A recent audit report found that the Corrections Department offender vocational programs are effective overall. Vocational programs are career and technical programs that teach inmates employment ...

The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863; President John F. Kennedy died in Dallas ...

Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said Sunday he has joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington.

Some Michigan residents are bracing for higher heating costs as winter approaches. While the Great Lakes region may experience a warmer-than-average winter, according to the National Oceanic and ...

DEI is a bad idea whose time came with a vengeance several years ago, but now its continued ascendancy is in doubt. Perhaps the most important event this year outside of the presidential election is ...

During the Christmas and Hanukkah holiday season, time is filled with day-to-day work and family activities, shopping, social and religious gatherings, as well as dozens of other “time-eating” tasks ...

As reported in a recent News story, All Saints Catholic Schools is working to build its robotics program, with a winning fifth-grade team and a hopeful middle school team preparing for the first round ...

On Sunday, the National Weather Service released data showing November in Alpena was much warmer than the long-term average ...

The Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary Board discussed activity and maintenance plans for Island Park when they met in November at Alpena City Hall. Chairperson Lisa Kruse described cooperative plans with ...

The Alpena High School Wildcats varsity hockey team bounced back from a tough 7-6 shootout loss to Mattawan on Friday with a ...

Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close. Some snowmobilers and skiers reveled in the wintry ...

Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a minor traffic violation could lead to her ...