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An annual emergency services breakfast held Friday morning at Fore Lakes where local coordinator Jeff Freidland introduced th...
Saturday, the 9th Coast Guard District and Canadian Coast Guard concluded Operation Taconite and Operation Coal Shovel, its i...
Blue Water Area Transit has been using compressed natural gas to fuel their buses for many years, and now it's time to up...
Mother nature made for a warm day Saturday at Goodells Park where the St. Clair County Earth Fair marked its second day. Thou...
How'd you like to save yourself about $3-thousand dollars a year in vehicle expenses? The answer is pretty simple... ...
The City of Port Huron, in cooperation with the Downtown Development Authority, has commenced with the abandonment of the Spe...
The City of Port Huron, in cooperation with the Downtown Development Authority, has commenced with the abandonment of the Spe...
The St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team conducted a practice session, on April 13th, designed to work on rescuing people caugh...
It's a celebration of your home planet as the Earth Fair event is coming up later this month at the Goodells County Park....
We all know how quickly the weather can turn nasty and downright dangerous, so this week marks Severe Weather Awareness week ...
The Blue Water River Walk project will see lots done this spring and summer and into next year as the nearly mile-long develo...
The Blue Water River Walk project will see lots done this spring and summer and into next year as the nearly mile-long develo...
Nearly 60 emergency dredging projects across the state will soon get underway and Port Huron is included. This week Governor ...
St Clair County’s Environmental Services Department has partnered with Vintage Tech Recyclers to host an electronic was...
Port Huron has had a strong tradition of ice hockey for many years and now through February 16th the Knowlton’s Ice Mus...
The waters of the Black River less of a concern now that the rain has ended and an ice jam has broken up. Officials were usin...
Here we go again. Mother Nature's freeze and thaw cycle in winter is seeing rising water levels along the Black River. Po...
This week sees some of the most brutally cold temperatures we've had, so far, this winter. Vets remind pet owners to bewa...
Damage from winds Saturday night continue to be repaired by Michigan utility companies. Both DTE Energy and Consumers Energy ...
\A new national report from the federal government says that climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwe...
The Blue Water Film Festival will host a screening of the documentary "Dirty Energy" by Michigan filmmaker Bryan D....
State officials say another cattle herd in northeast lower Michigan has Bovine Tuberculosis. Routine surveillance testing con...
The Sierra Club says with Michigan seeing record or near record numbers of air quality action days this past summer it shows ...
Michigan hunters could soon take aim at the gray wolf under a bill signed into law Friday by Governor Rick Snyder. The bill a...
A Canadian Nuclear Power Plant recently received high marks for production. The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station has been run...
A special meeting Wednesday night, for the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners, saw them talking about the need for more ...
A three-year study has found that of the five Great Lakes, Lakes Erie and Ontario are the most threatened by all types of pol...
With holiday gatherings and everyone shut indoors for winter, the St. Clair County Health Department is warning residents abo...
Digging deep into the Smiths Creek landfill is paying off, for St. Clair County, as it finds that gas is valuable in more tha...
State officials are urging deer hunters to shoot feral swine while they are in the woods during the firearm season that runs ...
State officials are urging deer hunters to shoot feral swine while they are in the woods during the firearm season that runs ...
Local emergency crews from Tri-Hospital EMS are among those still out on the east coast as cleanup and relief efforts continu...
There still seems to be some confusion amongst drivers these days as they travel along eastbound I-94, headed to either Port ...
DTE Energy as of this morning says the power is back on for most of those that were without power in the local area due to th...
Got your power back on yet? Many do not. There are still several pockets and neighborhoods in the local area without electric...
The Army Corps told reporters Wednesday afternoon that, at the current rate, the three upper lakes, including Huron, will lik...
DTE Energy's Belle River Power Plant, in East China, is being recognized by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health A...
Some residents in the Port Huron area have been without power since Monday afternoon…..DTE Energy hopes to have them b...
Port Huron firefighters were kept busy again overnight but not because of Devil’s Night activities. An apartment fire i...
Wind gusts as high as 74-miles per hour reported in the area overnight as Hurricane Sandy’s effects reached into Michig...
Winds in excess of 60-miles per hour could be troublesome for some local area residents. The warning comes from the National ...
