Lapeer Days celebration happening downtown this weekend!
(LAPEER) — The Lapeer Days summer celebration is happening this Friday through Sunday with a soap box derby, classic car show, a carnival and a parade through downtown.
Check out the Armada Fair this week!
(ARMADA) — The Armada Fair is happening Monday, August 15-Sunday, August 21 and this year Granger Smith will entertain at the grandstand, featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. on Monday night at 8:30 p.m.
County mourns passing of Commissioner James Ruby
(SANILAC COUNTY) — Sanilac County Commissioner James Ruby passed away on Sunday, August 14. Administrator Kathy Dorman says Jim’s commitment to the county and the communities he represented will long be remembered.
Port Huron and St. Clair County public safety and hospital teams to conduct emergency drill on August 16
(PORT HURON) — Emergency responders will join McLaren Port Huron Hospital on Tuesday, August 16 to hold a mass casualty disaster drill in the parking lot of the former Sears store at Birchwood Mall in Fort Gratiot.
State Representative Howell’s bill expands use of life-saving opioid antagonists
(AREA) — State Representative Gary Howell has introduced legislation expanding the use of life-saving drugs that stop deadly overdoses to state and local corrections officers.
Sanilac County Community Foundation Scholarships
(MARLETTE) — Marlette graduate Hunter McGinnis has been awarded the Terry and Jackie Reid Scholarship through the Sanilac County Community Foundation.
Lions sign TE Quarless, who is facing 2-game suspension
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Lions have signed free agent tight end Andrew Quarless, who is facing a two-game suspension to start the season.
‘He is risen’: Sheriff’s Easter post costs county $41K
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee sheriff’s Facebook post celebrating Easter has made an atheist group $15,000 richer.
Pope treats Rome’s homeless to swim at beach, then a pizza
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis this summer is treating dozens of Rome’s homeless to a day at the beach and dinner in a pizzeria on the way back.
Kentucky man charged with stabbing father at church
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his father as they attended a Sunday church service.
Consumers Energy operating new Michigan solar facility
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – Consumers Energy has started operating its second solar power facility in Michigan.
14-year project starts to improve, widen I-75 near Detroit
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A 14-year project to improve and widen Interstate 75 in suburban Detroit is getting started.
Elinor Rickett
Elinor Rickett, age 84 of Sandusky, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016. Services will be held Friday, August 19 at 11 a.m. at the Hacker Funeral Parlors in Sandusky where visitation will be held Thursday, August
Barbara Gibb, mother of Bee Gees’ Gibb brothers, dies at 95
MIAMI (AP) – Barbara Gibb, mother of the Gibb brothers whose music with the Bee Gees and solo projects sold tens of millions of records, has died.
Adele: I won’t sing at Super Bowl; show ‘not about music’
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Adele says she turned down an offer to perform at the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show.
New film explores Jacqueline Kennedy’s hand in JFK’s legacy
BOSTON (AP) – A new documentary examines the role the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis played in shaping President John F. Kennedy’s public persona.
‘Suicide Squad’ loses some luster in 2nd box-office weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Suicide Squad” isn’t looking as bright in weekend two. According to studio estimates Sunday, the closely watched anti-hero film dropped an estimated 67 percent from its debut last weekend.
AAA Michigan: Statewide average gas prices fall 9 cents
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have fallen by about 9 cents per gallon in the past week.
Fulmer, Tigers shut out Rangers for 2nd straight day, 7-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Michael Fulmer pitched a four-hitter in Detroit’s second straight shutout of Texas, and Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez homered among three hits apiece in the Tigers’ 7-0 victory Sunday.
Michigan is dreaming big in coach Jim Harbaugh’s 2nd season
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – If anyone makes jokes about Michigan aiming to win its first Big Ten title since 2004 and national championship since 1997, that’s exactly the reaction Jim Harbaugh wants.
N. Illinois, W. Michigan expected to contend in MAC
DETROIT (AP) – For six straight seasons, Northern Illinois has played in the Mid-American Conference championship game.
Man involved in fatal crash that killed Cros-Lex student set to be arraigned next week
(AREA) — Authorities say the man involved in a fatal crash that killed a 19-year old Cros-Lex student in May will be arraigned next week. Sanilac County Undersheriff Brad Roff says the 55-year old Deckerville man is
Man, 55, dies after being found in dairy farm’s manure pit
(MILLINGTON TOWNSHIP) — A 55-year-old man has died after being found in a manure pit on his dairy farm in Millington Township.
Walk-away from Caro Center found
(CARO) — A 32-year-old man who ran from the Caro Center around 10 a.m. Saturday was back in custody about two and a half hours later after State Police were dispatched to a wooded area in Tuscola
Flint girl killed after being hit by car in Tuscola County
(VASSAR TOWNSHIP) — State Police from the Caro Post are looking for witnesses of a fatal accident that occurred Saturday in Tuscola County’s Vassar Township.
Jean C. Machinski
Jean C. Machinski, age 66 of Dryden Township, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016. Services will be held Tuesday, August 16 at 11 a.m. at the Kaatz Funeral Home in Yale where visitation will be Monday,
Raymond T. Doyle
Raymond T. Doyle, age 89 of Lexington, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Services will be held Monday, August 15 at 11 a.m. at the Pomeroy Funeral Home in Lexington where visitation will be Sunday, August