Category Archives: Local News
No injuries in basement fire
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – A basement fire has left a Holland family temporarily displaced, but no one was injured in the fire at 235 East 14th Street. Holland Department of Public Safety Fire (HDPS) ...
Apr 13, 2017
Holland Council Gets Look at Fiscal '18 Budget
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – It’s budget-making time at Holland City Hall. Discussion on a proposed 20.9 million-dollar spending plan for fiscal 2018 begins during this evening’s scheduled C...
Apr 12, 2017
Today is Donate Life Day: Be an Organ Donor
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Today is Donate Life Day and the Michigan Secretary of State is encouraging people to sign up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says the ...
Apr 12, 2017
Dine Local and Help Prevent Homelessness
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – You can eat local and help the homeless during the Lakeshore Housing Alliance’s annual “Housing Matters” awareness event. All you have to do is add one dol...
Apr 12, 2017
UPDATE: Grand River well over flood stage: Flood Warning until Saturday morning
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The Grand River continues to rise and a Flood Warning continues for Robinson Township until Saturday morning. As of Wednesday, April 12, at 8 p.m. the stage was 14.8 feet wi...
Apr 12, 2017
ALCU Pressing Jenison Schools' to change Transgender Bathroom Policy
JENISON, MI (WHTC) – The American Civil Liberties Union is putting pressure on the Jenison Public School District regarding their bathroom policies. The district currently only allows transgende...
Apr 12, 2017
Woman crashes ORV Head-On into Tree
PORT SHELDON, MI (WHTC) – A 55-year-old West Olive woman is in stable condition after crashing an off-road vehicle head-on. Sgt. Cal Kuening of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says Nanc...
Apr 12, 2017
Pathways Pinwheel Planting for Child Abuse Prevention
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC) – The blue pinwheels you’re seeing in Holland throughout West Michigan are in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month. A garden planting took place at Love INC of Allend...
Apr 12, 2017
UPDATE: Trucker Hurt, I-196 Closed After Semi Crash
GANGES TWP, MI (WHTC) - An unnamed 29-year-old trucker from northwest Indiana is expected to recover from injuries suffered in a Tuesday morning crash that shut down the major artery from South Haven ...
Apr 11, 2017
Waterfront Film Festival to Unveil New Home in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The Waterfront Film Festival is back and is coming home. Officials of the program that spotlights independent motion pictures announced on Tuesday a new, permanent screening and e...
Apr 11, 2017
