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MISHAWAKA -- When Jackie Nisley had late-night talks with her father 10 years ago about someday walking her down the aisle, it may have seemed more like a distant dream. Jackie, 16 at the time, was battling cancer and, after a recent staph infection, the...

MISHAWAKA – What began as a routine “complaint” investigation in a quiet neighborhood suddenly turned tense for responding officers when one of their own collapsed.  It happened in the 100 block of Leyte Avenue just after 8 Wednesday...

SOUTH BEND - A St. Joseph Circuit Court magistrate has ruled that his court should have jurisdiction in a bitter custody tug of war between a Granger woman and her estranged husband in Cyprus. Marla Theocharides filed for divorce in the United States...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure...

A man was shot in the chest and found lying on Huey Street near Lincolnway in South Bend’s west side, say police, just after 10:00 p.m. Thursday. According to police, the victim was taken into emergency surgery at Memorial Hospital with life...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The manager for Pinetop Perkins says the Grammy winner and one of the last old-school bluesmen has died at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 97. Hugh Southard says Perkins woke up with chest pains and died of cardiac arrest on...

Running a red light saved Sue Chlebek's life. On the morning of March 31, 2010, Chlebek completed her routine three-mile walk and felt a pain in her chest. When she returned to her home, she felt two more pains in her chest before she researched heart...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up. Upset that doctors did not make that risk clear, his mother, Christine, tracked down...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado coroner says a 17-year-old who collapsed during a rugby match died from cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect. Players say Matthew Hammerdorfer collapsed Saturday afternoon during a match after...

ISHPEMING, Mich. (AP) — A 35-year-old northern Michigan woman has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say she stabbed her 11-year-old daughter with a knife. Merja Lehto of Ishpeming was arraigned Friday in District Court and was...

CHICAGO (AP) — The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially worrisome trend. Most of the scans...

SOUTH BEND — A perfect pocket-sized pet, with a prima donna personality, Pearl is the quintessential Beverly Hills Chihuahua. And that’s likely what her owner thought ... at least at first. Inspired by the "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" movies,...