Legal News

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent Another of Berrien County’s “juvenile lifers” was sentenced last week in Berrien County Trial Court. Other sentencings last week included prison sentences for child molestation and theft. David Lamar Clayton, […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent BERRIEN SPRINGS – With a number of school shootings occurring around the nation this year, school safety is on the minds of many parents these days and one area school […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent NILES – Recent Berrien County Trial Court sentencings include a prison sentence for a man found to be in possession of methamphetamine and a probation sentence for a teen who […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent ST. JOSEPH – A ruling last week in Berrien County Trial Court appears to expand the scope and reach of the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller vs. Alabama. […]

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent DOWAGIAC – News came last week about Southwestern Michigan college’s case against the Office of the Auditor General as well as proposed state legislation clarifying the question of whether part-time […]