Category Archives: Local News

HOLLAND (WHTC) — The teen pregnancy rate has dropped again. Ottawa County is reporting a 25-year low of 15.8 pregnancies among every 1,000 teen girls ages 15 to 19 as of 2014, down 1.21 percent....

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – With the recent news that a popular Grand Rapids restaurant XO Asian Cuisine was ordered by Health officials to close Thursday, April 21, after an inspection found 30 food c...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – West Michigan Works! in Ottawa County has 109 positions available today. The Hiring Event takes place today, May 3, at their Holland Service Center located at 121 Clover Str...

HOLLAND (WHTC) — Holland native, ability advocate and speaker Lucia Rios is writing a book and, like many creative people, she’s using social media to get support and it’s paying off...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Today we’ll find how about teenage behaviors in Ottawa County when the Youth Assessment Survey is released. 13 school systems were surveyed featuring grades 8, 10 and ...

WRIGHT TWP, MI (WHTC) – Failure to stop at a stop sign caused a two-car injury accident in Wright Township Monday evening. According to Sgt. Matt Wilfong of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Off...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Holland has been named as one of the 10 Best Cities for Families in 2016 by Livability.com. Holland comes in 4th place out of 10 for boasting a strong sense of community, lo...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The monthly siren test for communities in Ottawa County will occur this week on Friday. May 6 at 12 p.m. Ottawa County Emergency Management will coordinate the test this mon...

EAST LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A student from West Ottawa is one of eight student-athletes who have been selected to serve a two-year term on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Stu...

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Despite the Flint Water Crisis and the financial troubles of Detroit Public Schools, Rick Snyder will still maintain an annual tradition of Michigan’s Governor. For th...