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US home prices hit all-time high as sales slow, mortgage rates rise

Business

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, the ...

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1K

Local News

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation’s largest in years. No deaths have been reported and the source of the ...

Kaudy becomes president and CEO of CoVantage CU

Business

ANTIGO, Wis. – Matt Kaudy has taken over as president and CEO of CoVantage Credit Union, succeeding Charlie Zanayed as only the fourth CEO in the cooperative’s 73-year history. Kaudy stepped into the role after Zanayed’s previously announced retirement, concluding a two-year succession ...

Grand Island to see improvements this summer

Local News

MUNISING — Visitors to some of Grand Island’s most popular destinations will notice several improvements this summer, including upgrades to recreation areas and historic resources.
The Grand Island Rim Trail project, funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, will improve the road with ...

Smith joins Stephens Real Estate’s IM office

Business

IRON MOUNTAIN — Frank Smith IV has joined Stephens Real Estate as an agent in its Iron Mountain office. A lifelong Upper Peninsula resident, Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University before graduating from the Michigan State Police 125th Training ...

US demands Iran declare Strait of Hormuz open

International News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won't be attacked anymore, senior U.S. officials said Friday, adding that internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach ...