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Rain storms, with a chance of flooding
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Showers and storms will define West Michigan's weekend, according to National Weather Service meteorologists based in Grand Rapids. Strong winds -- 40-plus mph -- could be poss...
Jun 25, 2021 NWS logo. National Weather Service
Good things on The Lakeshore for June 25, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Each week Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks to WHTC morning-news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference along the Lakesh...
Jun 25, 2021 Women of Color Give members Kim Koeman, Rebekah Bakker and Robyn Afrik. J.R. Valderas for The Lakeshore
Holland man hurt in Holland Twp. crash
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A 30-year-old Holland man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being ejected in a one-vehicle crash at about 1:45 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2021. Ottawa County Sheriff's o...
Jun 25, 2021 Injury Crash Reported (image © Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Vanderberg is Choice to Fill Kent County Administrator's Post
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - One county's search has ended, resulting in another county having to begin its own search. The Kent County Board of Commissioners on Thursday (June 24, 2021) voted unan...
Jun 25, 2021 June 23, 2021; Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg speaks during a community forum for the Kent County Administrator's position. (image capture courtesy Kent County Government)
Allegan Co. Sheriff's detectives investigate Overisel Twp. shooting
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the name of the township where the home in question is located. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a no...
Jun 25, 2021 Allegan County Sheriff's Dept. prowl car. (file photo)
Vanderberg Makes Pitch for Kent Co. Adminstrator's Spot
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Al Vanderberg put his best foot forward for a new job effort last night (June 23, 2021). The Ottawa County Administrator since 2003 was one of three finalists for the K...
Jun 24, 2021 June 23, 2021; Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg speaks during a community forum for the Kent County Administrator's position. (image capture courtesy Kent County Government)
Ottawa Co. Reapportionment Commission meets Friday
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Reapportionment Commission is set to hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2021, in the board room at the county's Fillmore complex, 12220 Fillmo...
Jun 24, 2021 Ottawa County, Michigan (image courtesy government of Ottawa County, Michigan)
Man killed by MSP trooper in Heath Twp. identified
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) - Zeeland resident Virgil-lee Taylor, 31, is the name of the man shot by a Michigan State Police trooper in Heath Township on Monday, June 21, 2021. Taylor was a considered a poss...
Jun 23, 2021 Michigan State Police vehicle, 2019 File photo
Stolen French bulldogs recovered in Tallmadge Twp.
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Two Tallmadge Township women, a 41-year-old, and a 17-year-old, may face charges in a dog-theft case, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's authorities. Sheriff's Capt. Mark Ben...
Jun 23, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
Beach hazards, June 23-24, 2021
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- A beach-hazards statement is in effect until late Thursday, June 24, 2021, according to National Weather Service meteorologists in Grand Rapids. The statement applies to beache...
Jun 23, 2021 Swim safety sign at Holland State Park as the red flags fly, warning people to stay out of Lake Michigan. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
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