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Vote for September 7th Prep Play of the Week
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (91+ words) WPBN Vote for September 7th Prep Play of the Week Two weeks of high school football in the books and we have five big nominees from last Thursday and Friday's games to help us determine the top spot in this week's…...
Lake County deputies seek help identifying motorcyclist who fled traffic stop
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (90+ words) LAKE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Lake County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a motorcycle driver who fled from deputies. On Sunday evening, Lake County deputies made a traffic stop near the intersection of North…...
TCAPS shares bus safety tips as students prepare to go back to school
1+ week, 4+ day ago (404+ words) Anne Emerson is joined by forensic psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson and former prosecutor Tommy Pope to discuss the Clancy case. GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- All over northern Michigan, students are packing those sack lunches, putting on new shoes,…...
Deputy dives into pond, breaks sunroof glass to rescue mother and 1-year-old
1+ week, 5+ day ago (335+ words) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Multiple units of first responders were on scene responding to two people stuck in an SUV that was submerged on Monday. That was the moment a deputy from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office…...
1-year-old identified as child critically injured in Grand Traverse County pond crash
1+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The child hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a Grand Traverse County pond Monday has been identified as a 1-year-old boy. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday the boy…...
WATCH LIVE: Fog limits visibility on Mackinac Bridge
2+ week, 55+ min ago (108+ words) STRAITS OF MACKINAC, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Dense fog is limiting visibility across the Mackinac Bridge Monday morning, prompting officials to ask drivers to slow down as they cross the Straits of Mackinac. The Mackinac Bridge Authority issued the advisory shortly…...
Two areas in the tropics being monitored by the National Hurricane Center
1+ week, 6+ day ago (384+ words) West Palm Beach, Fla. (WPEC) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the Atlantic basin, including Tropical Depression Five in the northern Gulf of America and the remnants of former Tropical Storm Dolly near the Caribbean.Area #1: Remnants…...
Bonds set for two men facing intent to murder charges; man left in swamp, police say
1+ week, 6+ day ago (119+ words) ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two men have been arraigned after Michigan State Police say they were arrested for attempted murder. On Aug. 25, two men were taken into custody after state police said they severely assaulted a man and transported…...