Charter Communications Incorporated

MACKINAW CITY - Charges are not expected to be filed for the Charter Communications line break that interrupted multiple services throughout Northern Michigan on Sunday. An investigation was prompted after a Charter repair crew discovered freshly-spent...

After the coffee. Before finding out who took my "Mad Men" screener. The Skinny: I'm on the fence with Fox's "The Following," which is so grim it is sometimes hard to watch. That said, the cast is terrific. Tuesday's headlines include stories on the end...

Media mogul John Malone is returning to his roots. Malone's Liberty Media is acquiring 27% of cable television operator Charter Communications for $2.62 billion. Liberty is buying 26.9 million Charter shares and 1.1 million warrants at a per-share price...

La Cañada Flintridge Feb. 19-26 Vandalism and petty theft: 5000 block of Louise Drive, between 9 a.m. Feb. 19 and 10 a.m. Feb. 26. Charter Communications reported that a cable equipment box had been broken into and batteries valued at $540 taken. Damage...

Leaders of the state tourism office, a hotel lobbying group and a regional chamber of commerce urged about 50 listeners Wednesday to lobby legislators to preserve tourism marketing funding. Randy Fiveash, who heads the state tourism office, said the...

La Cañada Flintridge Feb. 11 Petty theft and identity theft: 1200 block of Foothill Boulevard, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Purse, wallet stolen from car parked at Lighted Window Preschool. Bank/credit cards used to withdraw money and make...

Here's a question for you: Is there a single example of consumer prices going down and market competition increasing after deregulation of a U.S. industry? I'm serious. The phone industry? The cable industry? Regulatory oversight for both was eased...

Starting Feb. 19, Charter Communications customers in Glendale and Burbank will no longer receive Horizon Television on Channel 385, instead receiving New Wave TV on Channel 389. New Wave TV, like Horizon, offers 24-hour programming targeted at the...

After the coffee. Before seeing who took my Grammy Award tickets. The Skinny: Hope my East Coast peeps find shelter from the snowstorm. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office, how NBC fell so fast and a look at the jockeying that...

Tim Burger once served his fellow Marines an uncooked turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. "The directions for cooking the turkey stated that it had to cook for some ridiculous amount of time. So, in my analytical mind, I thought I could reduce the time in...

In a classic "Seinfeld" episode, the ever-hapless George Costanza decides it's time to change his strategy. "Every decision that I've ever made in my entire life has been wrong. My life is the complete opposite of everything I've wanted to be." His...

PETOSKEY — An Alanson woman will spend four to 10 years in prison for embezzling from her employer. Deborah Lynn Bricker, 58, was sentenced Thursday in Emmet County’s 57th Circuit Court. Bricker was previously accused of embezzling more...