Michigan State Police have identified the assailant in a weekend stabbing incident in Alpena as Fred Grover, Jr. of Oscoda.

The Alpena Municipal Council has adopted a city budget for the fiscal year 2013-14.

Some significant changes are in store for Alpena’s annual 4th of July parade, including cutting the length of it in half.

The City of Alpena will spend more than $146,000 this summer, repaving some downtown parking lots and local streets.

Some students at Alpena High School are helping to protect bats at Rockport State Park.

Boats believed to be responsible for a 2010 Lake Huron oil spill are expected to be removed from the affected area this year.

The Montmorency County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person or persons who broke into a tool trailer in Loud Township.

City of Alpena police and firefighters combined resources to quickly extinguish a grease fire early Tuesday morning.