Grand Rapids News

The staff at Guiding Light Mission operate under the same motto that soldiers do in times of war: never leave a solider behind.

Aquino, who does restaurant reviews for The Press and MLive , got a plug in the New York Times travel blog " In Transit " on Sunday by writer Elaine Glusac for his unconventional approach to management at the JW Marriott hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.

Michelle LaCombe cross-country skis at Riverside Park as sunshine made an appearance to round out the weekend Sunday, Feb.

Laurie Girardot, 50, helps daughter Maureen Girardot, 10, with math at home in Franklin.

Two people were shot inside a car on Grand Rapids southeast side just after 11 Saturday night.

When the officers arrived, they found a victim inside a nearby home that had been shot, they also located a second victim inside vehicle nearby.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will make an appearance in Grand Rapids next Wednesday according to the chairman of the Kalamazoo County Republican Party.

Western Michigan authorities say they have transferred about 175 inmates from Kent County jail in Grand Rapids following the crane collapse that damaged a large part of the complex.

A man in prison for trying to run over two Kent County sheriff's deputies is suing the deputy who shot him.

"Joy and growth come from following our deepest impulses, however foolish they may seem to some, or dangerous, and even though the apparent outcome may be defeat." A.J. Muste, dubbed "Number One U.S. Pacifist" by Time Magazine in 1939 It seems apocryphal.

Saturday morning saw many weather-related accidents around West Michigan. Interstate 96/Interstate 196 near the East Beltine in Grand Rapids saw a six-vehicle chain-reaction crash at 10:05 a.m. There were no injuries reported.

THE SHORT EXPLANATION OF WHAT THE FREAKSHOW IS ABOUT: We entertain our audience by using THEM to entertain each other.

Passengers trying to escape the snow for a warmer destination had a damper put on their travel plans when a plane bound for Orlando went off the runway Firday.

Driving down Broadmoor Avenue SE in a Honda Civic powered by compressed natural gas, it's easy to forget you're burning the same fuel that heats your home.

The birth control compromise announced today by President Barack Obama drew praise from leaders of Saint Mary's Health Care and the local Planned Parenthood chapter.

Molly Martin walks in the snow with her boyfriend, Ben Wrobel, along Monroe Center St.

Brewery Vivant, which opened late Dec. 2010 in a historic funeral chapel on Cherry Street SE in the East Hills neighborhood, has been granted LEED Silver certification.

Brewery Vivant, which opened late Dec. 2010 in a historic funeral chapel on Cherry Street SE in the East Hills neighborhood, has been granted LEED Silver certification.

A man is being sought by police for failing to return his children in a scheduled custody exchange on Thursday.

State Rep. Roy Schmidt, D-Grand Rapids, says there is reason for concern about the education budget Gov.