Michigan's state Christmas tree this year will be a 75-foot-tall Concolor Fir tree from Jackson. It's the ninth time ...
A big all done for those living in the Marysville area as their Wastewater Treatment plant's three year expansion has bee...
After three years, the Maryville Wastewater Treatment plant is working with all the new bells and whistles. The $20-milli...
The Construction is now Complete. The replacement of Lakeshore Road Bridge over the Carrigan Drain, in Fort Gratiot Township,...
Colder temperatures have slowed the number of reported cases of West Nile virus in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Commu...
October has been declared Michigan Winterization Month, and state Rep. Paul Muxlow urges residents to Consider having an ener...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects Lake Huron to fall below historic low water levels within a few months. Their lates...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects Lake Huron to fall below historic low water levels within a few months. Their lates...
Autumn has arrived and the time has come for local health departments to gear up for this year’s flu season. This time,...
It's a heads up for drivers this weekin the Blue Water Area as the Michigan Department of Transportation reconfigures eas...
Restoration work began last month on a one mile stretch of St. Clair River shoreline along Port Huron's south side that&#...
A Formal announcement was made of some more improvements to the quality of the waters in the Saint Clair River. The U-S co-ch...
Two more deaths have been linked to the West Nile Virus in Michigan. The State Health Department reports an 87-year old man d...
Officials with the Michigan Department of Community Health say reported cases from three more counties means the total number...
The state has launched an online system that will enable consumers to easily access inspection results from more than 19,000 ...
It's a bit of relief for Michigan drivers this week at the gas pumps. AAA-Michigan says prices are down eight cents a gal...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced seven Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $2....
Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders from Michigan’s Indian tribes meet during the 2012 State-Tribal Summit. Sitting left to ri...
Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders from Michigan’s Indian tribes meet during the 2012 State-Tribal Summit. Sitting left to ri...
The U.S. Department of Transportation is rolling out a year-long test of so-called "smart cars" Tuesday in Ann Arbo...
A group opposed to a proposed ballot question that would stop the governor's public-private bridge across the Detroit Riv...
The all clear has been given for local water intakes following a chemical spill into the St. Clair River Saturday morning. Of...
A viral disease has killed nearly one-thousand deer in eight Michigan counties. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...
Gas prices are going up this week and doesn't show any signs of stopping. AAA-Michigan says that the average price of gas...
99 recreation and land acquisition projects across the state will share 38-million dollars in grant money. The funding comes ...
Residents and visitors should be able to make use of the long awaited Blue Water River Walk sooner than previously thought. T...
It took some doing, but the dredge, Arthur J, was finally re-floated Monday and transported to a dock where it was moored so,...
The Arthur J is afloat and ready to head downbound...albiet slowly.... Lt. Justin Westmiller of the U.S. Coast Guard says sal...
Health officials have identified an Oakland County man as the state's first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus for 2...
Much needed rain,Thursday, came with a price. Lightning strikes, downed power lines and trees, and some flooding reported, in...
Investigations and salvage operations continue by the U.S. Coast Guard for the incident last week that saw a tug and dredge o...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated four counties in southwest Michigan as primary natural di...
A "State Of Energy Emergency" has been declared, by the Governor in Michigan, because of limited availability and t...
Port Huron's brush and branch collection program has end until the fall. Residents may continue to use the weekly yard wa...
The U.S. Coast Guard and others are continuing cleanup efforts following a 110-foot barge sinking, in lower Lake Huron Thursd...
The U.S. Coast Guard and other marine unitsat the scene, this morning, of a sunken tugboat and dredge some five miles north o...
There is not much hope for a good crop in much of the state when it comes to corn and soybeans this year. The drought has tak...
The department of natural resources' fisheries division this week is using electrofishing and nets in an attempt to remov...
Federal and state wildlife officials say water samples taken from Lake Erie have tested positive for the presence of asian ca...
Michigan gas prices are edging their way upwards for the summer season. AAA-Michigan says the statewide average is up three c...
This marks another Ozone Action Day as an Air Quality Alert has been issued by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quali...
It's Port Huron's signature event... that of course is the annual yacht race up to Mackinac Island, along with the Bl...
It's going to be another hot and humid day today. The Michigan Department of Enviromental Quality has declared today as a...
More thunderstorms could hamper efforts to restore power to thousands of residents who have had to cope with the oppressive h...
The Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce says they're seeing positive indications that the local economy and tourism are p...
The Michigan Department of Transportation says it will once again make travel easier for motorists this Fourth of July holida...
It could be the new Edison Shores for the local area. That's the various projects going on in and around the Black River ...
It's going to be a hot time in the old town as another wave of heat and humidity arrives, bringing with it elevated level...
Before you get in your car today, you might want to consider public transportation to get to your destination as it's nat...
Today marks the fourth Ozone Action Day, of the season, as declared by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. SEMCOG&...
Michigan is the 4th worst mercury polluter in the Great Lakes, according to a new environmental report. The report by environ...
It's getting closer... that's the de-listing of the St. Clair River as an area of concern due to pollution and other ...
Governor Rick Snyder has requested federal disaster assistance from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, fo...
Drivers will have some road work to contend with along the Marine City Highway. The St. Clair County Road Commission says the...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says cooler temperatures have allowed the fire crews to make significant progres...
The more ways to be alerted the better...thats the feeling of Saint Clair County Emergency Management Coordinator, Jeff Fried...
What happens if the water no longer runs? That's the question today for the St. Clair County Office of Homeland Security ...
Today marks the first Ozone Action day of the season....and the earliest such a declaration has been made. Officials with the...
Some unique traffic slowdownsMonday and Tuesday as the Michigan Department of Transportation moves in nine bridge beams being...
DTE Energy says one worker received minor injuries in an explosion last night at the St. Clair power plant. The utility's...
Friday's emergency services breakfast sawaround 400 at the event where local officials updated the audience on changes in...
The big smoke from Sunday over Port Huron's south side stemmed from an incident in Chemical Valley. Company officials at ...
Goodells County Park was the place to be this weekend for friends of the environment as the St. Clair County Earth Fair kicke...
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says the annual St. Johns Marsh cleanuplast Saturday had some extra help this year ...
DTE Energy officials say about 18-hundred city of St. Clair residents were without power for several hours Monday due to the ...
The Port Huron Patriots dropped to (2-5) on the season with a 42-20 loss on Friday night at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw. ...
Winds above 40-miles per hour Monday caused power outages and downed trees as it blew through St. Clair County. Gusts also sn...
Out with the old and in with the new. The deconstruction and removal of whatwerethe existing bleachers atPine grove Grovehas ...
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) noted in a recent press release that warmer temperatures this winter and lower ...
Sarnia's Imperial Oil emergency response crew extinguished a small fire Tuesday afternoon. Officials say the incident occ...
Thye Detroit Red Wings came back from three goals down and ended a six game losing streak on Saturday night with a 5-4 win ov...
AAA Michigan says drivers this week will pay just six-tenths of a cent more for gas. The current statewide average is just ov...
83rd District State Representative Paul Muxlow and his staff spent several weeks planning a Monday morning pancake breakfast ...
Miguel Cabrera took a bad hop off of his eye, which caused nasty cuts, but no apparent serious damage as the Detroit Tigers l...
10th District Congresswoman Candice Miller Friday morning presented St. Clair County Community College a Certificate of Speci...
At least 50 homes were damaged...some destroyed in Dexter near Ann ArborThursday evening as tornados tore into Southeastern M...
Danny Worth had a two run single to put the Tigers ahead to stay in a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in spring trainn...
Turns out that storm damage in Midland County Monday evening was a tornado. That's the word from the National Weather Ser...
Some anxious momentsMonday evening as a strong storm front moved through the area...the National Weather Service had issued a...
Yes, it's that time of year again….time to spring forward one hour on the clock as we observe Daylight Saving Time...
Officials say to beware of possible satellite and cell phone interruptions over the next several days thanks to an increased ...
Students and staff were sent back home this morning after a gas leak was discovered at Port Huron High School at 2215 Court S...
Tie your hat strap under your chin as the wind will be blowing in southeast Michigan. A high wind warning expired this mornin...
The counties of St. Clair, Sanilac and Macomb have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by ...
There's changes coming to the emergency sirens in and around St. Clair County. Not to the sound of the sirens themselves,...
Prices up to $3.85 a gallon. Latest AAA Michigan survey pegged average price per gallon at $3.69 across the state.
Furry and Feathered Friends" a new animal program from the Pine River Nature Center will be presented on Saturday at 3pm...
