The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many ...

Little did George Gallup know back in 1935, when he uncorked the public opinion poll genie out of the bottle, that it would become so deeply embedded in the politics of our day. To the point that, ...

I worked among fellow journalists who were passionate watchdogs, reporting on the actions of people in power as a way to hold them accountable. I’m proud to see that important work continue, from the ...

The generosity of this community never ceases to amaze us. Case in point: C&S Carriers owner Travis Konarzewski is as we speak collecting donations to load into a tractor-trailer that will join a ...

Water tanks line a room in Philadelphia’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers say can help solve polluted waterways ...

We’re rolling with the changes,” said Kathy Kochanski, the transportation coordinator for Troy Public Schools, as more school districts across the state adopt electric buses to reduce emissions and ...

The News will not print an edition on Monday, Oct. 14, in honor of Columbus Day. Publication will resume as normal on Tuesday. Any breaking news still will be published online on Monday. Call The News ...

The November election is an important opportunity to consider how to address a pressing issue facing the Alpena area: child poverty. Northeast Michigan has the highest rate of child poverty in ...

It seems like about every time I am out in public, no matter the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper, they seem anxious to tell me something. And, in more cases than not, it is how ...

National Newspaper Week kicked off Sunday and continues through Saturday, and we ask you to join us in celebrating newspapers and all they do for their communities. Research into what happens when ...

Alpena County residents will learn how steep budget cuts may be if voters again reject a proposed property tax increase. The ...

The Alpena Wildcats played their homecoming game against the Gaylord Blue Devils on Friday and lost 51-0. Gaylord opened the ...