Category Archives: Local News

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Like hundreds of other newsrooms across the U.S., journalists at The Holland Sentinel stopped working at 2:33 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018, for silent reflection honoring t...

LANSING (WHTC-AM/FM) — Four people died in three separate crashes over the 2018 Fourth of July holiday, according to preliminary reports collect by Michigan State Police. Three of the four victi...

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — In a Facebook post Thursday afternoon, July 5, 2018, Allegan County Sheriff’s officials asked for tips to find shoplifting suspects. “The subjects in th...

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The Holland-area League of Women Voters has organized a meet-the-candidate event for 6:30-8:15 p.m., Monday, July 9, 2018. This meet-and-greet will be at the Brew Merchant...

SAUGATUCK TWP. (WHTC-AM/FM) — Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a car-dirt bike crash involving two children that happened Wednesday evening in Saugatuck Township. The in...

HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The lights went out for thousands of Grand Haven Board of Power and Light customers between 5:45 and 6 p.m. on July 4, 2018, according to the utility’s outage map. B...

OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — A West Olive woman, 60-year-old Ruth Bull, died in a Fourth of July traffic crash just before 7:30 Wednesday morning, according to Ottawa Count Sheriff’s Sgt. ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: As of 11:30 a.m. July 4, 2018, US31 has reopened. OTTAWA COUNTY (WHTC-AM/FM) — Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash on southbound U.S. 31, just south of Port...

GRAND RAPIDS (WHTC-AM/FM) — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today, July 4, 2018, from noon to 8 p.m. Tempeatures are expected to hit the lower 90s by early aftenoon, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect just a single house fire, not two. We regret the error and appreciate WHTC’s audience, which helped clarify the facts. OTTAWA COUNTY (...