South Bend, St. Joseph County | featured news

What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.

A gull looked out from a perch and surveyed Lake Michigan’s southern shore. With a turn of its head, the bird clocked visitors in search of beach glass, a boy to the right rolling down the dunes and a brave…

MISHAWAKA — The St. Joseph County Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred oin the St. Joseph Valley Parkway where two people were injured.

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Last year as we looked to reopen the economy, we forewarned about the long fight ahead. During the course of our year-long battle against COVID-19, our lives have been altered profoundly and our daily routines have at times been unrecognizable.…

Indiana’s “Journey to Blue,” when Barack Obama won the state in 2008, was an event happening far less frequently than emergence of the cicadas every 17 years.

Leola, a sweet 1- to 2-year-old terrier mix, is the Pet of the Week. Available through Heartland Small Animal Rescue, Leola is a lovable lapdog, though she weighs almost 60 pounds. Leola is a happy dog and loves her people.…

The following lectures are scheduled this week in the community. Registration or connection information is listed. All events are free and open to the public:

The hiring of an office director brought South Bend closer to a citizen review board that could begin handling police misconduct allegations by later this summer.