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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Inmates are running an international drug ring out of an Upper Peninsula prison, selling crystal methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine supplied by deported ex-cons in Mexico, according to federal court records. A federal search warrant affidavit outlines a years-long investigation, identifies the accused drug kingpins and reveals ties to Mexico, where former inmates […]
George E. Tessier IV, age 38, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away unexpectedly at his home. George was born on October 5, 1981 in Newberry, Michigan to George Eugene Tessier the III and Georgina M White. He was a graduate of Newberry High School with the class of 2000 […]
Donald Joseph Ogston passed away on June 17, 2020, surrounded by his family, at Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was 83 years old. Don was born in Sault Ste. Marie on October 11, 1936, to Thomas and Kathleen (Hall) Ogston. He graduated from Pickford High School […]
(AP) – In any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a parade or a community festival. But today, Juneteenth 2020 will be a […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today sent a second letter to Al Monaco, CEO of Enbridge, requesting that Enbridge immediately shut down the dual pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac until damage is investigated, assessed and preventative measures are put in place. “Given the gravity of this matter, I was taken […]
On September 17, 1921, Mildred Isabel Woodhall was born and placed in the arms of her loving parents, Dewey and Eva Woodhall of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Mildred in the years to come became known to all as Isabel, and to some, fondly referred to as Izzy Baby. Isabel was […]
The Mackinac Bridge Authority anticipates lines will not be as bad at the bridge this weekend as it resumes cash payment options. The authority previously suspended cash payments as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Touch free credit cards and phone payment options are still available. Drivers wishing to […]
LANSING – After running rampant through the housing units of many Michigan prisons, the coronavirus is now impacting prison food. The supply of ramen — a staple many prisoners purchase from the commissary to supplement what they are served in the chow hall — has been sharply reduced by a COVID-19 infection that shut […]
A curbside job fair near Grand Rapids on Wednesday tried to make it easy for 50 companies to fill open positions. Applicants could interview from their cars and in some cases might have been able to start work the next day. “Right now we have 270 jobs that we could […]
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-127, which extends the state of emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic until July 16. In doing so, Governor Whitmer joins nearly every state in the country in maintaining a state of emergency to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. This executive […]