Racine News

In a recent letter to the editor and in the news release announcing his re-election bid, Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston, claimed that "many companies are expanding or moving to Wisconsin from other states" as proof that our economy is starting to improve.

Porters of Racine, one of the oldest surviving high-end furniture retailers in Wisconsin, soon will close after struggling for several years with declining sales.

RACINE, Wis. a ' Porters of Racine, one of the oldest high-end furniture stores in Wisconsin, has announced it will close after 152 years in business, the Racine Journal Times reports.

Dec. 30, 2009 10:28 a.m. The Palmen Automotive Group is closing its Racine General Motors store as part of the automaker's restructuring and is in the process of purchasing a GM franchise in Kenosha, state records and a Palmen executive said.

Dec. 30, 2009 9:21 a.m. The owners of Porters of Racine have confirmed closing plans for the 152-year-old store in a story in the Racine Journal Times.

Palmen Automotive Group will close its Pontiac Buick GMC dealership in Racine effective Feb.

Read through any newspaper or watch the evening news, and you'll see the arguments for 2009 being the worst year - not to mention the end of the worst decade - piling up.

Shoppers who made it to Regency Mall found deals they wanted Saturday evening. "They had a lot of great deals, half off, 75-percent off," said Marlena Bennett.

Dec. 25, 2009 10:52 a.m. A man was hit by gunfire as he drove his car early Friday, police report.

Dec. 23, 2009 10:13 a.m. The Porter's Furniture Clearance Center in Wauwatosa will close, the company said in a letter to customers this week.

A suspended Broward County school board member has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges involving school construction contracts.

Dec. 22, 2009 8:48 a.m. A Milwaukee man dived out of a closed, second-story window in an attempt to evade police officers who were checking on a drug complaint.

Earlier this fall, we asked our readers to submit their best travel photos, and the response was overwhelming.

Jerry Blooma s Christian bookstore has grown beyond his wildest imagination, prompting the Racine businessman to begin construction on a $4 million office and distribution center in the citya s Southside Industrial Park.

Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker, facing potentially decades in prison if convicted of seven felonies in an Internet sex sting, has agreed to a plea bargain.

That's because for the chrysalis, it didn't. The chrysalis was on board the International Space Station as part of an experiment program called Monarchs in Space.

Racine a ' Former Racine mayor Gary Becker, facing potentially decades in prison if convicted of seven felonies in an Internet sex sting, has agreed to a plea bargain.

Last week, people at the Salvation Army in Racine, Wisconsin received a surprise Christmas gift when a woman showed up and handed out $20 bills to patrons.

Volunteers with the United Way of Racine County are celebrating a 2009 fund drive that generated $4.9 million for local charities, nearly matching the $5 million raised in 2008.

Milwaukee School of Languages and Rufus King High School were awarded silver medals in the news magazine's annual ranking.