ALPENA — Peregrine falcons, the fastest bird in the world, will no longer need banding from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The decision comes just roughly a year after the bird was reclassified as threatened instead of endangered in Michigan. Banding is the process of ...

The Golden Apple’s Scholars program here in Michigan officially inducted 36 aspiring educators into their inaugural cohort, including a scholar from Alpena. The Scholars program is targeted toward high school seniors as well as freshman and sophomore college students and provides participants ...

Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY For the week of July 15-21 100 complaints were handled, resulting in the following: Car/Deer 2 Traffic/Traffic Stop 39 Warrant Arrest 1 Property Damage Accident ...

ALPENA — The Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted six to one Tuesday to begin the process of removing all of the members of the Alpena County library board after library board members failed to act on some residents’ concerns about controversial books. Current library board members ...

ALPENA — As the Brown Trout Festival continues in Alpena, anglers have been experiencing steady fishing activity throughout the event, according to Kelsey MacNeil, the festival’s secretary. According to MacNeil, the festival has seen good catches of salmon and lake trout, especially ...