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Putting the brakes on distracted driving

ESCANABA — As summer traffic increases throughout the area, local law enforcement is reminding drivers to put their phones down and stay focused behind the wheel. According to a recent poll posted on the Daily Press' social media, over 80% of participants said they have seen someone in the ...

The state of the street

ESCANABA -- As the seat of Delta County continues to carry out required infrastructure improvements and other projects, Ludington Street remains closed from the sixth to 17th blocks, with the exception of of 10th Street, which has been open to traffic for a couple weeks since work ...

Superyacht docks in Esky

ESCANABA -- A superyacht allegedly owned by a downstate billionaire was spotted in Escanaba on Monday. Satori, which is a Buddhist term meaning enlightenment, is the name of a 208-foot luxury yacht reportedly owned by Jay Alix, an Oakland County, Michigan-based businessman and ...

Squaw Point Lighthouse: Gone but not forgotten

Editor's note: This story on the Squaw Point Lighthouse is the seventh in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Although the Squaw Point Lighthouse has vanished from the shoreline, its legacy endures in the stories of the keepers who maintained it and the ...

Local nurse gets delayed sentence in morphine case

ESCANABA — A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine from Christian Park Village, an assisted living facility where she was previously employed, appeared in Delta County 47th Circuit Court on Monday to discuss the terms of her delayed sentence. In May, Jenna Leigh Furmanski pleaded ...