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Forensic scientist testifies at Jackson’s murder trial

ESCANABA - A Michigan State Police (MSP) forensic scientist testified Thursday during the third day of the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson. Taylor Sharp, a forensic scientist with the MSP Forensic Science Lab in Marquette, told the jury that her team received a request to process a crime ...

Detectives detail evidence and interviews about Corwin case

ESCANABA - The lead detective and other investigators in Harley Corwin’s homicide investigation testified before the jury Thursday in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson. Detective Sgt. Mark Hanson of the Delta County Sheriff's Office, who recently retired, took the witness stand Thursday ...

GLTPA Spring Celebration to unite loggers

ESCANABA — The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA), the same organization that hosts the heavy equipment expo formerly called the “Logging Congress” at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds every other year, is gearing up for its annual Spring Celebration, which will be ...

Key witnesses, detectives testify in second day of Jackson trial

ESCANABA - Testimony continued Wednesday in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court, with jurors hearing from law enforcement officers, a key witness and a volunteer who helped locate the victim’s body. Jackson, 35, is charged with one count of open ...

“Moderately severe” flu season lingering

ESCANABA — Respiratory illness thrives in the winter. This year, cases have been high and continue to be quite present, but Michigan appears to be past the season’s highest peak. The blanket term “respiratory illness” refers to a handful of afflictions that affect the lungs and ...