Protests Planned as Plea is Entered in Bracamontes Case
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Protests are scheduled this coming weekend by family and friends of Jonathan Bracamontes, the 15-year-old West Ottawa High student killed by a motorist along US-31 on September...
View ArticleOperation Handshake at Gerald R. Ford International Today
UNDATED (WHTC) -- If you’re going to Gerald R. Ford International to pick-up visitors or get on a plane today, make sure and say hello to the groups that will be there to greet returning military....
View ArticleAccelerated Degree Program Offered at GVSU Meijer Campus
UNDATED (WHTC) -- If you started college but did not complete the credits to get your degree, the GVSU Meijer campus in Holland is offering an accelerated degree program. Student Services coordinator...
View ArticleSuspect in Sunday Stabbing Under Arrest
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - A 27-year-old Holland man is in custody in relation to a stabbing that took place in Holland Township early Sunday morning. Police were dispatched at about 3:30 A.M. to a...
View ArticleSuspect in Holland Carjacking Arrested
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - A 42-year-old Zeeland man has been arraigned on charges stemming from a carjacking at a parking lot off of 16th Street and Waverly Road in Holland last Friday night. Michael Jay...
View ArticleWATCH: Local Landmark Ready for Holidays
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC) - A Lakeshore landmark is ready for holiday visitors.However, officials of the Dorr E. Felt Manison are looking ahead to the summer, asking patrons and community members to...
View ArticleTravel a Bit Difficult this Afternoon
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Travel on U.S. 131 South has been treacherous at times today and the National Weather Service has issued a lake effect snow advisory for West Michigan's Lakeshore counties until 9...
View Article"Justice for Jonathan" Vigil Slated Today
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC) - The anger may not be as intense as Ferguson, but the sense of injustice there may be exhibited locally this evening.Family and friends of Jonathan Bracamontes are planning an...
View ArticleTwo Ottawa Co. Women Involved in Fatal Montcalm Co. Crash
HOWARD CITY, MI (WHTC) - No names have been disclosed, but a 68-year-old Jenison woman is dead and a 17-year-old Hudsonville woman was injured following a two-vehicle crash in Montcalm County on...
View ArticleTeen's Family and Friends Come Out to Protest Misdemeanor Charge
UNDATED (WHTC) -- Some 50 people came out in the cold to take part in a protest against the findings in a hit-and-run case by the Ottawa County Prosecutor's Office. A 64-year-old Grand Haven woman was...
View ArticleBody of Kalamazoo Woman Found in Lake Macatawa Ruled a Suicide
PARK TWP., MI (WHTC) - Sheriff’s deputies will not disclose the name of a Kalamazoo area woman whose body was found along the Lake Macatawa shoreline in the Waukazoo Woods area on Tuesday. She was...
View ArticleSeat Belt Failure a Factor in Ravenna Teen's Injuries Following Crash
COOPERSVILLE, MI (WHTC) - An 18-year-old Ravenna man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash west of Coopersville yesterday afternoon. Jordan Kuperus apparently drove his car through a stop...
View ArticleTwo Women Injured in Vehicle Accident
UNDATED (WHTC) -- A two vehicle accident on Saturday night sent two women to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ottawa County Sheriff’s Dept. Sgt. Christie Wendt said that 48-year-old...
View ArticleChange in the Weather Continues
UNDATED (WHTC) -- A change in the weather made the Thanksgiving weekend an uneventful one for travelers, law enforcement and road crews. The Lakeshore enjoyed a spell of fairly dry weather and even...
View ArticleSuspect in Stabbing to be Arraigned on Monday
UNDATED (WHTC) -- The 27-year-old suspect in a Holland Township stabbing is lodged in the Ottawa County Jail. Capt. Mark Bennett, of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Dept., said the charges against the man...
View ArticleSouth Haven Kayaker Found Dead at Swan Creek
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WHTC) -- Kayakers out enjoying the mild temperatures late Saturday afternoon contacted the Allegan County Sheriff's Dept. to report what they thought could be an abandoned vehicle....
View ArticleHolland Earns Another National Kudo
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Another national kudo for Holland, as Impulcity ranked the Tulip City the second most beautiful small town among 19 in a new list. The travel website lists the famous tulips, clean...
View ArticlePalisades Open House in South Haven Tonight
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - Officials of Entergy, who operate the Palisades nuclear power plant near Covert, hold an open house at 5 PM this evening at South Haven’s Beach Haven Event Center. Staffers of...
View ArticleAg-Tech Incubator to be Unveiled in West Olive Today
WEST OLIVE, MI (WHTC) - A Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator program is unveiled this morning at Ottawa County’s Fillmore Street Complex in West Olive. Organizers say that this non-profit...
View ArticleZeeland's Magical Christmas Parade Kicks off Week of Evening Festivities
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - The first of two straight evenings of holiday lighting celebrations is tonight in Zeeland. The annual Magical Christmas Parade through the downtown district features the appearance...
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