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Coronavirus

1 more death, 3 more infected

ALPENA -- One more Alpena County resident died after being infected with COVID-19, while only three more Northeast Michigan residents were reported infected today. The death of an Alpena County resident brings to 94 the total number of Northeast Michiganders who have died after being ...

COVID, historic volume still cause mail to arrive late

ALPENA — Many Northeast Michigan residents are still waiting longer than normal to receive mail from the U.S. Postal Service. Some of those Northeast Michiganders are just now receiving packages sent before the holiday season, traditionally when volumes for the Postal Service peak, while ...

Some essential workers may get vaccine sooner than expected

ALPENA — People not at high risk from exposure to COVID-19 or labeled essential workers may need to wait until fall to be vaccinated against the sickness, according to a tentative vaccination timeline provided by the state. The news comes as local health officials say they can no longer ...

2 more deaths, but few new infections

ALPENA -- Two more Northeast Michiganders have died after being infected with COVID-19, local public health officials said on today. Officials also reported four newly infected Northeast Michiganders, including two Presque Isle County residents and two Alcona County residents. That is the ...

2 more residents die after COVID-19 infection

ALPENA -- Two more residents of Montmorency County have died after being infected with the coronavirus, public health officials said. Public health officials on Monday reported 39 newly infected Northeast Michiganders since Friday, including 26 Alpena County residents, nine Presque Isle County ...

Residents optimistic after receiving first-dose vaccinations

ALPENA — In the gymnasium of Alpena Community College on Saturday, area residents wove through lines of yellow caution tape, wending their way toward the vaccination many feel is a real shot in the arm on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. About 1,000 first-dose vaccinations ...