A fire in the 600 block of Dwight in Kalamazoo during the mid-day yesterday damaged the upper stories of a home.

By Lynn Turner Special to the Gazette PAW PAW - Before being sentenced Monday to life in prison without chance of parole for murdering her husband, Linda Kay Stermer said the jury "got it wrong." "I didn't set the fire," said Stermer, 45.

File photo from August of 2009. Stretch of 60th Ave. in Paw Paw scheduled to become a gravel road to cut costs after many large pot holes were reported on the road.

Bank of America will close its branches at 1912 Whites Road in the Oakwood Plaza and at 116 S. Riverview Drive in Parchment by the end of April.

A 51 year old is being treated for burns over most of his body after what police say may have been a meth-lab explosion at his apartment in the 300 block of Elm St.

Michigan authorities say one person has been injured following a house explosion in Paw Paw.

We have an update on a story we were first to report. A man who was shot in a family dispute has been released from a Kalamazoo hospital and has been arraigned in a Paw Paw courtroom.

A Holland teenager has been arrested and charged with robbing a convenience store last week in southwestern Van Buren County, police said Monday.

The Van Buren Conservation District has been awarded a grant of over 800-thousand dollars to restore wetlands around the Paw Paw and Black River watersheds.

Police were looking for leads on three suspects who they say were involved in a failed armed robbery attempt at a Bangor Township convenience store Thursday night.

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. A jury in Van Buren County has found a 35-year-old man guilty of two counts criminal sexual conduct involving a six-year-old girl.

A Lawton man who was shot during a domestic dispute Friday in southeastern Van Buren County was upset about a recent break-up with his wife, police said Monday.

January 25, 2010, 10:00AM View full size Mark Bialek Kalamazoo Gazette File photo of Maggielynn, a beagle owned by Ken Gardner of Bangor stands on a table as fishermen try their luck on a warm day at Maple Lake in Paw Paw in March of 2006.

A 40-year-old Lawton man who is recovering from a gunshot wound he received Friday evening is likely to face charges in connection with the incident.

A Lawton man is hospitalized after a Friday afternoon shooting in Van Buren County.

Cable barriers along Interstate 94 have been damaged by car crashes earlier this month.

Mother, 79, died of injuries from being pushed down stairs PAW PAW - A Gobles man was sentenced Monday to five to 15 years in prison for the death last year of his 79-year-old mother.

PAW PAW, Mich. A Gobles man who is accused of killing his mother is expected to learn his sentence Tuesday.

January 14, 2010, 8:33AM PAW PAW - South Haven's courthouse is expected to remain open for now, but that doesn't change the need for new court facilities in Paw Paw, Van Buren County's chief circuit court judge says.

Police said they believe a 50-year-old woman was dead before her vehicle collided with an on-coming pick-up truck Thursday night in eastern Van Buren County.