Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Monday, April 08, 2013  Airline passenger complaints are surging as airlines continue to cram more seats into the same tube.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  7&4's Erika Erickson went to Phoenix, AZ where hundreds of Carter's Kids volunteers and an entire community gathered together to unveil their hard work.

Friday, October 05, 2012  US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost

Friday, March 09, 2012  Employers created 227,000 jobs last month, unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3 percent

Thursday, December 22, 2011  Unemployment applications drop to lowest since April '08 as job market continues to strengthen

Friday, August 26, 2011  State education officials are scheduled to release an annual list of Michigan's persistently lowest-achieving schools.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Michigan will lose a seat in Congress after census results show the state population fell by 0.6 percent over the past decade, the lowest growth rate in the nation.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Applications for unemployment benefits drop sharply to lowest level since July

Monday, February 01, 2010  The letter claimed a 7 & 4 viewer owed more than $2000 for a bounced check. It turns out he never wrote the check, and it wasn't a scam!

Friday, October 30, 2009  Employment costs rise at the slowest annual pace since 1982, as high unemployment limits pay

Wednesday, September 09, 2009  US government finds job openings at lowest level in 9 years, though pockets of hiring exist

Thursday, July 02, 2009  Traffic deaths decline in early part of 2009, compare with low levels of 1961

Thursday, February 19, 2009  Wall Street slides as Dow industrials close at 7,466, lowest level in more than 6 years.

Friday, May 02, 2008  CPSC says lead paint used on the bins could be a health hazard.