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The National Weather Service dropped all warnings and watches for the local area Thursday morning as the system that brought ...
Officials in Point Edward were busy Wednesday night, as chemical clean-up was ordered, when two semi-trucks collided on the C...
The St. Clair County Health Department is conducting an exercise later this month to test components of their emergency respo...
Winds in excess of 60-miles per hour could be troublesome for some local area residents. The warning comes from the National ...
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...
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...
It's a celebration of your home planet as the Earth Fair event is coming up later this month at the Goodells County Park....
The St. Clair County Sheriff Dive Team conducted a practice session, on April 13th, designed to work on rescuing people caugh...
We all know how quickly the weather can turn nasty and downright dangerous, so this week marks Severe Weather Awareness week ...
Nearly 60 emergency dredging projects across the state will soon get underway and Port Huron is included. This week Governor ...
The Blue Water River Walk project will see lots done this spring and summer and into next year as the nearly mile-long develo...
St Clair County’s Environmental Services Department has partnered with Vintage Tech Recyclers to host an electronic was...
DTE Energy iscontinuingto pay customers $40 to recycle their old refrigerators and freezers, as part of the company's App...
Hundreds were without power for awhile, garbage cans were blown across roads, and several tree limbs downed but no major prob...
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...
In Michigan, most rabies cases occur during the summer months, so officials from the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and ...
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...
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...
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 ...
After three years, the Maryville Wastewater Treatment plant is working with all the new bells and whistles. The $20-milli...
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...
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...
There still seems to be some confusion amongst drivers these days as they travel along eastbound I-94, headed to either Port ...
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...
Port Huron firefighters were kept busy again overnight but not because of Devil’s Night activities. An apartment fire i...
Some residents in the Port Huron area have been without power since Monday afternoon…..DTE Energy hopes to have them b...
Wind gusts as high as 74-miles per hour reported in the area overnight as Hurricane Sandy’s effects reached into Michig...
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...
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...
Restoration work began last month on a one mile stretch of St. Clair River shoreline along Port Huron's south side that&#...
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...
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...
A group opposed to a proposed ballot question that would stop the governor's public-private bridge across the Detroit Riv...
The U.S. Department of Transportation is rolling out a year-long test of so-called "smart cars" Tuesday in Ann Arbo...
The all clear has been given for local water intakes following a chemical spill into the St. Clair River Saturday morning. Of...
he Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has released the 2011-2012 Michigan Fish Advisory at www.michigan.gov/eatsa...
Residents and visitors should be able to make use of the long awaited Blue Water River Walk sooner than previously thought. T...
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 ...
It took some doing, but the dredge, Arthur J, was finally re-floated Monday and transported to a dock where it was moored so,...
Investigations and salvage operations continue by the U.S. Coast Guard for the incident last week that saw a tug and dredge o...
A "State Of Energy Emergency" has been declared, by the Governor in Michigan, because of limited availability and t...
The Arthur J is afloat and ready to head downbound...albiet slowly.... Lt. Justin Westmiller of the U.S. Coast Guard says sal...
Once considered a key to boosting sports fishing in the area the number of salmon .stocked by the state has been cut in half....
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...
It's another local road project for drivers to keep in mind as the St. Clair County Road Commission says Michigan road betwee...
It's your chance to sound off on natural resource issues as local State Senator Phil Pavlov is inviting residents to come...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated four counties in southwest Michigan as primary natural di...
The St. Clair County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security has been awarded by the Federal Emergency Managemen...
This marks another Ozone Action Day as an Air Quality Alert has been issued by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quali...
Sarnia's Imperial Oil emergency response crew extinguished a small fire Tuesday afternoon. Officials say the incident occ...
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. ...
Detroit Tigers' DH Victor Martinez has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while doing off season workouts. The injury will ...
Today marks the fourth Ozone Action Day, of the season, as declared by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. SEMCOG&...
Port Huron's brush and branch collection program has end until the fall. Residents may continue to use the weekly yard wa...
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...
Michigan gas prices are edging their way upwards for the summer season. AAA-Michigan says the statewide average is up three c...
Federal and state wildlife officials say water samples taken from Lake Erie have tested positive for the presence of asian ca...
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...
It's going to be another hot and humid day today. The Michigan Department of Enviromental Quality has declared today as a...
It's Port Huron's signature event... that of course is the annual yacht race up to Mackinac Island, along with the Bl...
More thunderstorms could hamper efforts to restore power to thousands of residents who have had to cope with the oppressive h...
It could be the new Edison Shores for the local area. That's the various projects going on in and around the Black River ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation says it will once again make travel easier for motorists this Fourth of July holida...
The Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce says they're seeing positive indications that the local economy and tourism are p...
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...
Michigan is the 4th worst mercury polluter in the Great Lakes, according to a new environmental report. The report by environ...
Governor Rick Snyder has requested federal disaster assistance from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, fo...
It's getting closer... that's the de-listing of the St. Clair River as an area of concern due to pollution and other ...
What happens if the water no longer runs? That's the question today for the St. Clair County Office of Homeland Security ...
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...
Drivers will have some road work to contend with along the Marine City Highway. The St. Clair County Road Commission says the...
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...
DTE Energy officials say about 18-hundred city of St. Clair residents were without power for several hours Monday due to the ...
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says the annual St. Johns Marsh cleanuplast Saturday had some extra help this year ...
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 ...
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...
At least 50 homes were damaged...some destroyed in Dexter near Ann ArborThursday evening as tornados tore into Southeastern M...
10th District Congresswoman Candice Miller Friday morning presented St. Clair County Community College a Certificate of Speci...
83rd District State Representative Paul Muxlow and his staff spent several weeks planning a Monday morning pancake breakfast ...
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...
Officials say to beware of possible satellite and cell phone interruptions over the next several days thanks to an increased ...
Yes, it's that time of year again….time to spring forward one hour on the clock as we observe Daylight Saving Time...
Furry and Feathered Friends" a new animal program from the Pine River Nature Center will be presented on Saturday at 3pm...
The counties of St. Clair, Sanilac and Macomb have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by ...
Prices up to $3.85 a gallon. Latest AAA Michigan survey pegged average price per gallon at $3.69 across the state.
There's changes coming to the emergency sirens in and around St. Clair County. Not to the sound of the sirens themselves,...
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...
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...
The St. Clair County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security was awarded late last year by the Federal Emergency...
The year end numbers from the Army Corps of Engineers shows Lake Saint Clair holding on to some above average water levels......
Winter storms are right around the corner and Consumers Energy has some tips on how to prepare for and cope with power outage...
Authorities in Ontario at the southern end of the Saint Clair River are battling what appears to be a massive marina fire.......
Best to call ahead for most visits to government offices over the next couple of weeks. Port Huron's Department of Public Wor...
The barricades, work zones, and orange cones continue in the local area as the massive reconstruction of the I-94 and I-69 co...
It's creating jobs and producing renewable energy... that's the Smith's Creek Landfill as owned and operated by St. Clair Cou...
Look for a section of Griswold Road to be closed beginning this week (Tuesday) in Port Huron Township as further work continu...
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 ...
The St. Clair County Road Commission says overnight lane closures will begin Friday on the Wadhams Road Bridge over the Black...
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Another round of severe weather in much of Southeast Michigan and Ontario this past weekend...In Ontario yesterday a tornado ...
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 Department of Natural Resources is asking campers to "go green" this season by participating in the department'...
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that applications for fall turkey hunting licenses are on sale starting t...
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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...
No confirmed tornados, but it was a tense couple of hours yesterday as severe weather and strong thunderstorms moved through ...