Tawas City 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 Radios political analyst Jack Lessenberry takes a look at whats going on. Hear Audio Story. Heres 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.

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.

As archery deer season progresses, the Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters of some important regulation information for the 2009 season.

Michigan's public schools will likely be required to make more of their financial information available on the Internet, providing taxpayers a glimpse into budgets that will be slashed by $382 million this fall.

Today we'll talk about electronic waste plus a personal comment on another subject at the end.

Hide Video A head-on crash in Presque Isle County sent a Rogers City woman to the hospital where she later died.

Salmon runs on the western side of the state are at or near peak conditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.

TAWAS CITY, Mich. - A Michigan teenager who police say attacked a friend with a machete during an argument is headed toward trial.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin repair work on US-23, 2.5 miles north of M-65 in Augres Township.

President Barack Obama heads to Wall Street to make a major speech on the U.S. economy.

Like virtually every issue that faces the nation, our healthcare problem is greatly exacerbated by mass immigration - both legal and illegal.