Victims of Florida plane crash include a 20-year-old copilot and tech entrepreneur and his family

A 20-year-old woman who had been a licensed pilot since she was a teenager and a technology entrepreneur and his family were among nine people killed when a small jet crashed and exploded in South Florida, family members said. Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras was the copilot flying a Learjet from Austin, […]

Eagles’ Gabriel Clark and Anthony Mayes receive accolades from NOJHL

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Sunday that Luc Warner (Hearst Lumberjacks); Gabriel Clark (Soo Eagles); Asher Ammann (Kirkland Lake Gold Miners) and Anthony Mayes, (F) Soo Eagles have been named its RBC Forward; Orendorff & Associates Defenceman; Skater’s Edge Source for Sports Goaltender and Journal Printing Rookie […]

El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats push to galvanize voters after stunning Senate race defection

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and fellow Michigan Democrats scrambled Monday to refocus attention on turning out Election Day voters after his former primary rival stunned the party by endorsing the Republican candidate in one of the country’s most closely watched races. The final push before Tuesday’s midterms followed a dramatic […]

Lakers Take Road Point From Mavericks at Minnesota State

Lake Superior State hit the road to face Minnesota State on Friday night, capitalizing on an early goal by Markus Loponen and a late-first period goal by Cooper Foster to grab a road point. The Lakers tied 2-2 with the Mavericks in Mankato, MN, losing in a shootout. Markus Loponen scored a one-timer from the low […]

Stevens, in a shocker, endorses Rogers for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a lifelong Democrat who narrowly lost a bitterly acrimonious fight for her party’s U.S. Senate nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers this morning in a move that set Michigan politics ablaze. Stevens, in a post to her X account about an hour […]

An Extra Hour—and a Missed Reminder: A Note From the Editor

Did you forget to turn your clocks back last night? If you woke up at 6:30 a.m. and wondered why it seemed a little lighter outside than usual, you weren’t alone. I did, too. As editor of EUP News, you might expect me to have the annual “fall back” time […]

A pair of hat tricks from Mayes and Huckson helped lead the Eagles to a weekend sweep of Elliot Lake

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – After a strong start and hat tricks from Anthony Mayes and Colton Huckson, the Soo Eagles flew past the Elliot Lake Vikings 9-1 in a penalty-filled Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game Saturday at Pullar Stadium. After winning in Elliot Lake on Friday, the Eagles took […]

Late Rothmeyer goal gives Eagles victory over Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Jayden Rothmeyer marker late in regulation held up as the game-winner as the Soo Eagles went on to prevail 4-3 over the Elliot Lake Vikings in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at Rogers Arena. Following a scoreless first period, the Vikings broke the […]

Three area residents indicted on drug trafficking charges

Upper Peninsula, Michigan. An investigation by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) has resulted in three people being arrested on felony drug distribution charges and approximately 1/4 pound of methamphetamine being seized. Several months ago, UPSET began an investigation into individuals suspected of distributing methamphetamine, primarily in the Eastern […]

Union steel workers rally for fair contract with mining company in Upper Peninsula

NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — Union steel workers rallied for a fair contract with mining company Cleveland Cliffs as their bargaining representatives prepare for another trip to Pittsburgh for negotiations. Union workers with USW Local 4950 have been working under an expired contract since August, and say the current negotiation process […]