Grand Rapids MI

KENT COUNTY, MI – Kent County has wrapped up a $4.8 million renovation at its health clinic that added new waiting rooms and exam rooms and improved soundproofing to enhance patient confidentiality. The Kent County Health Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Dec. 4, to unveil the improvements which...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Some residents in rural Ottawa County want to derail a large commercial solar farm planned for acreage spanning two townships. The project, as initially proposed, could cover up to 1,100 acres on land south of I-196 near the Ottawa Executive Airport on Byron Road. Zeeland Township...

Tom Hillen's seizure served as a call to action to some viewers to get trained in CPR.

Grand Rapids Community College presidential interviews are set to begin with finalist Nerita Hughes tomorrow, Dec. 5, at the GRCC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center. The three finalists will be visiting campus for the first time, where they will do a campus tour, listen to presentations from the GRCC Board of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new ordinance being considered by the City of Grand Rapids could limit how people are able to demonstrate in front of healthcare facilities. A citizen-led initiative that would prohibit amplified sound outside of healthcare facilities was presented in front of city commissioners and Grand...

Raclette cheese continues to draw visitors to the Christkindl Markt in Grand Rapids despite its polarizing aroma.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recommending eligible people six months and older get the annual influenza vaccine. It notes that only 18% of residents have been vaccinated so far this year, or about one in six people. “It is important because we have a lot of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Bishop David Walkowiak has issued a statement following the announcement this week that Sister Mary Aquinas Weber has passed away. He says her tireless efforts were expressed with true humility and called her a pillar of not only Aquinas College but also of the larger West Michigan Community.

Police in Grand Rapids are searching for 78-year-old James Barcus, a veteran who may have memory issues. He left the Kent County Veterans Home without his glasses or phone.

Some West Michigan neighbors won't have their memberships to MVP Sports Clubs covered by a health plan benefit starting in the new year.