Editor’s note: The Daily Press, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. ESCANABA — More than 150 years after its light first shined ...

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself.    The seeds of the Antebellum period in the ...

MARQUETTE — While a continued forecast of clear skies might be a welcome sight for Marquette residents still recovering from a snowy winter and cold spring, it comes with an increased risk of wildfires. In the Saturday paper, we discussed how increased wildfire risk can be mitigated by ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking 25 mg of amitriptyline for sleep for several years; I am 79 and have noticed occasional difficulty remembering some facts. I read that this drug can affect cognition. I don't believe that amitriptyline is really effective in helping me sleep, so I have ...

MARQUETTE — With no rain predicted until the end of next week, the Michigan Department of Natural resources continues to prohibit open debris burning in all 15 Upper Peninsula counties and approximately half of the Lower Peninsula. Conditions in wooded areas are tinder dry in many locations. ...