Dog Rescue Owner Sentenced
(Muskegon, MI) - The owner of a West Michigan dog rescue is avoiding jail time. Last year, authorities seized 78 dogs from Cober's Canine Rescue in Norton Shores after the dogs were found living in deplorable conditions. The owner of Cober's Canine Rescue, Lisa Cober, had previously pleaded guilty to dozens of felony a...
May 07, 2024
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U.S. Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive Saturday
(Undated) - This Saturday marks the annual Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive. Residents in cities and towns across the country are encouraged to leave a bag of non-perishable food items by the their mailbox. As postal carriers deliver the mail on Saturday, they'll also collect the bags of food and...
May 07, 2024
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Special Election today
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - Voters head to the polls today in a Special Election. Recall efforts, bond proposals and more. Here in the tri cities on the ballot the non-homestead operating millage for Grand Haven Area Public Schools. The millage renewal proposal is for 18 mills and has been renewed at this level by voters...
May 07, 2024
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Vice President Harris Announces $100 Million Investment In Small Auto Companies
(Detroit, MI) - Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is going to invest 100-million-dollars in small and medium-sized auto manufacturers. The money is meant to help them convert to electric vehicle production, with 50-million going to the Energy Department's Automotive Conversion Grant program and...
May 07, 2024
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Strong Storms Possible Today In West Michigan
(Grand Rapids, MI) - West Michigan is under a chance for severe thunderstorms later today. The risk is the greatest south of Interstate 96 to the Indiana state line, while Grand Rapids and Muskegon are under a marginal risk of severe weather. Wind gusts up to 60-miles-an-hour are possible with hail over an inch in diam...
May 07, 2024
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Grand Haven Board of Light & Power Dave Walters has filed a lawsuit against the local power utility and two elected officials.
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The former general manager of the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power Dave Walters has filed a lawsuit against the local power utility and two elected officials. The Grand Haven Tribune says Walters Walters filed the lawsuit on April 22nd in the 20th Circuit Court of Ottawa County. Defendant...
May 07, 2024
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Dog Rescue Owner To Be Sentenced
(Muskegon, MI) - The owner of a West Michigan dog rescue is expected to be sentenced Monday. Last year, authorities seized 78 dogs from Cober's Canine Rescue in Norton Shores after the dogs were found living in deplorable conditions. The owner of Cober's Canine Rescue, Lisa Cober, has previously pleaded guilty to dozen...
May 06, 2024
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Ottawa County Road Commission: Culvert replacements week of May 6
Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) - The Ottawa County Road Commission is out with this week's culvert replacements. They are as follows: The Ottawa County Road Commission will be closing Gooding St. between 40th and 32nd avenues in Chester Township beginning Monday, May 6, 2024, for a culvert replacement project. Gooding St., 40t...
May 06, 2024
Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash Near Holland
(Park Township, MI) - A 32-year-old Holland man is hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle in Park Township near Holland last evening. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office say he was northbound on Lakeshore Drive when a Honda SUV turned left in front of him from Lakewood Boulevard. The man suffered minor injuries. The...
May 06, 2024
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Gas Prices Drop 11-Cents In Michigan
(Dearborn, MI) - Gas prices are eleven-cents a gallon lower to start the week in the state. Triple-A Michigan says the average is now three-dollars-60-cents, up four-cents in the past month and 19-cents more than last year. A 15-gallon fill up costs 54-dollars on average in the state. Michigan's highest price is in Jac...
May 06, 2024
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Lake Express Begins 21st Year
(Muskegon, MI) - The 21st year of the Lake Express is underway on Lake Michigan. The high-speed auto passenger ferry between Muskegon and Milwaukee hit the water on Friday. The ferry was first launched on June 1st, 2004. The cost is 111-dollars-50-cents one way and 193-dollars round trip. Discounts are available for se...
May 06, 2024
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Tulip Time Begins
(Holland, MI) - Holland's 95th annual Tulip Time Festival kicks off this weekend. The festival celebrates tens of thousands of tulips which are in bloom and is expected to bring more than a half-million visitors to the city. The festival kicks off Saturday with the Tulip Time Run in Kollen Park. The festival is a perfe...
May 03, 2024
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