BENTON HARBOR — Opening new marijuana businesses in Benton Harbor has become a passion project for Alan Bonsett, CEO of NOBO Michigan.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Paula Camp wants people to know that it’s never too early or too late to dream big and be who you really are.

BENTON HARBOR — Recreational marijuana retail stores are one step closer to reality in Benton Harbor.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township has a new fire chief.

BENTON HARBOR — Whirlpool Corp. will get a leg up on foreign competitors for at least another two years in the U.S. after a favorable tariff was renewed.

BENTON HARBOR — Changes are expected to be announced before spring on how the grounds will be maintained at Benton Harbor’s two cemeteries and hundreds of city-owned lots.

BENTON HARBOR — The OutCenter of Southwest Michigan is currently working with law enforcement and other LGBT centers around the state after receiving a threatening email over the weekend, officials there say.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor High School students need to return to in-person learning as soon as possible, two Benton Harbor school board trustees and several parents said during Tuesday’s school board meeting.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Police are continuing to investigate two separate shootings they say occurred over the weekend.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor planning commissioners Tuesday approved a zoning ordinance stipulating where adult-use marijuana businesses will be allowed in the city.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor city commissioners approved allowing Tackle Haven to expand on its property to allow for more storage space.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The creek running through Alex Little’s backyard is one of the reasons he bought his Benton Township house in 1984.

BENTON HARBOR — Cars lined up for blocks Wednesday as people in need waited for their turn to receive food for a holiday meal during the fifth annual Holiday Food Sharing Program.

BENTON HARBOR — The future of Benton Harbor’s Community Development Block Grant money hangs in the balance, with city commissioners Monday approving an operational plan and budget, but not the funds needed to implement it.

BENTON HARBOR — An 18-year-old man died Monday after being shot in Benton Harbor.

BENTON HARBOR — Whirlpool Corp. CEO and Chairman Marc Bitzer is among several business leaders who is working nationwide to being more diversity to the workplace.

BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College will delay the start of its spring semester to give students extra time to register for classes and help prevent post-holiday spread of COVID-19, according to a news release.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township trustees will get a 3 percent bump in their paychecks next year.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Changes are on the way at The Orchards Mall, owners have promised.

BENTON HARBOR — Citizens may soon have a review board to talk to when they have complaints against – or praise for – Benton Harbor’s police officers and firefighters.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor school district’s finances are the best they have been in years, school board trustees learned during the 2019-20 audit report Tuesday.

BENTON HARBOR — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Benton Harbor Downtown Development Authority decided that the annual holiday light display should still be held.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township police are investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning that left a township resident dead.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor school board trustees on Tuesday approved asking state legislators to put a five-year moratorium on new charter schools being approved within the school district.

BENTON HARBOR — City commissioners don’t appear very enthused about a proposed new gas station and convenience store near Benton Harbor High School.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor planning commissioners on Tuesday tabled reviewing plans for a proposed new convenience store and gas station, to be built on the corner of Colfax and Empire avenues.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The towering Santa statute that became a fixture at The Orchards Mall, and before that at Fairplain Plaza, has been missing for at least six months.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The Orchards Mall is hoping to end 2020 in a festive manner.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor is one of 24 Michigan cities that will lose millions of dollars in city income tax revenue if the Michigan Legislature doesn’t act before Dec. 31.

BENTON HARBOR — For decades, sisters Jeanette and Dolores Fester of Benton Harbor have done their best to keep their neighborhood clean.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A stealthy phone number, a defunct website, the continued loss of anchor stores and two years worth of delinquent taxes.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Area Schools is going 100 percent virtual between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, with in-person instruction expected to return on Jan. 4.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist is dead after the driver of a car pulled into his path on a street in Benton Township, police say.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Lake Michigan College has invited nearly 40 colleges and universities throughout the Midwest to participate in its Virtual College Fair.

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BENTON HARBOR — The boil water advisory for Benton Harbor, which went into effect almost a week ago, is expected to end soon, perhaps even today, according to an update issued late Wednesday.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor school board trustees weren’t happy Tuesday night when they heard that a new charter school may be opening within the school district’s boundaries.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor residents will need to filter, then boil their drinking water for at least two to three days due to a failure at the city’s water treatment plant.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — One person is dead and another is fighting for his life following two separate crashes in Benton Township on Wednesday.

BENTON HARBOR — An almost $5 million federal grant will help Benton Harbor Area Schools and Kalamazoo Public Schools fill the need for quality teachers, according to an online story posted Monday by Western Michigan University’s news agency.

BENTON HARBOR — The cause of a fire that claimed the lives of a mother and two children early Sunday morning has not been determined, Benton Harbor Public Safety Director Dan McGinnis said Monday.

BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist told several first-time voters Monday in Benton Harbor that people need to vote so that not only are their voices heard, but people are elected who can make the changes they want to see happen.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Clerk Kimberly Thompson reported Monday that based on absentee voting, the city is on pace for a record voter turnout.