Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Yet, ...

The Michigan State Police has named 1st Lt. Anthony Utt as commander of its Alpena Post. Utt will take the helm effective ...

The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty. The Dow Jones stock index ...

The Christmas and Hanukkah celebration seasons are special to millions across the globe. However, what if you are in the midst of a war during those holidays? My mind goes back decades, when I was ...

Michigan Democrats, recently hailed as a model of electoral and legislative success, are ending their final days in complete control of the state government mired by divisions and outright rebellion ...

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s Third-grade Get Into Your Sanctuary program recently won the Sea to Shining Sea Award ...

Santa Claus is coming to town! Jolly Old Saint Nick will be chauffered around Alpena on a city fire truck starting at 6 p.m.

The Alpena High School Wildcats faced Traverse City West in a competitive match on Friday night, ultimately losing 63-48.

President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an ...

Our family’s newest birthday tradition is my favorite one ever. It’s rather simple. It includes my local troop of eight — my family of four, my parents, and Betsy’s parents. In the weeks prior to one ...

We’re not saying he doesn’t work hard. We’re not saying he doesn’t deserve it. We are saying the Alpena County Board of Commissioners’ recent decision to grant County Administrator Jesse Osmer a ...

Maybe we’re all just broken inside. Unable to really grasp the difference between fictional people and people we just don’t know. They’re all just abstract ideas we’re happy to have suffer for our ...