ABC News (KAFAR AZAR, Israel) — Amid the palm trees and tidy lawns of southern Israel’s Kafar Azar kibbutz, death and destruction are evident in all directions, the scene of a massacre left behind by what President
Congressman Bill Huizenga has joined a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel and condemning the attacks carried out by Hamas. Huizenga tells us the attack against Israel by the Gaza-based Hamas is barbaric and cannot be tolerated.
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Israel’s geography and relatively small size have been some of the major factors behind the decades of conflict between it and surrounding nations, according to an expert. A special edition of “20/20” at
A Benton Harbor man is dead following a fire Tuesday night. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety says firefighters responded to the home at 725 McAlister shortly after 10 p.m. on a report of a structure
No one is hurt after a truck fire in Van Buren County on Wednesday. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were sent to 45th Street south of County Road 388 in Bloomingdale Township around 9
The first ever wetlands mitigation bank in southeast Michigan was dedicated in Brandon Township in Oakland County this week. County Road Association of Michigan Director Denise Donahue says wetland disturbances caused by road projects must be repaid
Berrien RESA and Michigan Works are teaming up with Lake Michigan College to host around 2,000 ninth grade students this month for Career Pathway Day 2023. RESA says the students will get a chance to interact with
School districts across Michigan are having a hard time finding and keeping teachers and other workers. That’s according to a new report released by the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity with help from researchers at the University
More than two dozen members of Novi’s Oak Pointe Church who were on a religious retreat in Israel when last Saturday’s attack by Hamas began are now stranded in the country and looking to come home. Pastor
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The Lincoln Township Planning Commission has gotten to work on a new master plan. Speaking to colleagues Tuesday, Trustee Marc Florian said a steering committee has been established with Florian as the chair. He held a preliminary
The latest audit for Hagar Township shows the community in good financial shape. Township Supervisor Izzy DiMaggio tells us the township board this week heard that the general fund balance stands at $1.4 million, growth of $46,000
If you’re in the market for a bicycle, then the St. Joseph Department of Public Safety may have something for you. Director Steve Neubecker tells us they’re going to hold an auction this Saturday. Up for grabs
The Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education has finalized a contract with Dr. Kelvin Butts to serve as the district superintendent. He’s been serving on an interim basis since last summer when former Superintendent Andrae Townsel
Lakeshore Public Schools has seen a slight enrollment decrease this year, but it was a smaller decrease than had been expected. Speaking to the Lakeshore Board of Education this week, district Chief Financial Officer Tracy Althouse said
KitchenAid will hold a small appliance sale in St. Joseph this week. Whirlpool tells us everything from stand mixers to kitchen gadgets to toasters to cookware will be available at prices discounted up to 60%. The new
Michigan Works brought together high school students from Coloma and St. Joseph for its annual Manufacturing Day at Max3 in Benton Harbor last week. Michigan Works Business Solutions Manager Michael Mompremier tells us 62 students toured the
Get ready for a night of frightful delight as the second Annual Halloween Boo Bash will return to the Silver Beach Center in St. Joseph this weekend. The Silver Beach Center says the Boo Bash will be
Tours of the St. Joseph Lighthouse were full this year, showing the second highest number of visitors ever recorded. Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Director Marco Tomasi told St. Joseph City Commissioners this week the 2023 season
Claudette Bariua/Amazon Christmas has come early this year with the first look at Eddie Murphy’s new holiday comedy movie, Candy Cane Lane. Amazon has released a collection of stills and a teaser poster for the film, which streams globally
Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus hosted 202 Michiana high school students Oct. 6 for Automotive Day. Participants included Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Lakeshore, Niles, Coloma, Covert, Elkhart Area Career Center and A.K. Smith Career Center, Michigan City. The event
The Biden administration has announced another round of student loan forgiveness. This one focuses on public sector employees. It affects 125,000 Americans. SoFi’s Brian Walsh says that’s a much smaller group than the original student loan forgiveness
It’s that time of year when the leaves are falling and you may just rake them up and send them off to a landfill in bags. However, Friends of the Rouge spokesperson Dallas Ford says there are
Wildlife experts are warning against a popular Halloween decoration over fears of critters getting entangled. In a new episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, host Rachel Lincoln says flying animals are prone to getting stuck in fake spider
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St. Joseph City Commissioners have moved the master plan for Tiscornia Park forward, but with some changes. At a Monday meeting, they heard an earful from residents concerned that the plan drafted by the Parks Advisory Board
From the Associated Press — A house fire in southwestern Michigan killed two children early Monday while two other people escaped from the burning structure, authorities said. Firefighters and emergency personnel were dispatched to the home in
Negotiations between the St. Joseph City Commissioners and the Curious Kids Museum over a sale of the Curious Kids building have broken down. Following a fire at the city-owned Memorial Hall last summer, Curious Kids sought to
The newest cohort of the Berrien Community Foundation’s youth advisory council has been launched. BCF Program Director Susan Matheny tells us Teens Exhibiting Able Minds, or TEAM, works with non-profits and promotes causes to the foundation leadership.
A nationwide program that seeks to improve literacy among boys is coming to Benton Harbor. Barbershop Books works to provide books for young people to barbershops, and Shaw’s All Styles Barber Shop on Napier Avenue will be
