Category Archives: Local News
West Olive Man Sentenced on Federal Fraud Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2022) - A 37-year-old West Olive man was sentenced to 16 years in prison and five years of probation on Friday at US District Court in Grand Rapids. Joshua Louis...
Mar 25, 2022 PRSA-NY / CC
Muskegon Woman, Blendon Twp. Child Identified in Separate Fatal Incidents
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2022) - Two persons who lost their lives within 90 minutes of each other in separate incidents on Monday afternoon have been identified. On Friday, the Ottawa County Sher...
Mar 25, 2022 Kathleen Varboncoeur (L) and Avery Bakker (R) (photos courtesy Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services/Lakeshore Memorial Services)
Ottawa Co. Board Tabs Shay for Administrator's Post
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 25, 2022) - The right man to take over operational leadership of Ottawa County government was apparently right under the Board's noses. Commissioners on Thursday voted...
Mar 25, 2022 Former Ottawa County Administrator John Shay (photo courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
"Critical Incident" Near Grand Haven Ends; Woman Found Dead Inside Home
GRAND HAVEN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 23, 2022) - What was classified as a "critical incident" by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department in a residential area southeast of Grand Haven ended on Wednes...
Mar 23, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's Cruiser. Courtesy Ottawa County Sheriff's Office
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)
