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.

Overdose deaths declining in Oakland County

From the distribution of narcan to educating communities about the risk of fentanyl, there are several reasons behind the improving trend of declining overdose numbers.

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.