HARRISVILLE — Nickolas Corey, 23, had a status conference hearing Tuesday in the 23rd Circuit Court in Alcona County where new evidence potentially changing the trajectory of the case was discussed. Corey is charged with one count of first degree child abuse. In January, The News reported ...

LANSING — As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience. “It’s all a nightmare,” said Carla Iansiti, the Student Life and Engagement sustainability officer at Michigan State ...

ALPENA – Alpena Public Schools recently received a $100,000 grant from the Alpena Public Schools Endowment Fund, held at the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM), to purchase and implement a new math curriculum for elementary school students throughout the district, according ...

ALPENA — Alpena Public Schools (APS) will hold a job fair for bus drivers, relief drivers, bus attendants, food service, custodial, maintenance, and instructional assistants on Tuesday, July 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday, July 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. at APS Central Office in the ...

MICHIGAN – Consumers Energy and Confluence Hydro provided an update to the sale of Consumers Energy’s 13 hydroelectric dams on Tuesday in a press release. According to the release, Consumers Energy is offering a new $270 million Hydro Safety Fund to support Michigan communities in case of ...

ALPENA — The effects of isolation and limited socialization during COVID are beginning to show up in an increase in speech and language impairments among children. Data from Alpena Montmorency Alcona Educational Service District (AMA ESD) shows that there has been a nearly two-fold increase ...