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ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

The Best Of Our Knowledge #1595 According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, teen drug addiction is the nation’s most costly and most preventable health problem. That said, nine out of ten adults with substance use disorder still report they began drinking and using drugs before age eighteen. According to Jessica Lahey, parents and educators need to understand the roots of substance abuse, identify those most at risk for addiction and offer timely, practical steps for pr...

Rockdale resident Iris Hoff, 66, was born with a single kidney. Although she did not allow that shortcoming to impact her ability to live an active lifestyle, her body began to inadequately filter blood. She needed a healthy kidney quickly. “I’ve known since I was old enough to understand that I would eventually need a kidney transplant,” Hoff told the Telegram. “But (the kidney) lasted until I was 66 years old … It was to the point where I was going to have to make the...