Category Archives: Local News
Fire in Gilead Township guts mobile home
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – A mobile home in Branch County went up in flames this morning. The alarm came in shortly before 7 a.m. with the Bronson Fire Department called to respond to Rubley Road just...
Dec 28, 2015
Relatively safe Christmas holiday weekend on Branch County roads
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Christmas holiday weekend in Branch County appeared to be a mostly safe one for motorists with no reports from local law enforcement agencies of any serious injury tra...
Dec 28, 2015
Winter storm bears down on Branch County, bringing potential for freezing rain, slippery roads
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The final month of 2015 has included relatively mild weather for Coldwater and Branch County but the last four days of December will be starting out on the hazardous side ...
Dec 28, 2015
Limited schedule for local high school sports teams this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In Branch County high school sports, there's a limited schedule to end December as the Holiday Break continues for most teams until next week. The Coldwater freshman Girls...
Dec 28, 2015
Western Michigan wins first ever bowl game, topping Middle Tennessee State on Christmas Eve
NASSAU, BAHAMAS (WTVB) – The Western Michigan football team captured the first bowl victory in school history, defeating Middle Tennessee State, 45-31, in the Popeye's Bahamas Bowl at Thomas Rob...
Dec 24, 2015
Volunteers honor retiring managers of Branch Area Food Pantry
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Now that the hard work ofr the Christmas Feeding Branch County project is complete, volunteers at the Branch Area Food Pantry got the chance to say thank you to the couple...
Dec 24, 2015
Tibbits restoration documentary to air on PBS stations across Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Both Tibbits and Coldwater will garner some new attention as public broadcasting service (PBS) stations throughout Michigan air the documentary "Old Buildings: The Restora...
Dec 24, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: BCCF praises extension of tax breaks for charitable giving
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – On December 18, Congress passed the PATH Act, which renews and makes permanent the Charitable IRA provision of 2006, making it easier for Americans to give to causes they ...
Dec 23, 2015
Record high expected today in Coldwater, along with showers and thunderstorms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The December 23 weather almanac for Coldwater shows the record high temperature for the Eve to Christmas Eve is 56 degrees, which was the record high reading back on Decem...
Dec 23, 2015
Commissioner Swift critical of new Branch County budget for 2016
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Commissioners wrapped up their year with a final meeting Tuesday, and one of the few comments from a county board member yesterday came from Second District ...
Dec 23, 2015
