Category Archives: Local News
Branch County Board of Commissioners to consider extending emergency demolition waiver fees for tornado victims
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners today will review a request to extend the emergency waiver of demolition fees for residents impacted by the March 6 Union City tornado, ...
Mar 19, 2026
ZBA denies front yard setback variance for planned Chick-fil-A in former Rite Aid building
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Chick-fil-A wants to open up a restaurant in the former Rite Aid store at 450 East Chicago in Coldwater but a request for a front yard setback reduction variance for the one-and...
Mar 18, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Family displaced after fire destroys Pittsford home
PITTSFORD, MI (WTVB) - A Pittsford family has been displaces due to a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday morning. The Hudson Fire Department was dispatched around 8:29 a.m. and arrived to find the...
Mar 18, 2026 Screenshot
Michigan in the top five in the nation for fastest rising gas prices
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan gas prices are currently surging as one of the fastest rising in the nation, driven primarily by escalating geopolitical tensions and conflict involving Iran. According...
Mar 18, 2026
High speed chase leads to drug charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 34-year-old Coldwater man was arrested on felony charges following a high-speed vehicle pursuit that began with a traffic stop attempt around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday night near Unio...
Mar 18, 2026
Annual Detroit Lions Legends vs Branch County Sheriff's Department charity basketball game tonight at CHS
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Deputy Sheriff's Association is set to host its annual charity basketball game tonight, featuring the Detroit Lions Legends against the local Sheriff's Departm...
Mar 18, 2026
Michigan House Republicans propose a repeal of 2023 energy laws
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan House Republicans recently introduced a sweeping energy policy package, dubbed "Project Lighthouse," aimed at repealing key components of the state's 2023 clean energy la...
Mar 18, 2026
Business Beat : GT Independence is hosting an "Employer of the Day" event
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Seeking its next generation of talent, GT Independence is hosting an "Employer of the Day" event on March, 30 from 10:a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Branch County Service Center in Co...
Mar 18, 2026
FEMA surveys tornado damage in Union City
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began on-the-ground assessments in Union City Tuesday to evaluate the destruction caused by a powerful EF-3 tornad...
Mar 18, 2026
Posante sentenced for damaging vehicles at dealership
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man has been sentenced for the malicious destruction of property at a local car dealership. 44-year old Justin Posante, received a prison term of 18 months to five y...
Mar 18, 2026 Screenshot
