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Superyacht docks in Esky

ESCANABA -- A superyacht allegedly owned by a downstate billionaire was spotted in Escanaba on Monday. Satori, which is a Buddhist term meaning enlightenment, is the name of a 208-foot luxury yacht reportedly owned by Jay Alix, an Oakland County, Michigan-based businessman and ...

Squaw Point Lighthouse: Gone but not forgotten

Editor's note: This story on the Squaw Point Lighthouse is the seventh in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Although the Squaw Point Lighthouse has vanished from the shoreline, its legacy endures in the stories of the keepers who maintained it and the ...

Local nurse gets delayed sentence in morphine case

ESCANABA — A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine from Christian Park Village, an assisted living facility where she was previously employed, appeared in Delta County 47th Circuit Court on Monday to discuss the terms of her delayed sentence. In May, Jenna Leigh Furmanski pleaded ...

MENOMINEE — Sheriff Darrin Kuda reports that cocaine use has resulted in at least four overdoses and one death in Marinette and Menominee Counties since last night. While individuals have been detained in reference to this investigation, Sheriff Kuda cautions that more od the tainted drug may have been distributed locally. A joint investigation comprised of multipole Michigan- and Wisconsin-based agencies is ongoing. Anyone with information related to these incidents are asked to contact the Menominee County Sheriff's Office via phone at 906-863-4441. Tips can also be submitted ...

Race-Driven introduces Can-Am

Editor’s note: The Daily Press has brought readers business profile articles every Monday for over three years. This week’s article shares an update about on a company profiled previously as well as a summary of its history. ESCANABA — Race-Driven Powersports, which has occupied a ...