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Counterfeit prescriptions are increasingly being laced with fentanyl. It is becoming more common for the deadly additive to be found in pills that look like legitimate medication. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Detroit Office is imploring people to be careful, and only use reputable pharmacies to obtain brand name …

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is experimenting on the western end of Torch Lake. Coordinator Stephanie Swart says that the superfund site has always hoped to revitalize the benthos population naturally, but that has not been enough. Swart says benthos can be important to ensuring …

Judge Linda Davis of Macomb County founded Families Against Narcotics after her daughter became addicted to painkillers following knee surgery. She tells her story and talks about the formation of a Copper Country chapter. It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for Meadowbrook Arena…and a scary good time. L’Anse Hockey …

A longstanding tradition returned Saturday evening, as American Legion Post 90 in Lake Linden held its annual fundraiser for the UP Honor Flight organization. Under normal circumstances, there is a large raffle and other revenue generating activities involved, all hosted by the Sons of the American Legion. With COVID-19, this …

An area business and one its employees were the victim of a scam recently. Hancock Police say that the call appeared to the victims to come from its department and alleged there was a necessary audit being conducted. The caller had the employee purchase gift cards while remaining on the …

In high school volleyball this evening…• Chassell visits Lake Linden-Hubbell. See the full schedule for all our local high school teams here. College Soccer The Michigan Tech soccer team lost to Saginaw Valley State 3-0 yesterday. The Finlandia University women’s soccer team fell 3-0 to Macalester College yesterday. The Finlandia …

In high school football Saturday… • L’Anse blanked West Iron County 50-0. In volleyball Saturday… • At the Duluth Invitational, Calumet finished third out of 11 teams. The Copper Kings defeated Duluth East 2-1 (26-24, 23-25, 15-11), Princeton 2-0 (25-20, 25-19), and Rapids 2-1 (25-17, 21-25, 15-9). The losses came …

High School In high school football last night… • Hancock won the annual Copper Bowl game, edging Houghton 20-17. On a windy, rainy night at the Houghton field, the Bulldogs were aided by eight Gremlins turnovers. Hancock grabbed an early lead, with touchdown runs of 20 yards by Leroy Bastian, …

The vibrant colors coming in on the trees, which mean it’s officially fall, and in the Keweenaw that means fun, family and apple cider. In that spirit, the Keweenaw County Historical Society is inviting everyone out to the Central Mine on Saturday for a good old-fashioned cider pressing. Tom Hall, …

The Apportionment Committee got closer to finalizing district maps for Houghton County. But not close enough. The committee presented a number of plans from county Treasurer Lisa Mattila, Prosecuting Attorney Britney Bulleit and each of the Democrats and Republicans representatives, William Keith and Dan Holcomb. The committee also heard from …