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Man charged with arson in Kalamazoo hospital fire found dead in county jail Updated Dec 27, 2020; Posted Dec 24, 2020 Chase David Dalton Lovell, 29, was charged with first-degree arson for allegedly starting a fire Dec. 15, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Lovell died two days later in the Kalamazoo County Jail. (MLive file photo | Joel Bissell)Joel Bissell Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI — A Galesburg man charged with first-degree arson in a Dec. 15 fire at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Ka...

Portage woman pleads guilty to killing boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter Updated Dec 10, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020 Tranaya Spencer, 22, pleaded guilty Thursday, Dec. 10 to one count of manslaughter and one count of third-degree child abuse in the death of 2-year-old Royalty Hooper-Houston. Police responded to Milham Meadows Apartments in Portage, Michigan, March 13, 2020 on the report of the child being unresponsive. (MLive file photo)KALAMAZOO Facebook Share Tranaya Spencer, 22, pleaded guil...