Police identified two teens who allegedly stole a purse from a church parking lot.

Mrs. B.D. Ashton, born Margaret P. Lackey, wife of Dr. Benjamin D. Ashton, a medical doctor and surgeon hired by lumber baron Perry Hannah in 1862.

Police arrested a Grawn man who allegedly stole cigarettes and a car. A Michigan State Police trooper stopped and arrested the suspect in Grawn overnight Thursday when he saw him drive by in the stolen car.

Public utilities are powering up local efforts to help their residential and commercial customers consume less electricity.

Authorities pledge a "complete investigation" into a Benzie County Jail inmate's death, and family members are eager for answers.

Ita s late at night, at an hour most people are asleep. You have a final project that you forgot about due the next day and you scramble to the computer lab.

If you got stuck in traffic Tuesday in Traverse City, you weren't the only one. The jam was caused by an electrical transformer on a road trip.

Work crews will move a large transformer from Grawn to Elmwood Township that will slow traffic on two state highways.

New sewer service along one of the area's busiest highways south of Traverse City couldn't sustain commercial development during Michigan's current recession.

Michigan's major utilities are unveiling financial incentives for households to lower their bills by becoming more energy-efficient, and some local power companies will follow suit.

A A A A The Cherry Growers building in Grawn has a new roof and 95 percent of the old roof is being recycled.

Twelve people who didn't have jobs now do. More than 100 work hopefuls attended a Northern Michigan Agriculture Job Fair on Monday at the Park Place Dome, and one employer hired some of them on the spot.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. It's no secret that Michigan's economy is struggling, with some of the worst unemployment numbers in the nation.

Smoking isn't much of an issue at The Flying Bowl. Customers at the East Bay Township restaurant generally don't discuss the subject, and they never light up.