Officials opened a shelter, handed out sandbags and urged residents to sharply limit water use as high water cut off roads ...

Alpena native Steve Kapala, a Navy dive medic, was among the first to greet the Artemis II astronauts after their splash ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Alpena on Thursday for a ribbon cutting at the new Thunder Bay Community Health Service ...

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) is preparing to welcome Viking Expedition ships back to Alpena for its fifth year, according to a TBNMS press release on Wednesday. Throughout the 2026 ...

Officials say they're expecting more damage if rain persists and are encouraging residents to stay away from flooded areas.

Heavy spring rainfall and lingering melt-off of winter snow and inland lake ice have left much of northern Lower Peninsula ...

There’s a lot of wringing of hands” said a Northern Michigan resident. “It’s more water than I’ve ever seen here.” ...

Widespread flooding across Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has washed out numerous roads. See photos from our ...

ALPENA, MI – Three downtown businesses and two apartments were destroyed in a fast-moving fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon in downtown Alpena, authorities said. The fire was reported at 3:26 ...

ALPENA — The Alpena Downtown Development Authority is seeking artists to paint murals in Downtown Alpena this summer as part of its Fresh Waves project. Artist applications are due by midnight Sunday, ...