BENTON HARBOR — Some Benton Harbor senior citizens are getting a reprieve from waiting in long lines for bottled water with the donation of Brita water dispensers and filters by area United Church of Christ pastors.

BENTON HARBOR — The Berrien County Health Department will begin providing COVID-19 booster shots to all adults starting next week.

BENTON HARBOR — A second federal class action lawsuit has been filed against city and state officials by Benton Harbor residents concerning the high levels of lead in some of the city’s drinking water.

BENTON HARBOR — Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor will be able to study the woodlands next to Ox Creek thanks to a new learning platform built by the Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary.

ST. JOSEPH — A Benton Harbor woman will spend at least four years in prison for her role in the July 31, 2019, shooting death of Arsenio Jordan, 29, also of Benton Harbor.

ST. JOSEPH — The third time was the charm for a Benton Harbor resident’s recall petition efforts.

BENTON HARBOR — The plan to replace all of Benton Harbor’s lead lines in 18 months kicked off Monday.

BENTON HARBOR — People living in the Benton Harbor Area Schools district are invited to provide feedback Thursday on how federal money from the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER III) should be used by the school district.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Berrien RESA will host the Southwest Michigan High School Esports League Fall Championship for area teams at 5 p.m. Dec. 2.

BENTON HARBOR — The Benton Harbor school district is taking part in a pilot program where parents, staff and students can take home free COVID-19 test kits.

BENTON HARBOR — Police are investigating a Benton Harbor shooting that left one woman injured Wednesday evening.

As families celebrate the holidays, Southwest Michigan fire officials are urging people to stay safe from fires throughout the holiday season.

BENTON HARBOR — Several Benton Harbor community leaders gathered Tuesday in support of Mayor Marcus Muhammad against recall petitions they described as “frivolous.”

BENTON HARBOR — Two additional recall petitions were filed against Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad, marking four total petitions that have been submitted since the onset of the city’s lead crisis.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor commissioners Monday hired Stevensville Village Clerk Tiffany Moore as the next city clerk.

BENTON HARBOR — A man is dead following a Monday morning shooting in Benton Harbor, police said.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor’s Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting began in an unorthodox manner Wednesday when members attempted to hear from a U.S. EPA official about how the federal agency is studying the city’s water.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Lake Michigan College is asking the public for nominations for its Spirit of MLK Spotlight honors and original artwork submissions.

BENTON HARBOR — The new head of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. believes Southwest Michigan businesses are critical to the state and region’s economy.

BENTON HARBOR — Tickets are now available for the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A motel manager was instrumental in helping police keep drugs off the streets, Michigan State Police said Wednesday.

ST. JOSEPH — The latest recall petition filed against Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad was rejected Wednesday by the Berrien County Election Commission.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Writings from Benton Harbor Area School students will come to life this weekend during the stage adaptation of “Our Side of the River.”

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township gave the green light for a medical marijuana growing facility on Tuesday.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A new community center hopes to do good in Benton Heights, one load of laundry at a time.

BENTON HARBOR — When firefighters are called to a building fire, they often have no idea what is inside the structure.

BENTON HARBOR — Spectrum Health Lakeland will host a hiring event from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday in the conference center at Lakeland at Meadowbrook.

BENTON HARBOR — The past two years have been a whirlwind for Benton Harbor native Dashuna Robinson.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor teachers are expected to receive long overdue pay increases starting in January, Superintendent Andrae Townsel told board trustees earlier this week.

BENTON HARBOR — For the first time in 14 years, the Benton Harbor school district’s general fund is in the black.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Harbor’s water troubles and the recently passed federal infrastructure bill were leading topics at a Friday business meeting.

BENTON HARBOR — Free blood lead testing will be offered in Benton Harbor next week to provide residents of all ages an opportunity to get their blood tested.

BENTON HARBOR — A group of Benton Harbor residents filed a federal class action lawsuit Wednesday against city and state officials, saying they didn’t do enough to protect them against lead in some of the city’s drinking water.

BENTON HARBOR — Some Benton Harbor residents will soon be able to have their past due water and wastewater bills paid for through a federally funded pilot program run by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

ST. JOSEPH — An underage witness told a Berrien County Trial Court judge Wednesday that Royal Robertson, 14, told her he shot Quwang-Tri Jones on Oct. 15.

BENTON HARBOR — A multi-million dollar project that will bring a grocery store and 55 supportive housing units to Benton Harbor was delayed Tuesday due to a lack of a quorum at the city’s planning commission meeting.

LANSING — After a Michigan official emailed the head of Benton Harbor’s drinking water system in June 2019 about the impoverished city’s failure to hit targets for treating corroded lead pipes, the local leader snapped back: “I have no time for this.”

BENTON HARBOR — Dirt was flying Monday in Benton Harbor as the first lead water service line was replaced using a $5.6 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

BENTON HARBOR — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon start testing the water in 300 homes in Benton Harbor to find out if the certified filters residents were given by the state to remove lead from the drinking water are working as expected.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor resident Victoria White is concerned about the possible effects of lead-tainted water on her 7-year-old grandson, Caleb Bragg.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township trustees voted to hire an ordinance attorney at a special meeting Thursday.

BENTON HARBOR — More than 11,000 pages of documents highlighting the elevated lead levels in Benton Harbor’s drinking water were released by state officials Thursday.

BENTON HARBOR — A multi-million dollar housing and commercial development may one day be built on the former Mercy Hospital site in Benton Harbor.

BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Works Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, along with community partners and employers, will host a resource and job fair in two weeks.

BENTON HARBOR — Just hours after his earlier petition was denied, a Benton Harbor resident filed a second recall petition against Mayor Marcus Muhammad.

BENTON HARBOR — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order Tuesday for Benton Harbor and the state to correct deficiencies and violations found during a September inspection of the city’s water treatment system.

BENTON HARBOR — At Turtle Ridge Compost, they’re proud to be dirt farmers.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor Area Schools found lead levels ranging from 5.1 to 290 parts per billion coming from 30 of the water fixtures throughout the district’s six schools, recent tests revealed.

BENTON HARBOR — Fifty electric scooters from Bird Rides are expected to be available in the spring in Benton Harbor.