BENTON HARBOR — More than 50 people peacefully gathered in Benton Harbor on Sunday to remember Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot and killed in March during a raid by white Louisville police officers in Kentucky.

BENTON HARBOR — It was a Blossomtime pageant like no other Saturday, when Miss Berrien Springs Faith Kittleson was crowned as 2020 Miss Blossomtime.

BENTON HARBOR — Mr. Benton Harbor Jeremiah Sterling Jr. was crowned Mr. Blossomtime 2020 Saturday during the Blossomtime Pageant that almost didn’t happen.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A man who police believe intentionally crashed his vehicle, severely injuring his female passenger, is now in the Berrien County jail.

BENTON HARBOR — The 2020 Blossomtime Pageant on Saturday will be one of the most unusual held in the festival's history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BENTON HARBOR — There was plenty of hooting and hollering from supporters Wednesday after recent Benton Harbor High School graduate Tékeidra Masters was named the 2020 Midwest Regional Youth of the Year, hosted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

BENTON HARBOR — Within 30 minutes, Benton Harbor school board trustees approved and rescinded giving the district’s superintendent emergency powers during a special meeting Tuesday.

BENTON HARBOR — A proposed Citizen Review Board would improve the relationship between residents and police, Benton Harbor city commissioners heard during their Monday meeting.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township is moving forward on two water main projects that are expected to begin next year.

BENTON HARBOR — People who don’t vote are letting somebody else make political decisions on their behalf.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A river crossing that has been used for several years by Benton Township to remove wastewater has become too burdened and is forcing the township to build a similar structure of its own.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A teenager from Benton Township survived four gunshot wounds early Thursday morning in what police describe as a drive-by shooting, according to a Benton Township Police Department news release.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The outcome of the Benton Township clerk’s race is being questioned by Barbara Meeks, who challenged long-time Clerk Carolyn Phillips in the August primary for the Democratic nomination.

BENTON HARBOR — People driving into Benton Harbor will soon know they are in Tiger country when they see the city’s new orange and black garbage cans.

BENTON HARBOR — People living and working in Benton Harbor will start seeing proof that the city income tax money they pay is being well spent, said Mayor Marcus Muhammad.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Life was looking grim when a dog later called “Icabod” arrived at Berrien County Animal Control earlier this summer.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Five months after closing the township hall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Benton Township is reopening its office building to the public on Tuesday.

BENTON HARBOR — Young people need a safe place to connect, especially in underserved communities, said Pastor Taurus Montgomery of Harbor of Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church in Benton Harbor.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township Supervisor Cathy Yates is getting a substantial pay increase.

BENTON HARBOR — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor will reopen its doors starting Sept. 14 for the first time since closing them on March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor planning commissioners tabled holding a public hearing Tuesday on a special use permit for a medical marijuana provisioning center because they said they had questions for the city’s attorney, who was not present.

BENTON HARBOR — People are stronger when they work together, more than 100 participants heard Saturday as they took part in a Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Unity Rally in Benton Harbor.

BENTON HARBOR — Support is growing to paint a Black Lives Matter mural in front of St. Joseph High School to mirror the one painted Aug. 8 in front of Benton Harbor High School, SJHS senior Norah Judge told a crowd of over 100 people during Saturday's Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Unity Rally in …

BENTON HARBOR — Youth Solutions received some support from an organization celebrating a big milestone Thursday.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — A little more than 9 acres of land adjacent to Lowe’s in Benton Township has seen its trees and brush cut down in the past couple weeks.

BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor is one step closer to picking up its own trash.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Benton Township is no longer in search for its next superintendent.

BENTON HARBOR — The wheels are in motion for Benton Harbor to start picking up its own trash the first week in October, city Commissioner Ron Singleton said after Monday’s city commission meeting.

BENTON HARBOR — Transforming a former aluminum smelting plant into a high-tech medical marijuana grow facility wasn’t cheap, but will be worth it, said Bill Stohler, co-founder of NOBO Michigan.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — The former Steak ’n Shake restaurant in Benton Township is on the auction block.

BENTON HARBOR — Adorned in a mask and a black Rieth-Riley cap, Jack Kinney stood in the parking lot of Central Dock on Friday to announce a change that would affect the Benton Harbor waterfront property for years to come.

Michael Petlick wants people to stay active during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BENTON HARBOR — When Lou Harvey moved to Benton Harbor 55 years ago, Black people didn’t live on Colfax Avenue.

BENTON HARBOR — Organizers of the Black Lives Matter street mural in Benton Harbor said that their message of stopping the violence is even more important in light of the triple shooting in Benton Harbor on Tuesday afternoon.

BENTON HARBOR — Some students attending Benton Harbor Area Schools will return to class this fall 100 percent virtually, while others will have a mixture of in-person and online activities.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — It was a spiritual evening full of song and prayer Wednesday outside the Phillips 66 gas station in Benton Township, where a 19-year-old man was shot and killed last week.