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SS recipients to get 2.8% boost in 2026 for cost of living

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security ...

Pink Fest bra competition for DCCA ends with auction

Local News

ESCANABA — Pink Fest 2025 concluded Thursday with a final night of voting and an auction to raise money for the Delta County Cancer Alliance. The auction alone — which gave people the opportunity to bid on decorated bras that had traveled and been displayed at establishments in Delta ...

Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sports Fishermen honored with award

Community

ESCANABA — Some efforts make a splash; others send ripples that carry on for generations. That spirit was celebrated at the Delta Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner Oct. 9, where Visit Escanaba presented the Ripple Effect Award to the Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sports Fishermen for their ...

Forensic artist says AI can’t replace much of what she does

Local News

LANSING – As new technologies emerge, surveillance and cameras remain the State Police Forensic Art Unit’s biggest “competitor,” and one artist says the use of artificial intelligence for forensic art might create public mistrust by trying to be pleasing to the eye instead of following ...

Lineman killed in construction zone in Marquette County

Local News

SANDS TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old journeyman lineman from Marquette was killed Monday by a motor vehicle that also struck two trucks in a work zone on M-553 in Marquette County, authorities said. Marquette County Sheriff's Office deputies were sent to the construction zone on M-553 near Silver ...