Photo by Barb Sumerix Two round hay bales of are used to build a large Santa in this farm field on Werth Road in Alpena. The ...

A federal judge’s ruling has cleared the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope ...

For elements of the anti-Israel right, it’s a time when everything old is becoming new again. So, a half-century-old theory ...

Born on Christmas Day in 1925, Virginia Carol Rice, nee Mausolf, was the best gift for Joseph and Eva Mausolf, the fifth ...

The Alpena County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting following the annual Organizational meeting on Jan.2 at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the Howard Male Conference Room and on Zoom. The ...

Generation poll says, “College students prefer socialism to capitalism.” Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the ...

Cry me a river.” I gave a party with this theme on Jan. 20, 2025, the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Little did ...

Mikaela Shiffrin has plenty to celebrate this Christmas. The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom ...

Heck, a resident of Alpena and immigrant from Germany, has kept a tradition of constructing a Christmas village in her living ...

Photo by Nancy Kunzat The moon peeks out from behind the clouds over Thunder Bay in Ossineke. This photo was taken by and ...

Photo by Jessica Hatch Memphis, the Siberian Husky, shows off his Christmas attire in this photo submitted to The News by ...

Photo by Kim St. Charles Shirley Thompson, left, poses for a photo with Santa during the annual Turning Brook Christmas Gala.