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Flights Out Of Grand Rapids Affected By Major Outage
Are you going on a trip today? Taking a quick flight out of Grand Rapids?. There is a chance that your flight may be delayed or not happening!. Early on Friday, July 19th, a global technology outage affected most flights arriving or leaving from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
Jewelry store celebrates 30 years with Gemstone Party
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – If you are looking for a memorable gift for someone, or maybe looking to invest in something beautiful for yourself, a Grand Rapids jewelry store has some great ideas. Bauble Patch Jewelers is celebrating 30 years in business and marking that milestone with some big sales and special events. One of those events is coming up: a Gem Party! Trina is here to talk about it!
West Michigan native Devin Booker to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Born and raised in West Michigan near Grand Rapids, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will once be a part of Team USA for Men’s Basketball. Booker played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he and the Wildcats made it to the Final Four, entering the 2015 NBA Draft. He trained on Team USA in 2016 and then won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Gov’s Mule’s Warren Haynes gets symphonic but rocks the house anyway in GR performance
The Gov’t Mule frontman brought his “Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience” tour to Meijer Gardens on Monday, reinterpreting classics from Allman Brothers, The Dead & more. The fan review and photos. EDITOR’S NOTE: Greg Liceraga, a Warren Haynes fan who’s also a member of the Grand Rapids...
Discover The History Of US Navy Ships Named After Michigan Cities – Including the new USNS Lansing
The US Navy has a long history of naming ships in its feet for states and other geographic names. There are now 4 ships named after cities in Michigan with a recent naming of the USNS Lansing. The vessel is being constructed now a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. When constructed,...
Michigan Among Top States with Most Olympic Gold Medalists
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are nearly upon us. Michigan is sending 17 total Olympians and Paralympians to France to compete for the gold alongside their fellow countrymen. These are the 17 athletes representing Michigan in the 2024 Olympics:. Heath Baldwin - Kalamazoo - Track and Field. Bobby Body...
Michigan Democratic delegates vote to endorse Kamala Harris
(CBS DETROIT) — The Michigan Democratic Party announced that the state's Democratic National Convention delegates have "overwhelmingly" voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race.One of those delegates is Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, who announced the vote on X and said "Michigan Democratic convention delegates just voted to endorse Kamala Harris for president. [Congresswoman] Brenda Lawrence gave touching nominating remarks. I'm proud to support the next president of the United States, Kamala Harris."Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement after the vote:"Our party and our delegation are built...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs $23 billion education budget amid concerns over funding
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23 billion education budget for fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday amid pushback from education advocates over some funding.Officials said the budget, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, reached a new record high for investing in K-12 education, including guaranteed tuition for high school graduates attending community college.The budget includes more than $400 per pupil (an additional $600 million), $134 million for student mental health and school safety, $200 million to support free breakfast and lunch for students and $130 million to continue expanding free pre-K for every 4-year-old.The budget...
Trio charged with trying to sell stolen excavators from Home Depot in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Three people from Michigan were charged in Cumberland County Tuesday with trying to sell two stolen excavators from a Home Depot, State Police say. According to online court dockets, the trio—Jonathan Mumpfield, 30, Rebecca Jones, 41, and Pete Emmerson, 41—faces felony charges of receiving stolen property and Mumpfield also faces […]
Warning! Another Deadly Virus May be Coming to Michigan!
Yesterday I wrote about possible measles cases spreading in Michigan. And it seems as if this disease stuff won't let up because here comes another warning!. Yikes! Now we are getting another disease warning from the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And this warning is about the world's deadliest creature spreading a potentially deadly disease.
127 Yard Sale Is Approaching
Lenawee County, MI – The 127 Yard Sale is an annual event that takes place August 1st through the 4th. The event starts on US 127 in Addison and runs all the way down to Alabama. The 690 mile long event draws hundreds of thousands of people each year.
CDC reveals new data on bird flu in Michigan farmworkers as US case count ticks up
Whether it spread from sick cows or sick poultry to people, the type of H5N1 avian flu virus that infected a commercial poultry worker in Colorado earlier this month is very similar to the virus that sickened a Michigan dairy farmworker in May, according to new genetic sequencing test results released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And that's good news, said CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen, who visited Michigan this week to...
ALERT: Michigan Residents Targets Of New Door-To-Door Scam
I've never understood why some people have made a living out of scamming other people but honestly, I hope to never be in a position to where I would understand their motives. Scams have been around since humans found out that some people are very gullible, and they could con people out of their things. Whether simple or complex, these scams have been multiplying over the years, making it hard to keep up with them.
Old Farmer's Almanac predicts cooler than average 2024 fall season for Michigan
That trip to the cider mill could be a little cooler than usual for Michiganders this fall, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The publication, which released its annual fall forecast, is predicting below-average temperatures for most of the Lower Peninsula and near-average temps for the tip of the mitt and the Upper...
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