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Marine recruiter charged with home invasion, stabbing 11-year-old girl
A 24-year-old Marine recruiter faces a trial on allegations that he broke into a Michigan home, stabbed an 11-year-old girl and said he planned to “kill everyone inside.”. Cpl. Ricardo Perez Castillo waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, which moves his case involving felony charges of assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct and carrying a weapon with unlawful intent to the Kent County, Michigan, 17th Circuit Court for a potential trial.
Couple found dead are victims of homicide, state police say
MONTCALM COUNTY, MI – Police say a couple found dead on Wednesday, June 26, at a Sheridan home are victims of homicide. The deceased are an 81-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman. Their names have not been released. State police have released little information about the killings other than...
Smiling Acres Music Festival laughs off sprinkles for Day 1 of rock, rap, jazz, folk
Overcast skies — rather than sunshine — smiled down on festivalgoers outside Trufant on opening day while performers rocked stages in diverse ways. The recap at Local Spins. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS. Consider just the first-day, main-stage lineup for Smiling Acres Music Festival outside Trufant.
74-year-old Michigan woman killed after car crushed between semi-trucks on I-96
CLINTON COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 74-year-old woman died Wednesday after a semi-truck driver rear-ended her, causing a chain reaction crash that crushed her car on I-96. According to Michigan State Police, the woman, who was from Sparta, was in a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze and stopped in construction traffic near Grange Road in Clinton County when a semi-truck rear-ended her around 1:50 p.m. Alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash, but police said it appeared the 33-year-old Grand Rapids man driving the truck was not paying attention.
The 'Panda Man' spreads joy in Ionia
IONIA, Mich. — His name is Jeremy Zamarron, but in Ionia, he's known as the "Panda Man." A couple of times a week he walks the streets wearing a panda head, waving and spreading cheer. Zamarron said when COVID began he had been walking around downtown and noticed how...
'The most loving people I've ever met' | Community puzzled by elderly couple's death
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Brittney Reed recalls the moments she found out it was the two people she's known since childhood who were killed in their home in Sidney Township. "Just what happened, I'm very upset," said Reed. While not yet confirmed by law enforcement, Reed and others who...
Two men dead after car flips into drainage ditch in Grant Township
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two men are dead after their car flipped upside down into a drainage ditch in Grant Township just after 6 a.m. Saturday, according to the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office. The two were pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said. The driver was identified as...
Trinity Health to open new $6.5M emergency center to serve northern suburbs
Strong population growth and a rising number of patients who travel from the northern suburbs into downtown Grand Rapids for care led Trinity Health to develop a $6.5 million emergency medical center near Rockford. The Trinity Health Emergency Center – Rockford on Northland Drive NE, just north of 7 Mile...
Michigan State Police investigating double homicide in Montcalm County
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating two people killed in Montcalm County. MSP began the investigation of what they called a "suspicious death" on Beaver Drive in Sheridan Wednesday. At that time, MSP told the public that details were limited via a post on X.
2 men killed after their vehicle falls into a drainage ditch in Newaygo Co.
NEWAYGO COUNTY — On June 27 at 6:02 a.m., the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office was sent to East 110th and South Oak Avenue in Grant Township for a report of a vehicle upside down in a ditch. Upon arrival, deputies reported they found a Ford Escape upside down in a drainage ditch with two males inside. The two were pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said. The driver was identified as a 21-year-old from Sparta, and the passenger was identified as a 22-year-old from Fremont, deputies said. A preliminary investigation indicated the Ford Escape was west on East 110th when the driver attempted to turn around in the roadway but went off the road and overturned into the drainage ditch, deputies said.
State police confirm identities of couple killed in Montcalm County
MONTCALM COUNTY, MI – State police confirmed the identities of a couple found slain at a Sheridan home. The victims are Jesse and Virginia Seward. He was 81, while she was 80. They were found deceased early Wednesday at their home in Montcalm County’s Sidney Township. State police said...
2 men dead in crash into drainage ditch in Grant Township
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. — Two men from West Michigan were killed after the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office said an SUV rolled into a drainage ditch Thursday morning. Sheriff Bob Mendham said deputies were called to E 110th and S Oak Avenue in Grant Township around 6 a.m. to a report of a vehicle upside down in a ditch.
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