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Auto parts supplier to invest $40M in Marysville
An auto industry parts supplier says it's investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and plans to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years.
Detroit school reform agency embellished bid to get $35M in federal funds
Education Achievement Authority officials overstated their authority to take over failing schools across Michigan in a bid to win a $35.4 million federal grant - six weeks before they began operating in September.
Coast Guard rescues boaters in St. Clair River
A Coast Guard rescue crew assisted three Canadians Thursday morning after their sailing vessel became disabled and adrift in the St.
A firefighter works at the scene of a bus fire.
Members of the Port Huron Fire Division responded to a bus fire just before 2 p.m. at Port Huron Northern High School.
Imlay City pickle packers plead guilty to unemployment fraud
The state says 62 former workers at a Vlasic pickle factory have pleaded guilty and will make $960,000 in restitution for fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while continuing to work.
Anchors Away: Local NBC, ABC Affiliate Sees Changes
TV 7&4 and 29&8 anchors Erika Erickson, Brody O'Connell and Kate Fox are all moving on from the station they've reported news from the past three years.
Port Huron woman to be arraigned today in fake rape case
It's one of two criminal cases for Sara Ylen. She's also accused of fraud by claiming for years that she had cancer.
See which companies got part of nearly $16 million in incentives to add 1,100 jobs in Michigan
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced nearly $16 million in incentives for several projects that are expected to create more than 1,100 jobs.
Woman allegedly faked 3 rapes and cancer diagnosis
A woman is to be arraigned in a Port Huron court for falsely reporting a rape. She also is accused of faking a cancer diagnosis.
Port Huron columnist calls Flint 'roiling sea of poverty'
"Is Port Huron doomed to become Little Flint, or Nova Pontiac, the next Midwestern lemming to plunge mindlessly from the heights into a roiling sea of poverty?" Connell asks in his recent column .
Renaissance underway at Port Huron's Studio 1219
The past year has been marked by significant leadership changes and repairs to the Port Huron arts center Studio 1219.
Cancer, Rape Fraud Case Bowls Over Mich. Community
Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery.
Lake Huron has the longest shoreline of the Great Lakes. It is the second largest by surface area and the third largest by volume of water.
Woman's cancer fraud charges cast doubt on man's rape conviction
Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery.
Michigan DOT Recommends Lifting Hazmat Ban on Ambassador Bridge
A study by the Michigan Department of Transportation has recommended lifting the ban against trucking some hazardous materials across the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest crossing along the U.S.-Canada border.
Michigan legislators to consider statewide Animal Abuser Registry
If State Representatives Harvey Santana and Paul Muxlow have their way, Michigan could become the first state to have a statewide Animal Abuser Registry.
Law enforcement agencies in Michigan observing police week
Ceremonies planned for Wednesday include the Port Huron Department of Public Safety, which will honor its police officers, firefighters and other personnel with an awards ceremony.
Hazardous cargo may head to Ambassador Bridge
Restrictions require hazardous materials to be shipped across the Detroit River by the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry.
Official: Freighter runs aground in Lake St. Clair
Lt. Justin Westmiller says the ship became grounded Tuesday evening a little over a mile offshore from the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe.
Lake Huron water levels are the canary in the coal mine
Most people have known for some time that Lake Huron is in trouble. While we knew there was a problem, it wasn't clear as to the source of the problem.