Winter fun in northern Michigan

People in northern Michigan are excited to break out the skis and sleds. The Gaylord Tourism Bureau lists off some of the incredible activities people can do when they visit the northern LP during the winter months.

Opioid overdose numbers falling in Oakland County

After years of grim headlines and depressing statistics, there are new positive numbers on the horizon for physicians and substance abuse treatment networks: fewer people are dying and overdosing from opioids in Oakland County.

Great Lakes Water Authority preps for future with apprenticeship porgram

The GLWA supplies water to 4 million customers and another 3 million use its waste water services. They employ thousands of employees and needed to make a change in 2017. They looked into the future and saw a lot of workers, and their knowledge, were about to leave the company. So they partnered with Focus Hope, Michigan Works, and the City of Detroit to look for apprentices to soak up the knowledge before it's too late.

18 units destroyed in Orion Township condo explosion

The condo, on Waldon between Joslyn and Baldwin Roads, was destroyed in the blast while other nearby homes were damaged. After the explosion, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s were missing. They were later located alive, but with critical injuries.

Drunk driver found asleep at wheel in Troy

A 35-year-old woman coming home from her friend's house was found passed out in her vehicle, blocking two lanes of traffic in the middle of the night in Troy. Her foot was on the brake pedal and with the car still in park, police used backup to ensure she could be safely removed before being arrested.