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Going after Castro

MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island. One ...

Not for sale

HOUGHTON – The Canal View long-term care facility will not be offered for sale. During the regular May meeting Tuesday, the Houghton County Board voted 4-1 not to sell the facility. Commissioner Joel Keranen was the dissenting vote. The facility was one of three county-owned properties ...

Just a rumor

PAINESDALE – In spite of a rumor circulating that Jeffers High School’s hands-on Culinary Arts program is being done away with, Adams Township Schools Superintendent Tim Keteri says the program is not going anywhere. “We would never get rid of it,” Keteri said. “That is a ...

Tiny insect … big problem

HANCOCK — Tick season has returned to the Keweenaw. Experts in the Copper Country and beyond have urged caution when traversing grassy, brushy or woody areas. They also offer some tips to deal with ticks to prevent Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis. Western Upper Peninsula Health Director, Dr. ...

Delta County drug bust

ESCANABA — Over the past year and a half, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) have been investigating a 34-year-old Escanaba man for distributing cocaine. The Delta County Prosecutor's Office recently authorized a three-count felony warrant. Contact was ...

Emily Geiger named LL-H superintendent

LAKE LINDEN — For the first time in nearly a year, the Lake Linden-Hubbel School district has a superintendent with the word "interim" attached. At the regular meeting of the district's board of education Monday, Emily Geiger was appointed superintendent and 6-12 principal for the district. ...