Allendale, MI (WGHN) - Four people are facing charges after an alleged home invasion and assault at an apartment near Grand Valley State University. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says it happened Saturday morning around 11:30 on Pierce Street. Deputies say a 19-year-old man was inside his apartment when three men ...

Park Twp., MI (WGHN) - Three men are facing home invasion charges following a series of targeted break-ins in West Michigan. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says 44-year-old Yeisson Parra-Zarate, 33-year-old Jorge Navarrete-Caballero, and 47-year-old Luis Diaz-Montejo were arraigned Monday in 58th District Court. Al...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - A former dean of students at Walden Green Montessori will spend at least 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child. Thirty-eight-year-old Charles Martin Freeman was sentenced Friday to 25 to 40 years in prison for first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Freeman, wh...

(Lansing, MI) - The Midwest Independent Retailers Association is urging lawmakers to end the state's bottle deposit law and remove bottle returns from grocery stores. Officials released a survey of retail industry representatives, with 90-percent supporting moving the returns from the stores, 97-percent worried about c...

Ottawa County, MI (WGHN) - A Grand Rapids man has been sentenced to jail and probation following a child-related offense in Georgetown Township. Thirty-nine-year-old Jerron Patrick Greer pleaded guilty to accosting a child for immoral purposes in connection with incidents involving a minor under 16 in 2020. The Grand H...

Wright Twp., MI (WGHN) -A Belmont man has died after a crash in Wright Township Monday afternoon. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the 66-year-old was driving a pickup north on 8th Avenue near Garfield Street when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, ...

(Undated) - Labor Day travelers should be ready for high costs and heavy traffic. AAA says roundtrip airfare will cost about 750 dollars on average, up two percent from last year. Hotel bookings have also gone up, nine-percent in the U.S. and 12 percent elsewhere. Labor Day is a week from Monday, and AAA says the best ...