South Bend Mayor James Mueller Thursday announced that Common Council member Troy Warner will become his chief of staff. St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chair Don Westerhausen is taking applications from people interested in the council seat and will soon set a party caucus to pic Warner's replacement.
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FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsA 25-year-old woman is dead, after she was reportedly shot by police in South Bend on Wednesday. -
provided/Mishawaka Common CouncilB & B Holdings plans to tear down the Pangford Motel on McKinley Avenue, along with two nearby houses. In their place would be 39 rental apartments, spread across three townhome-style buildings. -
Marek Mazurek/WVPE/WVPEThe South Bend Redevelopment Commission's attorneys have told a federal bankruptcy judge that developer David Matthews could be trying to escape the city in state court because judgments there over the past three years have consistently gone against him. -
Graphic provided, South Bend Redevelopment Commission/WVPESouth Bend’s Board of Public Works is set to consider a contract Thursday to demolish the vacant River Glen buildings, clearing the way for future redevelopment. -
interurbantrolley.com/MACOGRoutes 32 and 35 would start an hour later on weekdays and end several minutes earlier. The first two trips of Route 30 would be shortened, and the first round trip of Route 50 would be discontinued. There would also be cuts to Saturday service. -
Dr. Brian Schmutzler, who President Trump endorsed because Granger Republican Sen. Linda Rogers didn't back his redistricting push earlier this year, held a 59% to 41% lead with over 95% of votes counted Tuesday night.
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