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Fuel Prices Continue Hovering Around $4 Mark Along Lakeshore, Across State
DEARBORN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 1, 2026) - At this point, it looks as if fuel prices will hover around the four-dollar-a-gallon mark for the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. According to Triple A's...
Sep 1, 2026 lightpoet / Depositphotos.com
Motorist Perishes in Single Vehicle Crash Near Marne
WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 1, 2026) - A 66-year-old Belmont man lost his life in a single vehicle crash in the Marne area on Monday afternoon. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, ...
Sep 1, 2026 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Hope, GVSU Begin Classes Today
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - Classes in the 165th Academic Year at Hope College get underway on Monday. Over 850 freshmen were asked to come to the Jack Miller Center for Musical Arts on ...
Aug 31, 2026 Aug. 30, 2026; Holland, MI, USA; Hope College President Matthew Scogin welcomes new students during the Fall Convocation at the Jack H. Miller Center for the Musical Arts. (YouTube image courtesy Hope College)
Life Jacket Credited with Helping to Save Capsized Boater in Lake Macatawa
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - Wearing a life jacket may have prevented a tragedy in the waters of Lake Macatawa on Sunday afternoon. Park Township crews were dispatched to Big Bay, off o...
Aug 31, 2026 Park Township Fire Department (image courtesy Park Twp. Fire Dept.)
Two Hospitalized in Hudsonville Area Crash
ZEELAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - Two persons were seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash west of Hudsonville during the overnight hours of Sunday. According to the Ottawa Cou...
Aug 31, 2026 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fire Strikes North Side House, Resident Hospitalized
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 31, 2026) - One person was hospitalized following a Friday afternoon house fire on Holland's North Side. When crews arrived at the blaze, which was at a residence on Cr...
Aug 31, 2026 Aug. 28, 2026; Park Twp., MI, USA; A residence on Crosswind Drive following a house fire. (photo courtesy Park Twp. Fire Dept.)
Two Persons Reach Plea Deal in Holland Animal Hoarding Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Two persons have been charged in an animal hoarding case at a Holland residence. On July 15th, Public Safety Police Services officers were dispatched to a res...
Aug 28, 2026 j.dudzinski / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Saugatuck Council Takes Next Step in New Logo, Branding Process
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - The look of a Lakeshore community could be changing soon. During this past Monday evening's business meeting, the Saugatuck City Council approved a recommen...
Aug 28, 2026 The new Saugatuck municipal logo (image courtesy City of Saugatuck, Michigan)
Students Arriving at Hope, GVSU for New School Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Students are heading back to the two institutions of higher education in Ottawa County for the start of a new academic year. Nearly 3,400 students began arriv...
Aug 28, 2026 Aug. 31, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Banners on the Hope College campus. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
Joblessness Steady Along Lakeshore in July
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 28, 2026) - Unemployment stayed relatively steady along the Lakeshore and across the state last month. In not seasonally-adjusted numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Stat...
Aug 28, 2026 Got Credit / CC
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