It's your chance to sound off on natural resource issues as local State Senator Phil Pavlov is inviting residents to come...
It's a reminder for people who use heating oil with the second fuel oil spill reported in the past couple of weeks in the...
A new report shows the volume of waste sent to Michigan landfills in 2010 was down nearly one percent. The Department of Envi...
Local authorities are saying over a dozen traffic accidents happened this morning. No major mishaps have been reported but a ...
A fisherman drowned Wednesday after falling through the ice on a Lapeer County Lake. The sheriff's office says they belie...
That stuff that's been sitting in the basement forever will have to be moved out of the way as the city of Port Huron sta...
Gas prices jumped 11-cents from last week, according to AAA Michigan. Statewide average for a gallon of gas is now at three-d...
No let up for problems along Highway 402 where two were killed yesterday in a 30-vechicle pile up. Transport trucks, cars, an...
Detroit Tigers' DH Victor Martinez has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while doing off season workouts. The injury will ...
The St. Clair County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security was awarded late last year by the Federal Emergency...
Winter storms are right around the corner and Consumers Energy has some tips on how to prepare for and cope with power outage...
The year end numbers from the Army Corps of Engineers shows Lake Saint Clair holding on to some above average water levels......
The barricades, work zones, and orange cones continue in the local area as the massive reconstruction of the I-94 and I-69 co...
Best to call ahead for most visits to government offices over the next couple of weeks. Port Huron's Department of Public Wor...
Authorities in Ontario at the southern end of the Saint Clair River are battling what appears to be a massive marina fire.......
It's creating jobs and producing renewable energy... that's the Smith's Creek Landfill as owned and operated by St. Clair Cou...
Once considered a key to boosting sports fishing in the area the number of salmon .stocked by the state has been cut in half....
Hundreds were without power for awhile, garbage cans were blown across roads, and several tree limbs downed but no major prob...
Look for a section of Griswold Road to be closed beginning this week (Tuesday) in Port Huron Township as further work continu...
The St. Clair County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security has been awarded by the Federal Emergency Managemen...
More and more, people are getting on the bus... that's from Blue Water Area Transit, announcing that the 2011 fiscal year has...
1,240 state-owned bridges in Michigan either need to be repaired or replaced. That's according to the latest safety report fr...
A 61-foot blue spruce will be delivered to the capitol lawn Saturday morning to serve as the 2011 State Christmas tree. It wa...
Local residents can expecting to see DTE Energy tree trimming crews over the next few months as we move into the winter seaso...
There are several ways to get an emergency message here in Saint Clair and Lambton Counties...but a fear has always been late...
Beware of a new traffic light along the ever busy Pine Grove Avenue. The Michigan Department of Transportation have fired up ...
A rash of suspicious fires has the Port Huron Fire Department asking for the public's help with information and reporting any...
It's another local road project for drivers to keep in mind as the St. Clair County Road Commission says Michigan road betwee...
The St. Clair County Road Commission says Michigan road between Griswold and Lapeer is closed to all daytime traffic until Fr...
The Port Huron City Council met in special session Monday as Blue Water Area Transit presented their plan for a bus transfer ...
The latest pilot project from the federal government has landed in the local area, which will serve as a testing ground for d...
Lots of interested parties will be represented at the Port Huron City Council special session on Monday. Vickie Ledsworth at ...
The Bluewater Area is celebrating an anniversary, with the local public transportation service seeing 35 years in operation. ...
The Blue Water Area is celebrating an anniversary, with the local public transportation service seeing 35 years in operation....
The Blue Water area is celebrating an anniversary, with the local public transportation service seeing 35 years in operation....
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How to keep a drinking water monitoring system going when the funding for it has dried up... that's what St. Clair and Macomb...
The citizens of Marysville may soon be saying bye bye to the DTE Energy Power Plant. At Monday night's regular City Council m...
Marysville City Council will be hearing tonight from DTE Energy and plans for the eventual Marysville plant de-construction. ...
Some bad beetles are being found where there had been none before... and that has officials with the US Department of Agricul...
Resilient is defined as being able to withstand shock or being able to recover or adjust easily....the name to which is given...
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has received a report recommending a limited moose hunting season in the western Up...
Lake Saint Clair is approaching average water levels as recorded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers but Lake Huron remains w...
