GE Aerospace Foundation launches Next Engineer program in Grand Rapids
The GE Aerospace Foundation has announced the launch of its Next Engineers program in Grand Rapids.
Taste of Gaines gathers the best local eats in one place
Taste of Gaines is returning to the Gaines Chamber of Commerce, bringing the community together to celebrate local restaurants and businesses to celebrate the community. Food tastings as well as a beer and wine garden will be available, and the event will feature live music and entertainment. The event will...
Students react to GSVU car break-ins
A string of vehicle break-ins at Grand Valley State University is the latest incident impacting students this week.
Get paid to plant trees in your neighborhood: volunteers to be compensated in two...
The NAACP Greater Grand Rapids Environmental Justice Committee and Friends of Grand Rapids Parks are organizing Neighborwoods 2026, an initiative to plant 200 trees in the Garfield Park area in late September. The Community Collaboration on Climate Change or C4 is also a partner. Executive Director Kareem Scales says s
Stocking school housing project gets initial approval
The Grand Rapids Planning Commission has approved a special land use request for a 48-unit affordable housing development on the site of the shuttered Stocking school.
Man faces OWI charge after deadly Allegan County crash
The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash in Allegan County Monday has been charged with operating while intoxicated.
Woman accused of unlawful Facebook post has charges dropped
KENT COUNTY, MI – Charges have been dismissed against a woman who, in a Facebook post, accused a Kent County sheriff’s deputy of sexual assault. Lisa Marie Plite, 47, was charged in October with two counts of unlawful posting of a message, a two-year felony. She alleged that...
Illinois-based Vintage Charm opens Grand Rapids location
A new clothing store has opened its doors on Grand Rapids' bustling Wealthy Street.
Appeals court grants new trial in deadly 2022 shooting in Grand Rapids
A man convicted of killing one man and injuring three others in a shooting in downtown Grand Rapids in 2022 should get a new trial, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
25 years later, survivors, volunteers, firefighters remember Sept. 11
Forty-two of those who died in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, had connections to Michigan, six of them with ties to West Michigan.
