The village of Elberta, Michigan, has been awarded a $5.3 million grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the development of a waterfront park. The park project will […]
2025 marks a new record for cases of gunfire in London in a single year after police say there were six shootings in a 72-hour period.
By Eric Freedman
Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.
The post Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
It’s not easy hanging with the heavyweights in the Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference these days.
The 26th annual Business Cares Food Drive kicked off Thursday, with organizers hoping to see results similar to last year's record-breaking total.
2025 will be another record year for building in London.
By Eric Freedman
A horse-drawn carriage. A runaway horse. A crash. Sounds like an old-fashioned drama – not a bizarre 21st-century event. But that’s what happened three years ago when a visitor was injured while riding in a horse-drawn omnibus at Greenfield Village. The Court of Appeals has refused to reinstate her negligence suit against The Henry Ford and the driver.
The post Michigan court refuses to reinstate lawsuit over runaway carriage horse at Greenfield Village first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
In Michigan, the 1-mile segment between Petoskey and Bay Harbor on Lake Michigan’s shoreline has been closed since late 2019 due to erosion caused by record high lake levels. Reconstruction […]
Donald Wayne Earhart was convicted of first-degree murder in March 2008 for torturing and executing Ronald Sullivan.
Jeremiah Andre Reed’s potential sentence for stabbing a buddy in the neck could land him in prison for an indeterminate term.
All five Great Lakes are currently around 4 to 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than their long-term average for the last three decades. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
After an exceptionally warm and dry fall, the Saint Lawrence River — a vital economic corridor in Canada — has reached abnormally low levels in Québec. Read the full story […]