CHEBOYGAN – Denise Bryan, District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) administrative health officer, told The News on Tuesday that she believes close to $1 million of health department funds have been lost. Bryan said she cannot disclose an exact amount until a department audit has been ...

ROGERS CITY — Theodore Beck, 64, waived his preliminary examination in the 89th District Court in Presque Isle on Tuesday. His case was bound over to the 53rd Circuit Court. Beck is charged with four counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree for force or coercion. Beck was represented ...

ALPENA — James Edward Smith II, a 45-year-old Alpena man who is charged with crimes related to child sexually abusive activity, appeared in the 88th District Court on Tuesday for his preliminary examinations. The hearing was postponed in order to provide the defense time to negotiate with ...

ROGERS CITY – Consumers Energy is alerting Rogers City residents that it will be interrupting power to about 2,000 homes and businesses starting just after midnight for about five hours. The work is being done to make critical repairs to equipment in a local substation after an inspection ...

ALPENA — This year’s 51st Annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival will feature an impressive lineup of bands that will keep festival goers entertained. The festival always boasts an array of live music to draw in the crowds between tournament weigh-ins. Quiet Riot, the popular metal band ...

ALPENA — Officials from Alpena and Alpena Township attended a settlement conference on Monday at the 26th Circuit Court to try to hammer out a deal that would establish water and sewer rates for the years 2018-2024. Because the two parties were bargaining behind closed doors, it is unknown ...