ALPENA — The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam that has recently resurfaced. According to a March 28 news release, it is a recurring scam and is not unique to Alpena County ...

ALPENA COUNTY — The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning March 27, 2026, regarding a new scam targeting the friends and family members of people incarcerated in the county jail. Scammers ...

ALPENA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An inmate broke a fire sprinkler at the Alpena County Jail early Sunday morning, according to the Alpana County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 1:30 ...

ALPENA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Alpena County Sheriff's Office released an alert on Monday about a new scam targeting county residents. "A caller is identifying themselves as an actual member ...

Alpena County Sheriff Erik Smith on the community coming together to deal with aftermath of the weekend's ice storm in Alpena, on Mar. 31, 2025 ...

ALPENA COUNTY, MI – Two Presque Isle County sheriff’s deputies have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Thanksgiving Day shooting of an armed man. Alpena County Prosecutor Cynthia M. Muszynski ruled ...

ALPENA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Detectives from the Huron Undercover Narcotics Team started a narcotics investigation into an Alpena man for selling narcotics throughout northern Michigan in ...