ALPENA — Residents may have to pay unpaid water bills soon because of the State of Michigan’s moratorium on water shutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order by the state, that forbade the shutoff of water during the pandemic, expired Thursday, and unless new action is taken in ...

ALPENA -- Last Easter, Rev. John Shipman stood on the bank of a river at sunrise, alone. The pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alpena, Shipman had told his members to stay home on the Christian church’s holiest day of the year as the coronavirus rolled into Northeast ...

ALPENA — Public health officials on Wednesday reported 37 newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including 19 Alpena County residents, 12 Presque Isle County residents, and six Montmorency County residents. As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported ...

ALPENA — The number of COVID-19 infections continued to increase on Tuesday, local public health officials reported. Public health officials on Tuesday reported 30 newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including nine Alpena County residents, one Presque Isle County ...

ALPENA — As the number of COVID-19 infections continue to increase, public health officials from the state and local health departments say they are monitoring the data closely. District Health Department No. 4 officials on Monday reported 28 new or probably infected Alpena, Presque Isle, ...

ALPENA — Anyone 18 or older is eligible for the first round of a Moderna two-shot COVID-19 vaccination at an upcoming Alpena clinic, health officials announced Monday. No appointment is needed for the 800 spots available at the Alpena Mall clinic, to be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ...