The latest Facebook hoax is causing concern and confusion among many users. Users receive a message from a friend that says: “Hi…I actually got another friend request from you yesterday…which I ignored so you may want to check your account. Hold your finger on the message until the forward button appears…then hit forward and all […]

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Dispatchers in Ottawa County are asking drivers to avoid the area of Lake Michigan drive after a car ended up crashing into a home. It happened around 7:40 a.m. Monday morning in the 5700 block of Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale. No word on injuries so far. Drivers are being asked to […]

Watch Video (CNN) — A limousine carrying several couples to a birthday party failed to stop at an intersection in upstate New York and struck a parked vehicle, killing 20 people in the deadliest transportation accident in the United States in nearly a decade, according to authorities and a family member. The 2001 Ford Excursion […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In September, Gold Coast Doulas hosted its third annual Diaper Drive with a goal to collect 30,000 diapers to support families in need in Kent, Ottawa and Allegan counties. Diaper Need Awareness Week is a week to make a difference in the lives of the nearly 5.2 million babies in the […]

PHILADELPHIA (KTLA) – A new lawsuit alleges that popular sparkling water LaCroix falsely claims it is “100% natural.” The class-action lawsuit was filed against LaCroix’s parent company alleging cockroach insecticide and other artificial ingredients are used in the drink, which is advertised as “all natural,” Philadelphia station KYW-TV reported. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Lenora Rice, claimed […]

DETROIT (AP) — National Park Service figures show that three national parks in Michigan have seen attendance increases in 2018. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Keweenaw National Historical Park and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore each have seen attendance grow this year, The Detroit News reported. More than 618,000 people visited Pictured Rocks through August, up […]

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Elissa Kedziorek admits her pre-sleep routine may be strange to some, but for her, it’s a great way to relax. “It has to be light and delicate, “ says the student at Western Michigan University. “For me, it’s whispering videos.” Those videos are posted on YouTube by the millions and are becoming […]

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A suspect accused of recording a West Michigan woman using a restroom could be charged in court as early as today. The 18-year-old suspect was arrested Friday night after authorities released surveillance pictures of him. Investigators say this happened at the Holland Township Meijer on West Shore Drive on Thursday afternoon. The […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Family, friends, and the community will say goodbye to a member of a prominent restaurant family during his funeral today. Visitation for Joey Vitale, 31, is Monday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows in Grand Rapids on Hall Street, and his funeral will follow. Vitale died Thursday morning after […]

DETROIT (AP) — Officials in Detroit are considering another way to remember legendary Motown singer Aretha Franklin. Detroit Democratic Rep. Fred Durhal III has proposed renaming a portion of M-10 for the Queen of Soul. The stretch would be from 8 Mile to Interstate 94. Franklin died in August at age 76 after battling pancreatic […]