On many a Christmas Eve, I recall sitting in the back seat of my parent’s van, driving home to Portage from our grandparents house in Kentwood or Byron Center depending on the time period. We shivered in the van until it warmed up and zipped down the highway under the night sky, Christmas ...

ALPENA — If you were hoping for a graceful entrance into winter weather, November showed up with other plans. The month featured cool temperatures, stone gusty winds, and a bout of snow at the very end of it. The high temperature for the month of November was 55 degrees, which was reached ...

ALPENA — Troy Wardlaw, 56, had a hearing in the 88th District Court in Alpena on Tuesday, where he waived his preliminary examination. Wardlaw is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver 50 to 450 grams of cocaine. Any person charged with a felony has a right to a ...

PRESQUE ISLE — On Nov. 26, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post responded to a residence on Raven Drive in Ocqueoc Township after a deceased male was discovered on the shore of Lake Huron. The man was wearing a black North Face jacket and blue jeans at the time he was ...

The Alpena Police Department is warning the public about fraudulent money meant for movie and television shows. Officers have been investigating local cases for the prop money that is marked with a “For Motion Picture Copy Money” warning. In a press release on Tuesday, police say at ...