The St. Clair County Road Commission says overnight lane closures will begin Friday on the Wadhams Road Bridge over the Black...
Rescue crews from both sides of the border were searching the St. Clair River Monday afternoon underneath the Blue Water Brid...
Summer's winding down, but not without at least one last blast of sweltering temperatures. Today (Friday) sees another Ozone ...
Batteries, flashlights, candles, a hand-crank radio... those are just some of the items one should have at the ready, just in...
Local State Senator Phil Pavlov is joining Governor Rick Snyder at a town hall meeting tonight in order to discuss issues of ...
The Maritime Center at Vantage Pointwasthe scene Friday afternoonof a celebration of sorts concerning clean-up of the Saint C...
The Maritime Center at Vantage Point the scene today of a celebration of sorts concerning clean-up of the Saint Clair River. ...
In Sarnia this morning firefighters have been on stand by at a BP processing plant. The Natural Gas facility along Plank road...
They were doin' some shakin' yesterday on the east coast as a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit, emanating from Virginia and felt ...
It's another summertime road project for the city of Port Huron. The city's Department of Public Works will be making road re...
A drunk driving crackdown begins is underway in35 Michigan counties including Macomb and Saint Clair counties. The Drunk Driv...
Another round of severe weather in much of Southeast Michigan and Ontario this past weekend...In Ontario yesterday a tornado ...
After a summer of "just letting them grow" Saint Clair County Community College officials have decided to trim down...
Detroit mayor Dave Bing, and other leaders in the area are looking at funding sources to promote Lake Saint Clair. Some new p...
The U.S. National Weather Service, along with other members of the World Meteorological Organization, will begin using update...
The U.S. National Weather Service, along with other members of the World Meteorological Organization, will begin using update...
The U.S. Coast Guard in Detroit says a search is underway for a missing 23-year-old swimmer who had apparently disappeared in...
The Saint Clair County Health Department said yesterday morning that all beaches in the county are open again.Earlier in the ...
Port Huron Firefighters and other emergency crew workers helped three fishermen get out of the water after the 16-footer they...
Lakeside, Holland Road, and Conger-Lighthouse Beach all closed today according to the Saint Clair County Health Department. T...
Lakeside, Holland Road, and Conger-Lighthouse Beach all closed today according to the Saint Clair CountyHealthDepartment. The...
he Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has released the 2011-2012 Michigan Fish Advisory at www.michigan.gov/eatsa...
In Michigan, most rabies cases occur during the summer months, so officials from the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and ...
DTE Energy iscontinuingto pay customers $40 to recycle their old refrigerators and freezers, as part of the company's App...
A book by local author W. R. Davis about the St. Clair River has just been released. It's called The St. Clair River and boas...
The City of Port Huron Water Filtration Plant detected unusual readings on its intake monitoring systems. Water Plant employe...
A fast moving storm system knocked power out for over 100,000 customers of DTE Energy and Consumers Power yesterday. The area...
City Council heard updated plans on restoring the shoreline view of the Saint Clair River. The project is expected to begin o...
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that applications for fall turkey hunting licenses are on sale starting t...
The Department of Natural Resources is asking campers to "go green" this season by participating in the department'...
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Today marks the third Ozone Action Day of the summer season as declared by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. Ozo...
The elderly, the young, those suffering from respiratory ailments like emphysema or asthma... all can suffer the effects of t...
Port Huron's Department of Public Works says they'll be making utility repairs to a catch basin on Pine Grove Avenue between ...
Saint Clair County officials are advising residents who experienced flood damage during the storms of last week to insure tha...
Saint Clair County officials are advising residents who experienced flood damage during the storms of last week to insure tha...
A pair of beaches have been closed due to high E.coli counts. The Saint Clair County Health Department reports that Ruby Camp...
Turned out to be a busy night Wednesday night for Saint Clair County dispatchers. That's when funnel clouds were seen in the ...
No confirmed tornados, but it was a tense couple of hours yesterday as severe weather and strong thunderstorms moved through ...
No confirmed tornados, but it was a tense couple of hours yesterday as severe weather and strong thunderstorms moved through ...
Several roadways were flooded over last night due to heavy rains....included in the list were sections of Metcalf west of Lak...
The St. Clair County Road Commission says that portions of a pair of roads will be closed starting today due to work on the C...
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