Category Archives: Local News
Holland's Mayor Hopes to be Involved in Lake Michigan Coastline Preservation Effort
CHICAGO (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - An ongoing effort to protect coast land along the Great Lakes is expanding to Michigan's West Coast. The Resilient Coastal Projects initiative, established by the...
Apr 22, 2022 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (image courtesy Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative)
State Senate Clears Bills Addressing the Handling of $800 Million in Opioid Settlement Money
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - Health advocates in Michigan don't want $800 million in opioid settlement money to suffer the same fate as millions in tobacco settlement cash that ended up f...
Apr 22, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC
Broadband Survey Confirms Internet Coverage Gaps
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 22, 2022) - The results of Ottawa County's comprehensive Broadband Data Collection Survey are in - and they reveal that 10.5% of residents do not have access to fix...
Apr 22, 2022 Marcelo Graciolli / CC
Tax Scam Investigated in Ottawa Co.
OLIVE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - A "possible fraudulent mailing" scheme that may be widespread in nature has Ottawa County Sheriff's detectives looking into a tax scam. According to Captain...
Apr 21, 2022 Law Enforcement Investiagtion (image © Midwest Communications, Inc. 2014)
Army Veteran Named Holland Firefighter of Year
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - Matthew Jones has apparently made quite an impression in a short period of time on the Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Services Division. A Firefight...
Apr 21, 2022 Holland Department of Public Safety Firefighter-EMT Matthew Jones (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - From the champagne toast at weddings to having that cocktail before dinner, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) urges moderation in drinking in reco...
Apr 21, 2022 emmmmrz
Second House Fire in Four Days Strikes Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2022) - No injuries were reported in the second house fire to strike a Holland neighborhood in less than a week. According to Department of Public Safety Fire Operati...
Apr 21, 2022 A Holland Department of Public Safety Fire Rescue Truck (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Boater Recovered from Grand River After Vessel Capsizes
SPRING LAKE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 20, 2022) - Some quick thinking and a quick response helped a 51-year-old man from the Detroit suburbs survive a boat capsizing in the Grand River on Wednesday aftern...
Apr 20, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff Marine Division. File photo
Grand Marshals for 2022 Tulip Time Parades Announced
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 20, 2022) - Multiple Grand Marshals for the two parades in the 2022 Tulip Time Festival were announced on Wednesday. The Gentex Kinderparade on Thursday, May 12 will be l...
Apr 20, 2022 Holland High School's band on parade. File photo
Landmark Agreement To Create Cleaner Energy Future For Michigan
JACKSON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 20, 2022) - There has been an agreement between Consumers Energy and key stakeholders throughout Michigan on a settlement related to the company's Clean Energy Plan. The ...
Apr 20, 2022
