The man charged with firing gun shots at the Decorative Panels International (DPI) plant in Alpena is nearing a settlement agreement with the prosecutor’s office.

The familiar sights and sounds of the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas fundraiser will ring through the streets of Alpena starting Friday.

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons can be some of the most difficult times of the year for people who have lost a loved one.

Halloween at the Montmorency County Sheriff’s Office turned out to be scary for more than one reason.

The Michigan House has passed legislation that would overhaul expungement laws to make it easier for hundreds of thousands of people to clear their criminal record.

Legislation advancing in Michigan would lift the state’s ban on baiting and feeding deer in the Lower Peninsula and parts of the Upper Peninsula.

Some residents of Alcona, Alpena and Presque Isle counties will be headed to the polls Tuesday, to vote for local leaders, millage requests and an irrevocable franchise tag for a utility business.

Preliminary discussions have begun on a possible new millage request from Alpena Public Schools, which needs money to replace old and failing boilers and roofs and other building improvements.

The City of Alpena is nearing the end of contract negotiations with its new manager candidate.

One person was killed and another was seriously injured after two vehicles collided on an icy roadway in Cheboygan County over the weekend.

A 19 year-old Alpena man is headed to prison for at least two years for breaking into an apartment and assaulting the renter and her dog.

The Michigan State Police Alpena Post and other law enforcement agencies in the area are inviting the community to another Coffee with a Cop event on Thursday.