Andrew LaCombe

1 month ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Jacob Wheeler |Glen Sun |Andrew LaCombe

This reporting is made possible by the Northern Michigan Journalism Project, led by Bridge Michigan and Interlochen Public Radio, and funded by Press Forward Northern Michigan. With a new tourism season upon northern Michigan, uncertainty remains about how national parks will handle millions of visitors amid lingering staffing questions because of back-and-forth federal workforce policies.

2 months ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Andrew LaCombe

DETROIT, Mich. (WLUC) - Your trusted team at TV6 & FOX UP has received statewide recognition once again. The Michigan Association of Broadcasters named us a 2024 Station of the Year. The honor was handed out Saturday night in Detroit. Overall, our team picked up top Broadcast Excellence Awards in 14 categories and merit awards in 13. The full list of honors is below.

Oct 12, 2023 | uppermichiganssource.com | Andrew LaCombe

NAHMA, Mich. (WLUC) - A private investigator is looking for more information about a deadly Delta County fire and another fire that destroyed a resort’s main building. The fires happened in Nahma in 2021 and 2022. TV6 filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit to uncover how these fires were investigated. Just before 5:00 a.m. on Sept. 26, 2022, a fire destroyed a home on River Street in the middle of Nahma.

Sep 19, 2023 | uppermichiganssource.com | Andrew LaCombe

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) - Houghton County’s new prosecuting attorney is stepping down at the end of this month. Paul LaBine was sworn in on July 24. At that time, LaBine said his primary task was to aggressively recruit some attorneys for the office. LaBine said Tuesday that he’s been unable to get any help, and it’s not a one-man job to prosecute the county’s criminal cases.

Sep 5, 2023 | uppermichiganssource.com | Andrew LaCombe

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Michigan State Police says a suspect should be considered armed and dangerous after they lit multiple MSP patrol vehicles on fire and shot them with a rifle Wednesday morning. The MSP says this happened around 3:30 a.m. at the Sault Ste. Marie MSP Post. No troopers were in the vehicles at the time. The suspect is described as a white man wearing camouflage. He was last seen driving a silver Honda CRV.