Linda Allbaugh stood with her arms folded as she watched a crowd gather at South Washington Park on Sunday — exactly two years from the day her granddaughter, Jodi Parrack, was found murdered.

"A Christmas Carol" and "The Men Who Stare at Goats" are among this weekend's movies.

Some people took notes rapidly, while others nodded their heads occasionally in agreement. Some took in the intense information silently. Others wept. One thing is certain — when Caitlin Ryan presented “Tolerance: Promoting Family Support for LGBT Youth” to a standing-room-only crowd at the Fetze...

People might notice vehicles traveling around Kalamazoo County with a new logo on the side. Metro County Connect, which merged Metro Van and Care-A-Van under one name, officially started Monday.

It was nearly 15 years ago that Garrett Brookmyer lost his office job at a local automotive-parts distributor for being “one of those kind,” he said. On Wednesday, Brookmyer went to work knowing he could never legally lose a job again in Kalamazoo for being gay.

Gay-rights ballot issues touch a nerve in Kalamazoo that sends voters to the polls in big numbers.Tuesday’s ballot that included an ordinance providing discrimination protections to gays, ...

A crowd of students encircled Tomas Montalvo, 9, on a woodsy trail at the Kalamazoo Nature Center on Tuesday, peering at a tiny black caterpillar in Montalvo’s open palm.

It’s better now than it was. Most of the time, he can focus on basketball and school without falling back into the fog that was his freshman year at Western Michigan University.

The efforts to help the environment by conserving resources and eliminating waste is strewn with paperwork.Eliminating unnecessary paperwork to benefit the environment is the mission of PayItGreen, a partnership ...

Shopping for holiday decorations doesn’t have to be expensive.There are plenty of ways to save and decorate without breaking your budget. One way is to shop at stores that offer second-hand or gently used items.