Volunteers at one food pantry said the increase in visitors has been "immense."

Kalamazoo's and Portage's mayors won reelection, as did an incumbent on the Kalamazoo City Commission — but one Portage incumbent City Council member lost his seat.

The Sons of the American Revolution will honor a Revolutionary War veteran who lived in Barry County.

The matcha shop formerly known as "Matchacita" has re-branded after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from a Chicago business with the same name.

Zombies, monsters and chickens? Costumed protesters rallied in front of Representative Bill Huizenga's Portage office, some focused on the Palisades Nuclear Plant.

At Kalamazoo Valley Museum, an exhibit featuring Mexican masks will run through Jan. 4.

Western Michigan University Trustees said the vote Thursday would bring wage scales for WMU police officers in line with those of other agencies.

Story Beat with Jon Nobel

This Halloween season will be the last for the bright orange magic and masquerade shop on West Main Street in Kalamazoo, which has been scaring up costumes since 1990.

Members of a family associated with a regional trash-hauling business have donated a total of $16,400 to three Portage city candidates.