Charlevoix County News

It was a scary situation for police and neighbors last night in one Northern Michigan County.

For Nick and Deneille Moes of East Jordan, it was waiting for a phone call Thursday evening to hear about their son, Sergeant Dominic Moes that was the most agonizing.

Sleeping in has become routine for Kendra and Shelby Harris. The Harris twins, sophomores at Traverse City Central High School, caught up on sleep last week after a suspected swine flu outbreak forced officials to shut down school.

Hide Video A Charlevoix County infant has been diagnosed with whooping cough. Doctors say the baby got the illness from a family member or caregiver who was infected.

Lisa DeBolt is a pharmacist by day. But for the past week, she's maintained that role by night, too, even after leaving her job at Thompson Pharmacy & Medical in Traverse City.

Onekama Schools will beA closed Wednesday and Thursday due to a flu outbreak. School leaders say 119 students were sick Tuesday.A There are a total of 408 students in the district.

A state board has issued its final report identifying four regions in Michigan with the most potential to harvest wind into energy.

Forty-six million women around the world die each year from breast cancer. Now, a northern Michigan man is helping to lead the fight one pedal at a time.

NEWS RELEASE CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ************************* Stupak announces $275,985 in stimulus funding for port security grants WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced two grants for Northern Michigan totaling $276,985 to protect critical port infrastructure.

Hide Video A Cheboygan County man already in prison will stay there longer for trying to abuse a child in Wolverine.

A man and woman are in the hospital after a head on crash on Beaver Island. Charlevoix County Deputies say it happened after 10 a.m. Monday on the Kings Highway.

September 25, 2009 -- State and local officials interested in the relationship between asset management, pavement management and road funding still have a chance to register for the annual Michigan Transportation Asset Management Upper Peninsula Conference on Tuesday, Oct.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. One man is in jail after leading state police, city officers, and sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase through two counties.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:48 p.m. Grand Traverse County -- KingsleyA RacesA -- MayorA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Rodney Bogart 22 of 25 votes Antirm CountyA -- Bellaire Races -- Results Not In Charlevoix County -- Boyne Falls -- Results Not In Cheboygan County -- Mackinaw City -- Results Not In Clare County -- Farwell -- Results Not In ...

A Michigan appeals court ruling could have huge impact on lake-side property owners here in Michigan, overturning decades of established practice and precedent.

Hide Video Several car break-ins in Charlevoix County have police sending out a familiar reminder.

A century of Michigan case law has ensured that those who own property on the opposite side of a platted roadway running parallel to a lake shoreline have the right to install docks, moor boats, swim and otherwise use the water situated across the street from their lots.

A 20-year-old Ellsworth woman was seriously injured Tuesday after she was run over by her family's boat while wake boarding on Six Mile Lake near East Jordan, police said.

More than $2 million in federal money will help East Jordan upgrade water and sewer systems.

Author Ernest Hemingway married his first wife, Elizabeth Hadley Richardson, in Horton Bay in Charlevoix County on Sept.