SOUTH BEND — As smoke rose from a house Thursday morning in the 3700 block of West Jefferson Boulevard, Eric Johnson put his life on the line to rescue a neighbor. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:08:24 GMT
SOUTH BEND — From toddlers to senior citizens, more than 100 people gathered Thursday in South Bend to protest a controversial anti-immigration law in Arizona. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:16:48 GMT
Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a St. Joseph County police officer, alleging she defaced and vandalized her ex-boyfriend’s boat. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:07:29 GMT
SOUTH BEND — South Bend police officer Jamil Elwaer was treated at Memorial Hospital for injuries he suffered in a five-vehicle accident Thursday morning at the intersection of Indiana 933 and Cleveland Road, authorities said. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:37:06 GMT
St. Joseph County and the Indiana Department of Transportation on Thursday announced traffic restrictions for roads on Friday. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:47 GMT
SOUTH BEND — The city’s water utility director says Gilmer Park residents can rest assured: That new water line coming their way doesn’t mean the city plans to annex them. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:33:13 GMT
A group of 10 dogs is safe and sound in Mishawaka after being saved from a dirty trailer in Greene County, Indiana, where 70 dogs were kept in dark and squalid conditions by hoarders.
It's a happy ending to what was a tragic story. After a home invader killed their three-month old puppy, Larissa, earlier this month a South Bend family was devastated.
AP - Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official.
AP - Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.
AP - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures.
AP - President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.
AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one.
AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.
AP - Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has accepted an invitation from Mississippi coach Houston Nutt to visit the school this weekend, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, according to two of her daughters.
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday.
An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.
An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is capped.
The House ethics panel accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming Congress' credibility.
Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network.
A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.
Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.
Soldiers have killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since a military offensive against organized crime began in 2006.
Walt Disney Co has sold film studio Miramax for more than $660 million to Filmyard Holdings LLC, ending months of talks between the media group and various bidders.
A court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by Bernard Madoff filed 3 lawsuits in a bid to get back more than $30 million he said the Madoff family had invested.
A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
