View full size Chronicle/Lisa Medendorp Muskegon Heights firefighters, assisted by the Norton Shores Fire Department, turn hoses on a blaze at 3039 Waalkes that broke out around 10:15 .am. Tuesday. Full Story »
Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids Press Iraq-bound members of the Army National Guard Maintenance Company 1073 wait outside Greenville High School earlier this month before deployment to Camp Shelby, Miss. Full Story »
Grand Rapids will apply for a U.S. Homeland Security Administration grant that could bring back most of the laid-off firefighters. Full Story »
Partnering with Spartan Stores Inc., Indiana-based Miller Poultry will distribute the chicken Tuesday and Friday to designated food pantries. Full Story »
Laura Knapp GRAND RAPIDS -- Laura Knapp, a Grand Rapids firefighter since 1984, today was named fire chief, the first woman to hold the job in the city. Full Story »
Grand Rapids Press File Photo County health officials said Meijer, Walmart and Pamida pharmacies have joined Walgreens in offering the H1N1 vaccine. MUSKEGON -- Public Health-Muskegon County officials said Monday more H1N1 vaccine is arriving in Muskegon County. Full Story »
Willis Redmon was walking on Tyler Road in Dalton Township when he was hit. Full Story »
NORTON SHORES -- Nuvo College of Cosmetology will have an open house Thursday to celebrate the retirement of Marj Stewart, its owner and director. She is ending a 47-year career in the beauty industry. Full Story »
Wheels of Mercy has taken a small step toward attacking the issues raised in the community health assessment recently completed for Muskegon, Oceana and Newaygo counties. Series Day 1 • Area rates low marks in health, high numbers in uninsured • A look at how the health assessment was conducted. Series Day 2 • Residents get healthy the old-fashioned way • Woman’s fear for daughter’s health ... Full Story »
MUSKEGON — Rush hour traffic was slowed and 2,600 Consumers Energy customers were left without power for three hours Monday when a splice in a main power line failed just after 5 p.m, according to a utility spokesperson.The line failure... Full Story »
MUSKEGON — A power outage just after 5 p.m. Monday knocked out traffic lights on Seaway Drive at Laketon Avenue, Hackley Avenue and Sherman Boulevard, slowing rush hour traffic. Consumers Energy said the outage affected 2,600 customers in Muskegon.... Full Story »
Deputies have responded to other domestic-related calls at the residence. Full Story »
His lawyer called it a "Romeo and Juliet" scenario when a 22-year-old Virginia man drove to Spring Lake to meet a 14-year-old girl he'd chatted with on the Internet. Full Story »
Darrell Hall MUSKEGON COUNTY — A 25-year-old Muskegon Township woman told a judge of being viciously attacked by her boyfriend while she was healing from breast-reduction surgery — including booted stomps that ripped open her stitches and sent blood gushing out. Full Story »
Carbon manager says they're fine-tuning security procedures to avoid future incidents. Full Story »
Egelston Township has contracted for a sewer rate study in preparation for an increase in residential rates. Full Story »
MUSKEGON COUNTY — A 29-year-old Muskegon man was charged with murder Monday for a fatal shooting early Saturday in Muskegon Heights.Omar Rashad RawlsOmar Rashad Rawls, of 466 Glen Oaks, Apt. 2B, is being held in the Muskegon County Jail without... Full Story »
Bryant L. AustinMUSKEGON — A robber grabbed the cash register from a Muskegon market Sunday night and smashed it open on a nearby street, and a suspect wound up behind bars after a quick response by police.The unarmed robbery at... Full Story »
OCEANA COUNTY — A 38-year-old Hesperia-area woman was arrested by Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies early Sunday after allegedly shooting at her husband during a domestic dispute. He was not injured. Full Story »
MUSKEGON — A robbery suspect grabbed the cash register from a Muskegon market Sunday night, smashed it open on a nearby street, then wound up behind bars after a quick response by police. Full Story »
MUSKEGON COUNTY — Muskegon Heights police were expected to seek a warrant Monday for a 29-year-old Muskegon man who was arrested following a fatal shooting early Saturday.The shooting was reported around 4 a.m. inside a house at 359 E. Columbia,... Full Story »
Editor’s note: Keith Guy, athletic director for Muskegon Heights Public Schools, discusses the district’s efforts to improve students’ athletic and academic skills.Guy is the high school’s assistant principal and boys’ varsity basketball coach. He also serves as a Muskegon Heights... Full Story »
Thompson EGELSTON TOWNSHIP — If Egelston Township pursues licensing of businesses, the township supervisor said he wants them to be more helpful than hurtful.Supervisor Mike Thompson is serving on a committee appointed by the township board on Monday to examine... Full Story »
MUSKEGON COUNTY — An Egelston Township man was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a vehicle. Full Story »
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Words exchanged during a party turned deadly when a man was killed early Saturday morning in Muskegon Heights, authorities said. Police said they have a suspect in custody. Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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