Lawrence News

Todd Stermer's clothes had gasoline on them when he died in a fire that was intentionally set, according to court testimony.

Something went wrong between a 60 year old Watervliet man and his girlfriend. Now he's in Van Buren County Jail on charges of home invasion.

The lecturer is Thomas Funke, author of a book with the same name as the presentation.

Preliminary discussions about closing South Haven's courthouse and consolidating court operations in Paw Paw is raising concerns in the lakeshore community.

A Coloma couple injured in a weekend motorcycle crash were released from a hospital.

A Van Buren County woman is facing murder charges in the 2007 death of her husband.

A Coloma couple was injured Saturday evening when their motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of County Road 681 and Red Arrow Highway in Van Buren County.

A motorcyclist and his passenger are injured after a suspected drunk driver ignores a red light.

Murder charges were authorized against a Lawrence-area woman for the death of her husband in a fire at his home more than two years ago.

A 22-year-old man suffered minor injuries Sunday after he crashed his car into a guardrail and it caught fire on I-94, police said.

A 22-year-old man suffered minor injuries Sunday after he crashed his car into a guardrail and it caught fire on I-94, police said.

There is still time to sign up to be a blood donor in the city's 10th annual American Red Cross blood drive.

Some fun local playgrounds are, clockwise from left, Kindleberger Park in Parchment; Upjohn Park in Kalamazoo; Chancy Lewis Park in Lawton; and Lawrence Park.

The Van Buren County Road Commission is preparing to pulverize pavement on some county roads rather than fix the asphalt largely because of cost concerns.

Auction in Lawrence The Lawrence Garden Club is holding its annual plant auction at the Van Buren Conference Center, 490 S. Paw Paw St., Lawrence.

Here are the vital statistics for Sunday, May 17: Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Mykeyya Buchanan, Kalamazoo, a daughter.

A man driving a riding lawnmower with a beer tucked between his legs was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.

He was drunk and weaving down Paw Paw Street in the Village of Lawrence so police pulled him over just after three PM Thursday.

A woman who has known Ronald Spangler Jr. since childhood testified Wednesday that the man accused of killing a Lawton couple in 2002 was with her the night of the murders.

342-1482, or www.alz.org. Meets the second Thursday of each month. AMPUTEE COALITION OF AMERICA, WESTERN MICHIGAN SUPPORT GROUP -- 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Room 122, Borgess Medical Center's Lawrence Education Center.