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Man charged with 2 of 3 murders in Grand Rapids neighborhood on same day
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder nearly one year after he allegedly shot and killed two people in a Grand Rapids neighborhood. In addition to open murder, Casey Alexander Harmon Jr. faces a felony firearm charge for the shooting deaths of Anayia Rodriguez and Malik Eubanks last fall.
Woman charged after 17 dogs found living in her truck in Michigan
WALKER, Mich. — A woman has been charged after 17 dogs were found to be living with her in her pickup truck. The dogs' owner, Carolyn Newsome, has been charged with failing to provide ten or more animals with adequate care. The dogs were recovered Monday afternoon after a...
HELPED | Grand Rapids woman gets nameplate for mother's grave 19 months later
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's been months in the making, but Donna Blandford-Durant finally has a grave that bears her name. "Last Friday is when I noticed it was here," said her daughter Marcy Price. "I've been waiting 19 months." Since her death in March of 2023, Price has...
‘It heals a part of me’ | Grandville high schooler wins national award with podcast about incarcerated father
GRANDVILLE, Mich. — Eden Alonso-Rivera had a complicated relationship with her father while growing up. As he was in and out of incarceration throughout her life, her father’s situation was something she kept close to her. Now a junior at Grandville High School, a podcast assignment last year...
Grand Rapids Taco Truck Opening Up New Restaurant
A food truck you've likely seen around Grand Rapids is branching out with a new brick and mortar location. The Robelin family started Let'z Taco Bout It food truck approximately four years ago. 👇More Than 25 New Restaurants Have Opened in West Michigan in 2024👇. Raquel Robelin tells Wood...
Her family didn't have heat for more than a year, but now this single mom can 'Feel The Love'
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — When you pull up to Kellee Vanderveen's home, the first thing you'll notice is how festive she is. Kellee loves fall and she's adorned her yard with pumpkins, hay bales and homemade tombstone decorations. But beyond her spooky setup, something inside Kellee's home was truly scary, and even life-threatening, to her family.
Walgreens Announcing Closing 1200 Stores. Will Yours Be Next?
We all have been aware for awhile that pharmacy giant Walgreens has been in trouble. Profits are down, reimbursement from health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid and drug manufacturers has adjusted down for quite some time now. And they have made a lot of missteps along the way. Earlier this year they did announce that they probably would need to close some stores, but who knew how many would go away.
Fentanyl overdose deaths decreasing in Kent County, across the nation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Deaths from fentanyl-related overdoses are on the decline in Kent County, as the county health department said they've seen a 32% decrease in deaths between 2022 and 2023. This comes as CDC provisional data shows that Fentanyl overdose deaths have declined by 12.7% across the...
Grand Rapids’ Oldest Cold Case, the Murder of Mina Dekker Approaches 90 Years Unsolved
The murder of Mina Dekker is considered the oldest unsolved crime in the history of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, police department. The 19-year-old was found beaten to death in March 1938. Now, nearly 90 years after her passing, the case has never been solved. Dekker was 19 at the time...
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