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Pathologist, domestic violence expert testify in Jackson trial

ESCANABA – The Michigan Attorney General’s Office rested its case in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson on Tuesday. The jury heard testimony from the pathologist who participated in conducting Harley Corwin’s autopsy and a domestic violence expert. Dr. Anna Tart, a forensic ...

St. Vincent de Paul grand reopening Saturday in Gladstone

GLADSTONE — Following a renovation that began in October, the St. Vincent de Paul store in Gladstone opened for business again in December and is now preparing for a grand reopening event that will take place this Saturday, March 14. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) provides ...

Former girlfriend describes assaults in Jackson trial

ESCANABA – Another former girlfriend of Tavaris Jackson testified Tuesday as the murder trial against him continued in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court. The woman, who shares a child with Jackson, said she began dating him when she was 14 and that their relationship lasted, on and off, ...

Special Olympics basketball tournament a boon for Esky

ESCANABA -- The Special Olympics UP Regional Basketball Tournament was held in the gym of the Escanaba Junior/Senior High School on Saturday, March 7. The event has been sponsored by the Escanaba Kiwanis for over 40 years, and this year was another great success, organizers reported. Prior ...

Two of Jackson’s former girlfriends testify at his trial

ESCANABA — The jury in the Tavaris Jackson murder trial heard testimony Monday from two of Jackson’s former girlfriends, neighbors of the alleged victim Harley Corwin and an officer who investigated a February 2023 assault on Corwin. Ernest and Valerie Reiner, Corwin’s next-door ...