Category Archives: Local News
Deputies Search for Shooters in Jenison Neighborhood
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - The search is on for whomever fired shots in a neighborhood west of Jenison in the predawn hours of Sunday (Mar. 28, 2021). According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Serg...
Mar 28, 2021 Police Investigation (Shutterstock image licensed to Midwest Communications)
Fiery crash in Covert Township
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - Police and firefighters responded to a serious car-truck crash Friday, March 26, 2021 on the northbound lanes of I-196 near the 15 mile marker, about three miles south of the M-...
Mar 27, 2021
Two face felonies in Wayland sex-trafficking case
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Because a sex-trafficked victim decided to escape, two people are now facing several felony charges, according to Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey. He said in a statement emai...
Mar 27, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Holland woman hurt in Eighth Street crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A two-vehicle crash sent a 42-year-old Holland woman by ambulance to Holland Hospital according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Brad Bennett. The crash, on Eighth Street near C...
Mar 26, 2021 Two-vehicle crash in front of the Holland Township McDonalds, 657 E. Eighth St., on Friday, March 26, 2021. Courtesy, Khristina Buckowing
Douglas man faces charges in fatal hit-and-run
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) --The suspect in the June 13, 2020, hit-and-run death of Fennville resident Jean Elizabeth Beaty, 88, has been identified and charges have been issued by the Allegan County Prosec...
Mar 26, 2021 Ryan McRae Cubbage. Allegan County Jail
Bullet Hole burglary investigation progress
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Holland police detectives investigating the March 11, 2021, smash-and-grab robbery at the Bullet Hole Firearms and Training, 15 Waverly Avenue, say they've recovered five of th...
Mar 26, 2021 Mar. 11, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Workers make repairs to the Bullet Hole store after a vehicle drove into it, leading to the theft of an undisclosed amount of weapons, during an overnight burglary. Mandatory Credit: Peg McNichol-Midwest Communications
Free drive-through testing in Coopersville
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Ottawa County's health department is hosting a free drive-through testing event set for 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the Coopersville United Methodist Church, 105 65...
Mar 26, 2021 Ottawa County drive-thru testing event. File photo WHTC Peg McNichol
Good things on The Lakeshore WM for the week of March 26, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- This week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with WHTC morning news anchor about people and organizations making a difference. Here are some of the high...
Mar 26, 2021 Holland Energy Park. Courtesy, The Lakeshore WM
COVID-19 rising in Ottawa, Allegan counties
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- COVID-19 is rising in Michigan. State health officials noted 5,224 new COVID-positive residents were reported on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Since last March 642,869 Michigan res...
Mar 26, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Third Year in Row
HOLLAND - Hope College has received 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the third year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its commitment to effe...
Mar 25, 2021 -epsilon- / CC
