.

Some economists may say the recession is over, but unemployment rates continue to climb.

H1N1 has a new foe: schools. The environment where last year it might have waited for unsuspecting hosts -- from crowded buses to computer labs to college lecture halls -- is now the enemy's camp, and it's stocked with an arsenal of hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes and relentless flyers about hand-washing and safer sneezing.

Monday, October 12, 2009 at 3:44 p.m. A 16-year-old,A who allegedly slashed another teen's face with a machete, waived his arraignment today in Iosco County Circuit Court.