Gas Prices Low as Tulip Time Nears; Rubber-Band Effect Looming?
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Don’t talk too loud about this, but on the eve of Tulip Time, gasoline prices along the Lakeshore haven’t been this low since mid-February.This morning’s weekly survey of...
View ArticleHomeless Man Escapes Death in Holland Garbage Truck
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A 46-year-old homeless Muskegon man should consider himself fortunate to be alive today after a near-death experience in Holland this morning. According to Public Safety Captain...
View ArticleWATCH: Tulip Time Leaders Ready for 80th Festival
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - A busy nine days in the Holland area begins this evening with the start of Fiesta, as a slew of activities are inside and outside of the Holland Civic Center that spotlight the...
View ArticleDowntown Holland Bank Branch Robbed
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- A Downtown Holland bank was robbed this afternoon and Holland police are searching for the suspect. The robbery was reported just after 1:30 P.M. this afternoon. The male...
View ArticleElderly Man Injured in Zeeland Morning Crash
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The westbound lanes of Business 196 in Zeeland were shut down for some time today due to an accident involving an 18-wheeler. Zeeland police are reporting than an elderly man was...
View ArticleOttawa County Parks Controlled Burns on Monday
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WHTC) -- Expect to see a lot of wood smoke around Ottawa County on Monday. The Ottawa County Parks and Recreations Commission will set controlled burns at three parks in order to...
View ArticleTulip Time Begins; Fiesta Continues on Saturday
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Despite a soggy forecast, the 80th Tulip Time Festival begins its eight-day run in Holland today with featured events at Kollen Park, starting with a fun run, continuing with...
View ArticleWATCH: Academy Award-Winning Actress Visits Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - There was some Hollywood star power in Holland on Friday morning. Academy Award-winning actress Shirley Jones, better known for her matriarchal role in the 1970’s TV sitcom...
View ArticleTulip Time and Fiesta Events Get Some Spring Weather
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Spring has made an appearance just in time for the city of Holland’s major festivals. Today is the first day of Tulip Time and the second day of the Latin Americans United for...
View Article18-Wheeler Accident Shuts Down M-40 Saturday Afternoon
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Getting in and out of Holland Saturday afternoon was a bit difficult. An accident just before 5:30 P.M., involving an 18-wheeler and another vehicle on M-40, had the roadway shutdown...
View ArticleHope College Commencement this Afternoon
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Hope College is holding their 2014 Commencement this afternoon. More than 700 graduating seniors will take the field at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium. The speaker, Dr. Sonja...
View ArticleSunshine Brings Out Crowds to Fiesta
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Sunshine on Saturday afternoon brought out the crowds in downtown Holland for the Fiesta celebration at the 8th St. Market and the Holland Civic Center. The Latin Americans...
View ArticleGreat Morning for the Tulip Time Run on Saturday
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Saturday was the first official day of tulip Time and it began with the Tulip Time 10K and 5K Runs. The men’s winner in the 10K was 25-year-old David Mart of Zeeland with a time of...
View ArticleGrand Rapids Man, Son Hurt in Nunica Crash
NUNICA, MI (WHTC) - A 41-year-old Grand Rapids man and his young son escaped serious injury in a crash near Nunica yesterday. According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris Koster, deputies were...
View ArticleHope Graduates its 149th Class
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - The 149th Commencement Exercise for Hope College was held under sunny skies at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium in Holland yesterday. Keynote speaker Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown, the psychology...
View ArticleTulip Time Heads into Day Three
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - It’s day three of the 80th Tulip Time Festival, and compared to the rest of the week, things will be relatively quiet in and around the Tulip City. Pleasant weather, especially on...
View ArticleWATCH: Tulip Time Quilt Show Underway
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - If the weather outside isn't conducive to seeing the tulips in Holland, it doesn't mean that the Tulip Time Festival shuts down.On a grey and damp Monday, the Holland Area Arts...
View ArticleHolland Christian Schools Super is Grand Marshall in Kinderparade
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- The Johnson Controls Kinderparade takes place on Thursday and Holland Christian Schools Superintendent Glenn Vos is one of the Grand Marshals. He says that to be chosen is...
View ArticleWinning Tulip Time Poster Artist to be in the GMB Muziekparade
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- The winner of the 2014 Tulip Time Poster contest, Karin Nelson, will be in the Muziekparade on Saturday. Nelson, who has only been painting full time since 2010, says it was the...
View ArticleNew Zee Bus to be Unveiled Next Week
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) -- Zeeland Public Schools will unveil their new Zee Bus next week. A celebration will take place at Lawrence St. Park from 5 P.M. until 6 P.M. The event includes free ice cream...
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