Category Archives: Local News
WHTC hires Grand Rapids radio veteran
(Holland, Mi) - Brand Manager Dan Spadafora announced today the hiring of long-time area broadcaster Mary Ellen Murphy as morning news anchor for 1450 WHTC. Murphy brings over 30 years of broadcasting...
Jan 30, 2015
Semi, Car Collide South of Grand Haven; Motorist Hospitalized
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC) – A 30-year-old trucker from the Chicagoland area blew through a red light on US-31 at Lake Michigan Drive south of Grand Haven this morning and put a 59-year-old Gra...
Jan 30, 2015
"Never Forgotten" Night Tonight in Fennville
FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC) – The fourth annual "Never Forgotten" basketball doubleheader between Saugatuck and Fennville is this evening at Fennville High. Proceeds from the twin bill go to the Wes Le...
Jan 30, 2015
Holland City Council Retreat Begins Tonight
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The Holland City Council huddles with City Manager Ryan Cotton and his staffers this evening to kick off a two-day annual retreat. They will go over potential strategy goals...
Jan 30, 2015
Unemployment Rates Mixed Along Lakeshore in December
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – What was evident across Michigan was apparently seen along the Lakeshore last month. That's the conclusion from December's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates, as relea...
Jan 30, 2015
Holland Teen Ordered To Stand Trial In South Side Slaying
HOLLAND (WHTC) – A Holland teenager will stand trial in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Chicago-area man earlier this month at an apartment on the city's south side. Seventeen-year-old Davon...
Jan 29, 2015
"The Big Bandit" Reportedly Admits Guilt in South Haven Credit Union Heist
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC) – A 49-year-old Indiana man reportedly has confessed to robbing the Consumers Credit Union in South Haven of around 900 dollars earlier this month. Documents filed at US ...
Jan 29, 2015
Allegan Co. Leaders Discuss "Lean" Program
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – Allegan County Commissioners are huddling with Administrator Rob Sarro and other county staffers today for a special retreat at the county's Dumont Lake offices. They are go...
Jan 29, 2015
Icy Conditions Darken Lakeshore Classrooms, Cause Accidents
UNDATED (WHTC) – After what has been a relatively quiet two-plus weeks, wintry weather returned to some extent along the Lakeshore this morning. An advisory for ice is in effect until 4 PM, as f...
Jan 29, 2015
Preliminary Hearing Slated Today for Holland Man in Manslaughter Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – A 17-year-old Holland man accused of shooting a 22-year-old Chicagoland man to death earlier this month is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Holland District Court toda...
Jan 29, 2015
