South Bend News

On Monday, demographer Jerome McKibben will give the South Bend Community School Corp.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A northern Indiana man who admitted having marijuana in his system when his car fatally struck two young girls will spend 10 days in jail.

SOUTH BEND a ' A judge today postponed an extradition hearing for an Irish priest charged with sexually abusing a minor, giving his attorney more time to research Irish law.

SOUTH BEND a ' The St. Joseph County Health Department on Tuesday issued a news release informing the public of a petroleum leak at the 7-Eleven gas station at 901 S. Mayflower Road.

The recent slaying of an Old English sheepdog in west South Bend has set off an outpouring of sympathy for the three-legged dog and the family he left behind.

South Bend Regional Airport is about to embark on a two-year construction project that will consolidate the airport's two concourses into one and expand the terminal by 30,000 square feet.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan is planning a trip to Vietnam next year, returning there for the first time since his release as a prisoner of war.

Officials are trying to determine why a 24-year-old South Bend man facing a rape charge never served a two-year prison sentence in another case.

The new Roman Catholic bishop for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is going to be busier than originally thought.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis says he doesn't believe a decision has been made yet on whether he will be back with the Fighting Irish in 2010.

In a brief hearing Monday, the U.S. government reversed its position and agreed not to object to an Irish priest's release from jail on bond, pending the resolution of his extradition proceedings.

The Potawatomi Zoo continues to show that it's a great place for families. The zoo was accredited once again by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

An elderly Irish priest is facing an extradition hearing in the US later over allegations of child sex abuse.

South Bend Police say someone drove a man to the hospital Sunday morning after he was shot at a South Bend address.

A fugitive recently accused of attempted murder came close to killing another man just four years earlier, court documents show, but prosecutors say the charges were dismissed because of missing witnesses.

Bishop John M. D'Arcy, a nationally recognized leader in efforts to eliminate sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, is stepping down as head of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Two reward funds were created Friday to help South Bend police catch those responsible for killing two pets during separate burglaries.

An agent with the Indiana attorney generala s office removed 21 boxes of medical records from a downtown office building Friday that contain the personal information of hundreds of local people.

The Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese is expected to announce the appointment of a new bishop Saturday.

The girlfriend of the former Lakeville clerk treasurer says she has forgiven the man for attacking her last month and no longer wants to press charges.