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Monday, June 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The program, called Great Up North Initiative, hopes to boost travel, tourism and residency in the county.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Supporters of the immigration bill brought forward last month by a group of four Republican and four Democratic senators have been cautiously optimistic.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Neighbors applaud, cheer after authorities capture Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Friday, April 19, 2013  All residents of Boston were ordered to stay in their homes Friday morning as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continued after a long night of violence that left another suspect dead.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A group of homes along the Boardman River are being threatened by flooding, and residents living there say the Brown Bridge Dam removal project is to blame.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Parts of the Boardman River in Traverse City are flooding.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The parking lot at the Manistee Township Hall was packed on Thursday evening as dozens of residents packed tightly inside to hear what superstore Meijer representatives had to say about their potential building plans, during the Manistee Township planning commission meeting.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  UPDATED WITH EMERGENCY TIPS: Mecosta County dispatch has confirmed to 7&4 News that a large number of residents are still not allowed to return to their homes.  They say six roads are still closed in the area near the flooding.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The Platte River in Benzie County is more than three feet above normal water levels and rising, leaving more than a dozen residents worried.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Petoskey stone that President Obama keeps on his desk in the oval office comes from Bailey's Place in Petoskey.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  In bayou country and city alike, people batten down as Isaac takes aim at low-lying Louisiana

Monday, July 02, 2012  'Unreal': Residents tour neighborhoods most devastated by Colo. Springs wildfire

Saturday, May 26, 2012  The Department of Natural Resources will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, in Newberry for those residents who were evacuated from the area because of the wildfire or those who have questions about the evacuations.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  A battle is raging between several Crawford County residents and the Federal Emergency Management Agency after property owners found out they may be forced into a new flood zone designation.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Henry Ford owned it. U.S. Presidents visited it. Babe Ruth was kicked off it. They are the lost stories of a Northern Michigan island, but not the one you are probably thinking of.