Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned, Victim Identified in Holland Heights Shooting
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 6, 2023) - A 32-year-old suburban Atlanta man has been arraigned and a 54-year-old Covert man has been identified as the victim in shooting outside of a Holland Heights a...
Mar 06, 2023 James Leonard Taylor (photo courtesy Holland Dept. of Public Safety)
Motorist Critically Hurt in Butternut Drive Crash
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 4, 2023) - A 35-year-old West Olive woman suffered critical injuries following a single-vehicle crash between Holland and Grand Haven on Saturday morning. Accor...
Mar 04, 2023 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Allendale Man Perishes in Standale Area Crash
TALLMADGE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 4, 2023) - A 64-year-old Allendale man lost his life in a single vehicle crash just west of Standale late on Friday night. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Ser...
Mar 04, 2023 Fatal Crash reported. (image © Midwest Communications)
Quick Work & Safety Precautions Helped Contain Dorm Fire on Hope Campus
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 3, 2023) - Quick work by Fire Division members of the Holland Department of Public Safety prevented any injuries and kept damage to a minimum after a Friday afternoon bla...
Mar 03, 2023 Mar. 3, 2023; Holland, MI, USA; Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Crews responded to a blaze at Gilmore Hall on the Hope College campus. (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
One Suspect Arrested, Another Sought in Separate Dog Abuse Cases
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 3, 2023) - The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is investigating two separate animal cruelty complaints that were recently received into its headquarters in West Oli...
Mar 03, 2023 Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Department Animal Control Unit. responded. (photo courtesy Ottawa Co., Michigan)
Local Food Banks Brace for More "Clients" Following Nationwide SNAP Program Cuts
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 2, 2023) - Millions of Americans are about to hit the food banks because of a cut in SNAP benefits. Over 40-million Americans participate in the Supplemental Nutrition As...
Mar 02, 2023 Volunteers with His Harvest Stand Ministries distribute food. (photo courtesy His Harvest Stand Ministries)
Holland Public Schools Unveil Power H Impact Award Program
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 2, 2023) - A local school district wants to do more for staffers who do more. Holland Public Schools is using a seven thousand-dollar annual donation to launch the "Power...
Mar 02, 2023 Holland Public Schools (image courtesy Holland Public Schools)
Holland City Council to Vote on Land Sale for Housing Development
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2023) - An effort to address increasing low-income housing, one of Holland's priorities as expressed by its elected leaders, while disposing of city-owned property, co...
Mar 01, 2023 Aug. 29, 2022; Holland, MI, USA; Holland City Hall. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
MDOT, MACC to Hold Joint Meeting on Proposed BL-196 Renovation
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2023) - While the 2023 road construction season begins in earnest this month, a look ahead to a traffic headache along the Lakeshore in 2024 is slated for Wednesday ni...
Mar 01, 2023 Road construction update (image © Midwest Communications0
Over $1.1 Million in State Pot Tax Revenue to Return to Lakeshore
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 28, 2023) - One of the benefits touted by proponents of a recreational marijuana ballot proposal passed by Michigan voters more than four years ago was that tax revenues ...
Feb 28, 2023 Jurassic Blueberries / CC
