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The FDA is warning of a new party drug that you can buy right over the counter. The agency has received 31 reports of people hospitalized due to heart problems, including 10 deaths due to overdoses of anti-diarrhea drugs like Immodium. Emergency room Dr Steve McGraw says heroin is still …

Criminal charges are being reviewed for a driver who killed five cyclists near Kalamazoo. Witnesses say he was driving his pickup recklessly and crashed into the group. The 50-year old driver remains in jail and will be charged this afternoon. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting: The crash comes just months …

A tragedy on Mackinac Island Tuesday as a tourist lost control of her bike and fell under a moving horse carriage. Gail Johnson from Texas allegedly rode into the carriage while riding on Main Street near the public library. She was taken to the Mackinac Island Medical Center where she …

Nestled up in the hills of Copper Harbor is the grand jewel of the Keweenaw. The historic Keweenaw Mountain Lodge is poised to begin a new era as it works its way back from a deep financial hole with a revamped outlook on the future. General Manager Debra Britz-Maier has …

This July, Michigan Technological University’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP) will host 24 exceptional middle school students from five Midwestern states.  Ten of them have won a new, competitive scholarship called Junior Women in Engineering, funded by $10,000 from the Ford Motor Company. The weeklong program will take place on the …

Michigan Conservation Officers with the Department of Natural Resources are urging motorists to use caution and remember safety when stopping along Upper Peninsula roadways to view and photograph moose or other wildlife. In recent weeks, for example, moose have been seen with regularity along a section of U.S. 41 west …

June 7, 2016 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is sponsoring “Training Wheels” courses in the Upper Peninsula to help communities provide on-road bicycle facilities (bike routes, bicycle lanes, and shared roadways) for residents and visitors. The six-hour course includes both classroom and outdoor instruction. Sessions will be offered …

It used to be that the only choice for coffee was regular or decaf. With the opening of Biggby Coffee in downtown Houghton coffee connoisseurs now have a whole new set of selections to choose from. This is the third location owned by the same family, who also have a …

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. are obese. And a new government study finds that your sex may increase your risk. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details.

Do you talk on your phone while driving? Most people do. So what’s safer –using a hand held or hands-free phone? Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has the results of a new study.