Julie Riddle, The Alpena News

Nothing like a brand-spanking-new baby to give you hope for the future. And for the Lions.

First baby of 2023 welcomed at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena ALPENA — Northeast Michigan’s newest resident could mean a Lions Super Bowl victory this year. Jordan Carl Laidlaw entered the world at 2:23 a.m. this morning, the first baby of the new year born at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. After a topsy-turvy few weeks deciding if he wanted to enter th...

Fire. So mesmerizing, so merciless.

WITH VIDEO: Blaze takes Presque Isle Township home PRESQUE ISLE TOWNSHIP — A Presque Isle Township couple escaped unharmed but lost their home to a fire on Wednesday night. When firefighters arrived shortly after 4 p.m., two sides of the home just north of the Parker House on U.S.-23 North were engulfed in flame and the house was quickly fully abl...

Today, wish a happy birthday to Jesus and Brad.

Christmas birthday about love, hope, focus on Jesus ALPENA — Born on Dec. 25, Brad Matuzak was, he grew up knowing, his mother’s best Christmas gift ever. The Alpena-area resident has never minded sharing his birthday with Jesus. Instead, his birthdate has long instilled in him a sense of connectedness to the spiritual side of life, Matuzak said....

Guessing I'm not the only one disappointed about this delay. But, with 15,000 documents to go through, defense attorneys need time to do it right. We don't want mistakes on this one.

Exam in murder cases postponed; too much evidence, attys say ALPENA — Details about police investigations into two Alpena murders will stay under wraps until March after the postponement of a three-day hearing for Brad Srebnik and Joshua Wirgau, accused in the 2021 deaths of Alpena teen Brynn Bills and Alpena woman Abby Hill. The delay comes as attorneys wo...