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Mishawaka High School is competing for fan votes with 24 schools around the country in T-Mobile's $1 million Friday Night 5K Lights stadium upgrade contest. -
Provided by SBCSCSouth Bend Schools is turning its town halls into a listening tour to gather feedback from families on boosting enrollment and improving student retention. -
Provided/City of South Bend“It’s a celebration of who we are as a city, and it shows the creativity, the diversity and a united front,” said South Bend Venues, Parks & Arts Executive Director Jordan Gathers. -
ProvidedUKA Group, based in Germany with a North American headquarters in Florida, recently sent a letter to farm owners in southern St. Joseph County, asking their interest in leasing parts of their land for wind towers. -
Provided by LacasaLacasa’s new auto loan program offers Elkhart County residents with low credit scores fair financing and coaching to help break cycles of high-interest debt. -
ProvidedLocal nurse practitioner Lizzie Russell shares tips on telling cold, flu, and allergies apart, the role of vaccines, and simple steps families can take to stay healthy.
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Yvonne Castañeda is the author of Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, a memoir that explores eating disorders, depression, and identity in the Latino community
Disney’s High School Musical - October 3rd through 12th, 2025 at The South Bend Civic Theatre Wilson Auditorium
Martinis and Music event for October on the 15th at Goshen Theater
The 14th annual Michiana Pottery Tour, September 27th and 28th
WVPE is a media sponsor for the Elkhart Sister Cities Association presenting the fourth annual Elkhart Hispanic Heritage Festival
WVPE is a media sponsor for New Day Intake Center's first annual fundraiser: A Night with New Day, which supports their wrap-around services addressing chronic homelessness in South Bend.
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The National Hurricane Center said a tropical depression currently hovering over the Caribbean could intensify as it approaches the East Coast. South Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency. -
Agents said the kneeling was an act of deescalation. The Bureau investigated them at the time and found no causes for discipline. The FBI Agents Association decries the lack of due process. -
President Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities. -
For a strong and lasting relationship, don't be afraid to talk about each other's racial differences — and do enjoy the process of creating a new, blended family culture. -
NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.
