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SOUTH BEND — Divers from the South Bend Fire Department were investigating a vehicle that was found submerged in the St. Joseph River Tuesday afternoon by fishermen.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family said. He was 90.

On Nov. 3, 3,068,542 Indiana residents cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election. Regrettably, on Nov. 3, 26,000 Indiana residents were not allowed to vote for their next president. These 26,000 voters represented individuals incarcerated in one of Indiana’s…

There’s believing your own press releases. And then, there’s believing your own delusions of grandeur.

South Bend streets crews Wednesday were responding to a sinkhole at Riverside Drive and Golden Avenue that resulted from a break in a sewer line, the city’s public works director said.

More than 1.79 million Hoosiers ages 16 and older — one-third of all those eligible — have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, Indiana officials said Wednesday.

New facility will allow 12-month programming aimed at youth

Reversing a recent positive trend, more St. Joseph County households were struggling financially in 2019, and the pandemic has likely worsened things for even more people, according to a new analysis by University of Notre Dame researchers.

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame’s vice president for student affairs is stepping down, University President John Jenkins announced Thursday.

SOUTH BEND — One person was hurt in a rollover crash Thursday night on Angela Boulevard near Pokagon Street.