Christian Cooper, a dedicated birder, was on his home turf in New York’s Central Park looking for the elusive mourning ...

Eric King, 51, started a battle he knew he couldn’t win. To keep his cooking skills sharp, he challenged his friend Gregory ...

If you, like me, grew up in a working-class Catholic home in the 1970s, you’ll find Katie Forgette’s memory play, “Incident ...

A U.S. District judge has sentenced Merria Wallace, 42, from West Park, Florida, with ties to Lansing, to 10 years in prison ...

The United States of America's Declaration of Independence. Getty Images On this day 249 years ago – July 4, 1776 – the 2nd Continental Congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of ...

There are two proposed bills aimed at limiting student cellphone use in Michigan schools. One would allow districts to make their own policies. The other would ban cellphone use in class. (Amy Zimmer ...

Even as the city has prioritized funding for roads and sidewalks, the budget has remained slim compared to the number of ...

Aurelius Christian’s campaign for City Council seemed to be going well. Out of 10 at-large candidates in the Aug. 5 primary ...

A controversial choice to hike retired firefighters’ insurance premiums according to the Schor administration’s reading of a ...

City Pulse asked all 13 candidates who will appear on the August ballot — 10 at-large and three 4th Ward candidates — about the vacancy factor in Lansing’s budget. Mayoral ...

Ballots are out and the votes are already trickling in — even though the election is still a month away. Over 22,000 ballots ...

Here’s a statistic you probably didn’t know before you started reading this column: Among Michigan’s 147 state legislators, ...