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Employers shook off two months of weak hiring and added 287,000 jobs in June. Business Editor Murray Feldman reports the unemployment rate rose 4.7 to 4.9 percent. Economists say this is a blistering pace pointing to a resilient U.S. economy recovering from a weak winter and spring.

A steam barge that sank in Lake Huron near Alpena more than 100 years ago, the W. P. Thew, is being studied by researchers and students from East Carolina University. They have made several dives to the wreck to learn more about the single propeller steam barges used to carry …

Gas prices are down another nine cents across Michigan over the past week. AAA Michigan says the statewide average is now $2.26 per gallon. That’s 60 cents lower than this time last year, and the fourth straight week of declining prices. Of the Michigan areas that the auto club surveys, the …

There are many ways to support the Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home, giving of your time is one of the most valuable. The shelter for victims of domestic violence is in need of volunteers. Mary Niemila is the executive director of the shelter. Niemila said 25 years ago the shelter …

CALUMET—Frisbee players and fans are converging on the Keweenaw Peninsula for the 59th Coca-Cola International Frisbee Tournament taking place at Agassiz Field in Calumet. Six-time defending champion Boomtown Saints are expected to return and fight off challenges from 2012 champs the Appleton Assassins, local favorite Luigi’s, and other contenders, including …

They’re ripe, juicy and ready to eat. The strawberries that are featured in the Copper Country Strawberry Festival have become things of local legend. Chassell’s signature annual festival is underway and this year’s crop looks like it has produced some prime berries. Chassell Lions Club President Gary Worrall said, “Last …

Most visitors to Veterans Park in Houghton won’t even be able to tell what happened, now that repairs have been made to it. Late last week, someone came through and toppled over a Purple Heart memorial and damaged a plaque dedicated to those who lost their lives in World War …

The number of reported concussions from sports has doubled in the last 10 years. Now a new study finds that even when symptoms are gone, the brain may still be affected by the impact months later. Here’s health reporter Doctor Deanna Lites.

More concerns are being raised about the attentiveness of the driver of a Tesla Model S, who died in a crash that happened while the vehicle was on autopilot. The follow up from AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

Ford saw its sales in China jump six-percent in the first half of the year. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says while growth in China has slowed, it remains the world’s largest auto market.