Portage News

Despite tight budgets, Portage is trying to figure out how to pay for a new anti-drug program.

There will be several events in Portage and Kalamazoo and the surrounding area to commemorate the 25th anniversary of National Night Out.

Candidates for elected office were out across the area knocking on doors and shaking hands Saturday in a final push to win votes in Tuesday's primary election.

Kalamazoo County's chief medical examiner is calling for a system to track drug deaths and drug-related emergencies in order to identify patterns so the community can intervene.

A Three Rivers woman was injured Thursday in a two-vehicle crash at Oakland Drive and Osterhout Road, police said.

A 17-year-old girl from Portage struck a motorcyclist Wednesday. Investigators say that Cassie Rowland of Portage had been motioned to proceed with her exit from the driveway and failed to notice a motorcycle ...

There have been some pranks in the city of Portage lately that police don't think are very funny: clear tape strung across the road, endangering drivers.

A two car accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Oakland Drive and Osterhout Road.

Portage Police responded to the scene of a motorcycle accident on the 6300 block of Angling road where a 33-year-old man from Kalamazoo had suffered head-injuries and a fractured leg.

John Merucci carved a full-scale Cadillac convertible and Chevy Corvette out of ice once, but at the Taste of Kalamazoo, he thought it would be cool to sculpt items people requested.

How can Portage residents keep their children from using drugs? About 60 people gathered at Portage City Hall for the brainstorming session, motivated by the June death of an 18-year-old Portage woman from a ...

How can Portage residents keep their children from using drugs? Parents could conduct random drug and alcohol tests on their teens, some said during a two-hour forum Monday.

In Portage, the search is on for a way to stop teen drug abuse and there are a number of options on the table.

That day is almost upon her. On Thursday, Ludvig, 38, a handywoman and part-time pastor and counselor from Kalamazoo, will give her right kidney to longtime friend Karen Knapp, 54, of Portage.

The vampires in Stephenie Meyer's bestselling ``Twilight'' series of novels might be able to survive in the sunlight, but the midnight release of ``Breaking Dawn'' -- the fourth and final novel in the series -- ...

A woman is suspected of robbing two gas stations before she led police on a chase.

Police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a medical building on West Main Street and stole computers and medicine.

Two suspects were being sought after an armed robbery Tuesday night on Shaver Road.

Nature is the culprit for extensive flooding in the Sprinkle Woods neighborhood, and establishing a special-assessment district to develop a dewatering system appears to be the best solution.

A 17-year-old girl has been charged in connection with the drug overdose death of a fellow teen.