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Forensic scientist testifies at Jackson’s murder trial

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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

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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

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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 ...

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. Trump, who said he ...

Key witnesses, detectives testify in second day of Jackson trial

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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 ...