Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities.

Thousands heard the almighty crunch when the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra collided with the ... “I was driving up the bridge from the Hobart side and about three-quarters of the way up ...

Some had dried up because of a lack of water after a series of dry Julys. Bicha is unsure if the bulk of the damage occurred in summer 2023 or 2024. The symptoms can take time to manifest in trees ...

WAHPETON, N.D. — Jace Griffin's overtime tally propelled the River Lakes boys hockey team past Breckenridge/Wahpeton on Friday. Griffin and the Stars faced a 4-2 third-period deficit before his ...

Cadillac, Big Rapids, Muskegon and Kalamazoo are among the areas in the Lower Peninsula that could see 2 inches or more of lake effect snow Thursday and Friday. The Munising area in the UP could ...

On Thursday, the snow moved into Syracuse and areas to the north and east. Communities such as Montague, New York, on the Tug Hill Plateau east of Lake Ontario, were expected to pick up another 1 to 2 ...

The pattern becomes snowy for mainly lake effect prone areas. Lake effect snow showers will increase today. Moderate to heavy intensities develops this evening into tonight for Ontonagon ...

Staying dry for January may also help jump-start people to give up alcohol for longer. Although most people who participate in Dry January return to drinking, up to 8% stay dry six months later ...

So far, Raun said the lake level is moving in the right direction, which could mean good things when the tourist season kicks in this spring. "It went up three feet in one day a couple days ago ...

It also appears another dump of colder air will drop in next Wednesday/Thursday firing up the lake effect snow again across Northern Michigan.

Snow will fall off and on into the weekend, and some areas could see 2 feet or more by the time the storm wraps up late this weekend. The fickle nature of lake effect snow means that not everybody ...

Staying dry for January may help jump-start people to give up alcohol for longer -- If you’re feeling hungover from New Year’s Eve champagne or had one too many boozy eggnogs over the holidays ...