South Bend Common Council President Canneth Lee has called a closed door meeting for Wednesday over whether the council should appeal a judge's ruling in favor of officers in the South Bend Police Tapes Case.
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Jeff Parrott/WVPEGood Shepherd Montessori School says it's been spending too much money maintaining the 55-year-old tower, whose open-air top was perhaps not an ideal design for decades of Michiana weather. -
Historic Portage Manor Facebook pageThe St. Joseph County Commissioners had a chance to lay out their vision for the future of Portage Manor, during Saturday’s “Coffee with Your Commissioners” event. -
Michael Gallenberger/WVPENow that construction is underway on Microsoft’s Granger data center, St. Joseph County officials are promising to keep an eye on disruption to the surrounding community. -
South Bend Common Council President Canneth Lee said he was "disappointed" with St. Joseph Superior Judge Jamie Woods' ruling in favor of the officers in the police tapes case. But on Friday Lee stopped short of calling for an appeal. -
Provided/City of St. JosephSt. Joseph officials say extra patrols and staffing are planned at Silver Beach after large crowds of South Bend-area teens prompted a police response. -
U.S. District Judge Damon Liechty found 41-year-old Pamela McDonald abused the public trust but spared her from prison because she had no criminal history, accepted responsibility quickly, and can learn from paying over $21,000 in restitution payments.
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