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With Facebook account hacking on the rise, Houghton social media experts weigh in on how users can prevent these attacks from happening to them.

Summer school students talked with two young racers before going back inside to race their own cars.

The Jo-Kay Corral brought rabbits, goats and a small horse for families to see and pet for the museum’s monthly “Second Thursday” event.

Health care workers are in high demand in the Upper Peninsula and now several organizations like Michigan Works and the Center for Rural Health are collaborating to address that demand.

Project Life Tracker is a small wearable device that can help locate at-risk individuals who go missing.

150 fish will be stored in a 1,500-gallon pond for kids to fish with.

Returning this year after missing the last several years is the mushroom cookoff on Saturday at the Crystal Falls Humungous Fungus Festival.

The Nao Trinidad was a Spanish flagship for Ferdinand Magellan. This replica of the ship set sail in 2018.

The Marquette County Fair is underway August 11-13, day one started with sunny weather and strong attendance

Firefighters from the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Roseburg Fire Department, and Douglas County Fire District #2 paid respects by standing together to honor the firefighter as his body arrived via helicopter

Total compensation and additional fringe benefits adds up to a yearly compensation package with a value of about $6.2 million per year.

A three-legged dog is back to chasing squirrels thanks to prosthetics made by Hanger Clinic and Maker North Inc.

The Vault Marquette proposal includes renovating the interior of the Old Savings Bank building and creating a hotel, permanent housing, and commercial space.

The drive-by shooting of two residences along County Rd. G08 in Wallace took place on the evening of June 24.

Silver Creek Thrift and Silver Creek Church hosted the Feeding America mobile food pantry.

The Richmond Township Library is gathering school supplies until August 21. This is their fifth year of holding the event.

Marquette organization MC Squared in the Classroom is helping teachers make sure they have the supplies they need to make the school year a success.

The Bates Township Board is looking at the possibility of moving its historic town hall building to preserve it, they have a special meeting this Friday

Washington School, an elementary school that hasn’t been open in 24 years, is being torn down to be a space for the whole community.

The Quincy Mine Hoist Association held their 2022 Rock Swap event outside the Quincy Hoist building, with nearly 50 vendors turning out to participate.

Rivian charging stations have been installed in downtown Calumet and Copper Harbor's Keweenaw Mountain Lodge for electric vehicle owners.

Like many U.P. counties, meth-related crime exploded in Dickinson county in 2016 and is still on the rise.

The land package was originally assembled by Henry Ford and owned for approximately 70 years by the Ford Motor Company.

Redeemer Lutheran Church hosted the event with various activities, floats and food for attendees.

Law makes it easier for veterans to get medical care after exposure to toxic fumes

One of the new co-owners Bill Anderson says he wants to invite the community to use the building more once finished.

The Youth Wellness Community Task Force works to improve mental, physical, social, emotional, and behavioral health in youth.

Tracey Tippett was named the 2022 U.P. Veteran of the Year. She is the first woman to receive the award.

The Perseid meteor shower returns every year in mid-August. The shower has already started its gradual build-up, but it peaks this Friday and Saturday.

Swick recently had signs displaying positive messages damaged and stolen from their property.