A brown kitten named Officer Ezra became an unexpected source of comfort in Union City after the March 6 EF3 tornado, riding with Police Chief Chris Mathis as residents worked to clear storm damage.

BRANCH COUNTY, MI — People clearing damage from the Union City tornado in the days after the twister were greeted with an unlikely surprise. A brown kitten named Officer Ezra. Ezra rode in a police ...

An Apex man who once ran a nonprofit training service dogs admitted Friday he defrauded the families he claimed to help. Mark Christopher Mathis, 52, pleaded guilty to 50 counts of obtaining property ...