Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging residents to be on the lookout for illegal gifting schemes, often disguised as harmless gift exchanges or empowering social groups. While genuine gifting circles foster community and resource-sharing without monetary exchange, some gifting circles ...

This week’s bouquets go to: From Kelli van Ginhoven of Escanaba As a member of the Downtown Development Authority for the past three years, I would like to share my appreciation for our long time Assistant Director, Judy Schroeder, and our Executive Director, Craig Woerpel. Judy has been ...

Christmas might seem an ideal time to give the gift of a dog’s unconditional love. But Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warns that scammers have ways to exploit that impulse. Michigan residents in recent years have been tricked into paying for pets that do not exist or have adopted ...

The holidays are supposed to be a time for joy, but they can quickly turn to tragedy without the right precautions. Candles and Christmas lights can start fires. Artificial snow sprays can irritate your lungs. A man in California just died hanging Christmas lights when he threw the lights ...

The holiday season is a time of celebration, but it’s also a time when impaired-driving-related crashes spike. That’s why, before and during the upcoming holidays, police agencies throughout Michigan are participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. In 2023, nearly ...

Long-ago sacrifices helped build nation, must be recalled Saturday marked the 83rd anniversary of what is arguably the 20th century’s single-most most significant event, at least as far as the United States is concerned. It was 83 years ago this morning that more than 350 carrier-based ...