Noé Hernandez

Flames engulf a vehicle at an intersection in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday as violence spread across parts of the resort city following a military operation against a major cartel leader. Authorities urged residents and tourists to shelter in place as roadblocks, fires and heavy security activity disrupted normal activity.

An 800 to 900 acre solar project the size of more than 600 football fields could soon reshape parts of Leslie, Vevay and Onondaga townships. After local officials rejected the plan over acreage limits, developers took their case to the state. Supporters point to clean energy for 60,000 homes. Critics say it would permanently take farmland out of use. A decision is expected later this year.

From Mason to East Lansing to Munith, pizza shops across Mid-Michigan are stocking up, staffing up and preparing for one of their busiest days of the year ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.

More than 1,000 elementary school students at Jackson County's Western School District walked into their new school Tuesday.

Voter-approved school bond proposals are driving major construction and renovation projects across Mid-Michigan. From a new elementary school opening in Jackson County to building upgrades planned in Mason, Jackson, Stockbridge, and other districts, communities are investing millions to modernize classrooms and expand opportunities for students.

Drivers in Mid-Michigan may notice fewer salt trucks as Jackson and Fowlerville report low supplies, forcing crews to prioritize major routes.

A new billboard in Lansing is bringing attention to comments the East Lansing police chief made that many have characterized as racist.

Charlotte city leaders unanimously approved a plan allowing MDOT to reconfigure a stretch of M-79 from four lanes to three, adding buffer space for parking and aiming to improve safety and traffic flow downtown as part of a broader Mid-Michigan road construction season.

Demonstrators gathered outside a Lansing shopping center to protest the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman during a federal immigration enforcement operation.

City planners move to recommend controversial zoning plan after hearing objections from nearly 50 residents.