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Missing 17-year-old Wise found safe, living with older man in Rockford
A Cedar Springs teenager missing for nearly two months was found safe late Sunday morning. A Cedar Springs teenager missing for nearly two months was found safe late Sunday morning.
See homes sold in the the Grand Rapids area, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the the Grand Rapids area reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 33 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,399-square-foot home on Bridge Walk Court in Ada that sold for $475,000.
Vance asks Harris what she’s done for the country, ‘other than collect a check?’
It appears the attack dog has arrived as Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) went after Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday at his first rally with former President Donald Trump.
Grand Rapids Makes Bold Stance About AI Art In ArtPrize
Since it started in 2009, ArtPrize has completely changed the landscape of Grand Rapids. The city has become a living mural in many ways and it has become a fixture in the city's economy. When it was announced that the founders of ArtPrize would be shutting down and the art...
Trying to find a way to pay bills in a 'country going to crap'
(The Center Square) – Surrounded by horse-riding police officers, ice cream trucks, and life-size cutouts of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, tens of thousands of people waited in the heat for hours Saturday in a 2-mile long line stretching to the freeway. Roadside trucks sold beer, hats, and Trump-themed rubber ducks to those standing in line for the Trump-Vance rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. It was the first campaign trail stop since an assassination attempt on Trump and his acceptance of the party nomination Thursday...
9-year-old child drowns in river at Grand Rapids park
A child rescued from the river in Grand Rapids has died. rand Rapids Police said they responded “within minutes” to a river rescue, along with the Fire Department, on Saturday around 5 p.m. at Riverside Park.
Former White House physician details the extent of Trump's assassination attempt injuries
On Saturday, Donald Trump and JD Vance held a joint campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan — the first public rally since Trump's assassination attempt — and although appearing to be in plucky spirits otherwise, Trump still wore a bandage on the ear that was injured in the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania.
Upheaval Festival Day 2’s riptide of rock, plus Here Comes the Mummies, Kanola Band
Virginia’s Bad Omens closed out this year’s Upheaval with effusive flash and the biggest crowd yet, wrapping up a sundry and resplendent live music week across West Michigan. Browse the photos and more. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEO. They came in droves — and headbanged/crowd-surfed/fist-pumped in earnest....
Donald Trump thanks Elon Musk for donations of "$45m per month"
During Donald Trump's speech at Grand Rapids in Michigan on July 20, the former US President thanked X / Twitter owner Elon Musk for his contribution of "$45m a month".In his first rally since his assassination attempt after a number of speeches at the Republican National Convention, Trump boasted about Musk's financial support to his campaign.It comes soon after Musk endorsed Trump amid reports he had created a super PAC (political action committee, a tax-exempt organisation) to pledge millions and millions a month to his campaign.During the rally, Trump said: "Elon endorsed me the other day, and I read, I...
Demonstrators in Howell Chant 'We Love Hitler, We Love Trump'
On Saturday, as ex-President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance came for a rally in Grand Rapids, demonstrators in Howell, about 90 minutes away, were at the I-96 and Latson Road overpass chanting, "We love Hitler, we love Trump," the Detroit Free Press reports. In another part of the...
Storm Team 8 Forecast, 5 a.m., 072124
More cloud cover streams in, but there’ll still be some intervals of sunshine. A few pop-up showers may generate well north of I-96, but most will stay dry. It’ll be a seasonal summer day with highs topping off in the lower to middle 80s. (July 21, 2024)
A Grand Rapids specialty grocer that offers cooking classes is expanding to East Lansing
EAST LANSING — A small specialty grocery store that makes artisan pasta in-house, and offers cooking classes and a full bar is expected to open off East Grand River Avenue this fall. The Local Epicurean, a grocer that has an established location in Grand Rapids, will carry wines, pasta, cheeses, sauces, oils and...
7 days until Tate McRae performs in Michigan, find tickets for under $100
Tate McRae plays the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights next Sunday, and there are still some affordable tickets available. Compare prices on Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, StubHub, and Ticketmaster. Tate McRae is a Canadian-born pop star who began as a dancer, even appearing on the reality series...
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
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