Category Archives: Local News
Woman Jailed, Deputy Hurt in Crash on Holland's North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A 37-year-old Holland woman is spending New Year’s Day in the Ottawa County Jail after a two-vehicle crash on Holland’s North Side last evening. Accor...
Gary Stevens Jan 1, 2018
UPDATE: Nunica Woman's Body Found; Suspect Arrested; Investigation Continues
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – As family and friends grieve the death of a 59-year-old Nunica woman, efforts to find out why her body was in a wooded area near her home last night continue. De...
Gary Stevens Dec 29, 2017
Ottawa Co. Sheriff Part of Statewide Poll for Mental Health Response
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Better response from first responders to mental health crisis situations in Michigan may be coming in 2018. According to a survey conducted by the state Mental Heal...
Gary Stevens Dec 29, 2017
Subcontractor Fined in Fatal Civic Center Worksite Accident
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A subcontractor involved in the Holland Civic Center renovation accident that killed one worker and injured another is facing a six-figure fine. The Michigan Occupatio...
Gary Stevens Dec 29, 2017
Local Tourism Leader Optimistic for 2018
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – One of the state’s leading tourist attractions is looking forward to 2018. Sally Laukitis of the Holland Area Visitors Bureau says that “our indications ar...
Gary Stevens Dec 28, 2017
United Way Fundraising Thermometer Reaches 60
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) – The temperature outside may struggle to crack the teens this weekend, but the United Way thermometers in Ottawa County have hit the 60 mark. Officials of the Greater Ot...
Gary Stevens Dec 28, 2017
Nunica Man Killed in Crash
CROCKERY TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – An 82-year-old Nunica man died last evening while apparently attempting to pull his vehicle out of his driveway onto a roadway. According to Ottawa County Sherif...
Gary Stevens Dec 28, 2017
State Nearly Doubles Skilled Training Grants to Lakeshore Firms
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Addressing the need for more skilled workers and improving the skills of those already in the workforce in Michigan has been a goal of Governor Snyder in his second an...
Gary Stevens Dec 27, 2017
Lakeshore, West Michigan Feeling Like the Canadian Plains, Says Local Meteorologist
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – As the Lakeshore shivers with the rest of West Michigan and much of the country in this early winter deep freeze, one of those who track weather patterns says tha...
Gary Stevens Dec 27, 2017
UPDATE: Saugatuck Council Continues Process of Changing Police Services
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – For the second time this month, a Lakeshore community discussed its policing future. Saugatuck and neighboring Douglas have operated a joint police department for ne...
Gary Stevens Dec 27, 2017
Thu Nov 12
Holland, MI, USA
Feels Like: 33°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-N
Humidity: 87%



