Category Archives: Local News
No Injuries from Late Night Apartment Fire in Holland Heights
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 23, 2024) - No injuries were reported following an apartment fire in Holland Heights late on Monday night. Department of Public Safety Fire Services crews were dispatched...
Jul 23, 2024 July 22, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services crews respond to an apartment fire off of Stratford Way. (Chris Tinney photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services)
Joliet Refinery Storm-Related Shutdown Affecting Gas Prices Along Lakeshore, Across State
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 23, 2024) - It has been a week since a tornado nearly struck a 252,000-barrel-per-day refinery near Joliet, but the effects are still being felt by motorists fueling the...
Jul 23, 2024 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
One Killed, Another Seriously Hurt as Breakaway Boat Trailer Strikes Them on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 22, 2024) - One person died and another was seriously injured after a trailer carrying a boat broke free from the truck carrying it on Sunday afternoon in an inciden...
Jul 22, 2024 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Truck (image courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Department)
Ottawa Co. Fair Begins on Monday
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 22, 2024) - The second of four annual celebrations of agriculture and more along the Lakeshore gets underway on Monday. The 2024 Ottawa County Fair kicks off at 3 PM wi...
Jul 22, 2024 Ottawa County Fair (file photo Brent Alan, Midwest Communications)
Genetski Pulls Out of Lawsuit Over Location Against Allegan Co. Board
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 21, 2024) - The legal battle over where the offices of Allegan County's clerk, treasurer and drain commissioner should be continues, although one of the plaintiffs has be...
Jul 21, 2024 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (file photo Gary Stevens, Midwest Communications)
Holland Remembers 2015 Tulip Time Featured Entertainer Bob Newhart on His Passing
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 19, 2024) - As the entertainment world mourns the Thursday death of comedian and actor Bob Newhart at the age of 94 after a series of short illnesses, those along the Lak...
Jul 19, 2024 Jean_Nelson / Depositphotos.com
The Fiesta Celebration of Latin Culture Along Lakeshore Continues
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 17, 2024) - What began six decades ago as just a local celebration of a Mexican holiday has grown to much, much more. The week-long Fiesta festivities continue on Friday ...
Jul 18, 2024 LAUP Executive Director Johnny Rodriguez (photo courtesy Latin Americans United for Progress)
Nursery Fights Invasives At Laketown Township Park & Audit Shows Laketown In Strong Financial Health
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 18, 2024) - Jeff Busscher walked the trail along the west side of the Big Pond at Farview Park in Laketown Township on Wednesday, July 17. He stopped to point at a small ...
Jul 18, 2024 Jeff Busscher, president of Alpha Nurseries, 3737 65th St., prepares to cut autumn olive, an invasive species, at Farview Park, 6257 138th Ave., in Laketown Township on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
UPDATE: Holland City Council Approves Rezoning for LG Energy Plant Expansion
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 18, 2024) - LG Energy Solutions has cleared a governmental hurdle in its efforts to expand its battery manufacturing operations in Holland. During Wednesday night's biwee...
Jul 18, 2024 July 17, 2024; Holland, MI, USA; City of Holland Senior Planner Steve Peterson explains a rezoning proposal to members of the Holland City Council during a biweekly business meeting. (YouTube image courtesy City of Holland, Michigan)
Final League of Women Voters' Candidate Forum Set for Tonight
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 18, 2024) - The last of four candidate forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Holland Area ahead of the August 6 Primary Election is on Thursday evening ...
Jul 18, 2024 League of Women Voters (image courtesy League of Women Voters of the Holland Area)
