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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Gwen Graham, convicted of five first-degree murders in the deaths of elderly patients at Alpine Manor Nursing Home in Walker nearly 40 years ago, is asking Michigan's governor for clemency, arguing he never committed the crimes at all. Graham is currently serving a life sentence...

Laketown Township leaders say odors stemming from a composting operation are so foul, they are holding a public hearing to address escalating resident complaints. In April, state inspectors cited Cocoa Corp. for “strong foul odor” from its facility on Republic Services property on 60th Street between the I-196 and U.S.

GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2026) – Two motorists were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash near one of Ottawa County’s busiest intersections on Monday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to 44th Street, just west of Kenowa Avenue, around 1:30 PM. That was where a 21-year-old Wyoming woman,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — West Michigan drivers will pay more at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, but easing refinery issues could prevent prices from climbing further heading into the holiday. Gas prices are about $1.50 higher/gallon than this time last year, according to GasBuddy. Based on an average...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - Several major road closures will impact traffic across Ottawa County through early June as crews work on water line installations, infrastructure inspections and road construction projects. The first closure, which began in April, will affect 160th Avenue at Van Buren Street in Port Sheldon Township

Dale Patrick Chihuly, born in 1941, was a teenager when his father died of a heart attack. He started running with a bad crowd. His earliest work in glass, he’s joked, was shattering streetlights, an act that led to his arrest. After graduating high school, he was determined to...

Hydropower is a renewable, sustainable energy source that generates electricity by using the natural flow of moving water to spin turbines, accounting for more than 14% of global electricity generation. The birth of the modern hydropower turbine began in the mid-1700s with the revolutionary Architecture Hydraulique, co

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two drivers were taken to the hospital Monday after they collided in Georgetown Township. The crash happened on 44th Street SW, west of Kenowa Avenue SW, just before 1:30 p.m. PHOTOS: Strong storms push through West Michigan. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, a...

The Acrisure Amphitheater hosted an open house on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The free event ran from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., drawing thousands of fans. The Acrisure Amphitheater took two years to build. After breaking ground in May 2024, the $184 million, 12,000-capacity venue officially opened on May 15, 2026. The first perf

The most talked-about feature of Grand Rapids' new Acrisure Amphitheater isn't the stage or the seats. It's the bathrooms, and locals can't stop raving about them.