After a soft opening Monday, Starbucks was expected to be fully open to greet customers today at its new store at 1950 S. Stephenson Ave., Iron Mountain, just north of Walmart. Planned hours of operation…
Small plane crash reported in rural Houghton County
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Flock tightens safeguards as surveillance questions grow
Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities…
School vaccination rates slide, exemptions reach a record high
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions…
A look at area school calendars for 2026-27
Several area districts will start the 2026-27 school year next week, with a few having open houses this week. Of…
Nearly $1 million conservation easement approved in Vilas County
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US must exert real pressure for relief to come to Gaza
At the end of July, President Donald Trump announced that a “monumental” U.S.-backed deal had been struck on Gaza, securing the phased disarmament of Hamas in parallel with Israeli military withdrawal. Three days later it was reported that another 18 people had died in Israeli airstrikes. Not for the first time, it appeared that…
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Border project is paused WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the-ground evaluation." The project through the national park in southern…
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