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Two arrested in separate UPSET busts

ESCANABA - Two men were recently arrested in separate Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) drug investigations after traffic stops led to the seizure of crystal methamphetamine, firearms and more, according to law enforcement officials. In Schoolcraft County, a 33 year-old male ...

British social media influencers visit U.P.

MARQUETTE — British social media personalities Joshua Cauldwell-Clark and Jason Riley, known online as Josh and Jase, have been stopping at various Michigan destinations on their tour through the state and are presently in the Upper Peninsula. While in Marquette last week they posted ...

Golden guardian brings local family hope

ESCANABA - For one local teenager, everyday routines most of us take for granted - running errands, going to school, even watching a movie - have become daily challenges. But with the help of her golden retriever, she faces those obstacles with hope. Vanessa Mabie, 15, was diagnosed with ...

Flames create challenge on coldest day

ESCANABA — A house on South Eighth Street was heavily damaged when a blaze broke out on Friday morning. Barely an hour after other Delta County agencies had cleared the scene of a residential fire in Nahma Township, central dispatch received another call for a house on fire at 517 S. 8th ...

Fire ravages Nahma home

NAHMA TOWNSHIP — In Friday’s early morning hours, a small house near Nahma was destroyed by fire. The homeowner got out, and no injuries were reported. It was dark outside and 11 degrees below zero when Delta County Central Dispatch received the call for a fire on 24th Road — with a ...

Widespread mail delays in Dickinson County

IRON MOUNTAIN -- Continued and prolonged delays in mail delivery in the Iron Mountain and Kingsford area this month have prompted the U.S. representative for the Upper Peninsula to urge that U.S. Postal Service officials take steps to address the problem. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, ...