Category Archives: Local News
Good things on The Lakeshore with Shandra Martinez
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week, Shandra Martinez, The Lakeshore's managing editor, talks with WHTC production director Jared Fritsma about people and organizations making a positive difference alon...
Mar 23, 2022 Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates Staff, Courtesy of the Lakeshore
UPDATE: Suspect Arraigned; Victim Identified in Fatal Pedestrian Strike on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2022) - The identity of a 58-year-old Holland Township man who lost his life on Saturday evening as a result of a two-vehicle crash has now been officially discl...
Mar 23, 2022
Muskegon Woman Killed in Crash with School Bus Near Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - A 47-year-old Muskegon woman lost her life on Tuesday afternoon after a crash with a school bus on US-31. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergea...
Mar 22, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
UPDATE: Two Suspected in String of Vehicle Larcenies Arraigned
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2022) - Two men who police believe are behind a string of larcenies involving catalytic convertrs and gasoline siphoning remain in custody, thanks to an undercover op...
Mar 22, 2022 Elijah Gene Wilson (L) and Michael John Harris Jr. (R) (photos courtesy Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
Threat Phoned to Ottawa County Courthouse; Nothing Found
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - Apparently there were some anxious moments at the Ottawa County Courthouse in Grand Haven on Tuesday morning. According to Sheriff's Detective Captain Jak...
Mar 22, 2022 Ottawa County Courthouse in Grand Haven, MI (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
State Signs Off on LG Energy Solution's Proposed Battery Plant Expansion in Holland
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - One of the final roadblocks for LG Energy Solution's efforts to expand its lithium-ion battery plant on Holland's southeast corner has been lifted in Lansing....
Mar 22, 2022 LG Energy Solution (image courtesy LG Energy Solution)
Statewide Tornado Drill Set for Wednesday Afternoon
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - If you hear the countywide emergency sirens fire off on Wednesday around 1 PM, don't be alarmed ... but be prepared. That's the word from the Michigan State P...
Mar 22, 2022 Michaela Pereckas / CC
Woman Hospitalized After Monday Night Crash on North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - A 26-year-old Holland woman was hospitalized on Monday night following a two-vehicle crash on Holland's North Side. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's ...
Mar 22, 2022 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Child Killed in Blendon Twp. Farm Accident
BLENDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 22, 2022) - A three-year-old boy lost his life in an accident at a Blendon Township farm on Monday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Nicholas ...
Mar 22, 2022 An ambulance arrived at the scene (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications, Inc.)
DeBoer, Garcia Vie for New Elected Positions
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 21, 2022) - The local candidates are starting to emerge for the 2022 election. On Monday, two-term Holland Mayor Nancy DeBoer formally announced her bid for the Republican no...
Mar 21, 2022 Nancy DeBoer (photo courtesy Committee to Elect Nancy DeBoer)
