GRCC student involved in campus assault
There was an aggravated assault on Grand Rapids Community College’s Main Campus at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 in the 100 block of Ransom Avenue NE. According to GRCC Police Captain Tony Myers, one person involved in the incident is a GRCC student. GRCC Police and Grand Rapids...
The Most Iconic Landmarks Around Grand Rapids
Find out which Grand Rapids landmarks residents love most and why they’ve become part of the city’s identity.
Former Corewell worker ordered to pay $2.4M in restitution for bone graft theft
A former Corewell Health employee was sentenced Wednesday to probation and hit with a hefty restitution order for stealing medical bone grafts from the health care giant’s Walker warehouse.
Enteroviruses everywhere: Spike in illnesses with respiratory, GI symptoms
Doctors say enteroviruses are on the rise in West Michigan, leading to an increase in respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses — and in some cases, serious complications.
Funk, film, and purple for a purpose
Grand Rapids is turning purple this November as creativity, community, and cause collide at the Mosaic Film Experience Funkraiser.
We Exist: The State of Youth Homelessness takes place Thursday the 13th
We Exist: The State of Youth Homelessness takes place Thursday the 13th, an event that will raise awareness, share data and ignite action to end youth homelessness. We talk to Monique Carter and Lauren VanKeulen about the gathering, a tease on the results and more. For a weekly dose of...
Kent County Approves First Brownfield Redevelopment Plan to Support Affordable Housing in Lowell
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – (October 29, 2025) – The Kent County Board of Commissioners has approved the County’s first-ever Brownfield Redevelopment Plan, paving the way for new affordable housing in the City of Lowell. Through the Kent County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (KCBRA), the approved plan will enable...
Kent County, MI – Scam Alert: Residents Warned of Fake Jury Duty Calls
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kent County, MI – The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents to renewed reports of scam callers impersonating deputies and demanding payment for alleged missed jury duty or legal issues....
Grand Rapids leaders call electric vehicle rental program “a success”
The Mobile GR Department is calling its DART EV CarShare program a success. Drivers sign up through an app and reserve electric vehicles for $5 an hour up to 24 hours, returning them to charging stations in parking facilities downtown and in city neighborhoods. Since launching last year, the program...
Food distribution volunteers plan for more mouths to feed amid SNAP uncertainty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As dozens of cars lined the parking lot on Wednesday night, a full hour before a food distribution event was scheduled to start, volunteers sprang into action on Oswego Street NW. Every month, the Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church and St. John's United Church of Christ team up for the event.
