ALPENA — After a surprise ambush occurred at a brush fire in Idaho on Sunday, Alpena fire chiefs said they were concerned and shocked by the news. On Sunday, a group of firefighters from the small mountain community of Coeur d’Alene, ID, a town of around 55,000 people, responded to a ...

ALPENA — June was one to two degrees warmer than what is expected this time of year, breaking highs and lows, according to the National Weather Service. The highest recorded temperature of June for Alpena was 97 degrees on June 22 and June 23. The average of recorded high temperatures for ...

ALPENA — Thunder Bay Community Health Service Inc. (TBCHS) and Bay Athletic Club (BAC) have announced that construction on 200 W. Chisholm Street has officially begun, according to a TBCHS press release. The press release states that the building has been used as a bank and auto ...

On June 24, Huron Undercover Narcotics Team (HUNT), with the assistance of the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on 451 Road in Hawks Township, Presque Isle County. The subsequent investigation led to the discovery of approximately 170 grams of ...

ROGERS CITY — Aaron J. Veselenak is fascinated with big cats, from panthers to cougars to mountain lions, which are often interchangeable terms. The Rogers City area author has published a book, "Silent Springs the Panther — Historic Accounts of Michigan Big Cat Attacks," by Mission Point ...