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Judge upholds property sale to developers

ESCANABA — The future of a parcel in Escanaba recently came before the Delta County 47th Circuit Court, where the Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens challenged the City of Escanaba’s sale of the property to Old State Development. The nursing home argued the city was prohibited from ...

The end is in sight

ESCANABA -- After much anticipation, the streetscape project on Ludington Street is almost complete. The road should be fully open to traffic before Sept. 15, said Escanaba Water Superintendent Jeff Lampi at a meeting on Wednesday. Held at City Hall, the session was the latest in a series of ...

Tucker wins Pet Idol

ESCANABA — The votes are tallied, and the runaway winner of this year's Pet Idol contest was Tucker the Yorkshire Terrier. The reader-determined contest coordinated by the Daily Press asked pet owners to submit photo entries, with one winner ultimately becoming the following year's mascot for Newspapers in Education (NIE). The fees collected — five dollars for each submission and fifty cents for each vote — were divided evenly between NIE, the program that sends newspapers to local schools, and the Delta Animal Shelter, the area's no-kill, open-admission shelter. The contest ...

What to know about the AP/FRONTLINE investigation into scam victims

Scams in the U.S. have surged to a record high, and most people have been targeted. Americans reported a record $15.9 billion in losses last year to the Federal Trade Commission — a 25% increase from 2024, and likely a huge undercount. The FTC estimates that real losses in 2024 were close to $200 billion, or about $550 million every day. An investigation by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE found that despite attempts by both the Trump administration and Congress to fight scams, victims still have little recourse. The investigation included interviews with 58 victims. Here are ...