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Antonio Cuevas and Dustin Thomas have been waiting for seven years to tie the knot. At a small ceremony outside the Houghton County Courthouse, their wait ended. Theirs is the first same sex marriage to be performed by the magistrate at the courthouse in Houghton County following the recent landmark …

A home in Laurium in a complete loss following a fire Wednesday. The Laurium Fire Department and the Calumet Township Fire Department both responded to the house fire at 218 Hecla Street. Considerable damage was done throughout the house. No injuries have been reported.

Lunch just got a whole lot smoother and healthier. The Energy Lab recently opened their doors in downtown Houghton serving up delicious healthy meal replacement shakes. Owner Lisa Liimatta said, “We start with a shot of our mango aloe. That’s just a great digestive soother and then you also get …

Drug houses, derelict homes, plummeting property values–these aren’t the slums of a major city, but how some people are describing living in Hancock. Some Hancock residents spoke before the city council at Wednesday’s regular meeting to try spur the city’s leaders to do something about what they perceive is happening …

Hancock residents could vote to join the Portage Lake District Library as the result of a resolution passed by the city council Wednesday. Currently, non-district residents can pay to join the library located on the Houghton waterfront. But recently the library has proposed the Hancock elect to adopt a millage …

The case against a Hancock man accused of attacking a woman in Lake Linden is moving forward. 41-year-old Jeremy Vernon Looper waived his preliminary hearing in 97th District Court and was bound over to circuit court. Looper is charged with 1st Degree Home Invasion which is a felony punishable by …

NOTE – ACCORDING TO THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE, SERVICE WAS RESTORED AROUND 9:00 THIS MORNING. Verizon customers in Keweenaw and Houghton counties may have some trouble getting phone service, including making 911 calls. The Michigan Public Safety Communication System says that there was a fiber optic cable cut near Bumbletown …

A pair of House Democrats want a commission to redraw legislative districts instead of the majority party in the state. State Representatives Jon Hoadley and Jeremy Moss have introduced a bill to create that commission. They say having a non-partisan group draw new maps every ten years is fairer to …

A two day session for the Michigan House came and went without any vote on a road funding plan. Republicans lawmakers, however, aren’t hanging their heads about the lack of floor action. State Representative Jeff Farrington, who chairs a special House committee on road funding, says they’re making progress in …

Measures cracking down on puppy mills in Michigan have been introduced in the Michigan House. Together, they’ll create the Puppy Protection Act. State Representative Sarah Roberts says one bill will force dog breeders to be licensed and inspected by the state and the second will require clean, safe conditions for …