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Grand Rapids News

Local news for Grand Rapids, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 min ago | Grand Rapids Press

GRCC hopefuls narrow to four

The four men vying to replace Grand Rapids Community College President Juan Olivarez are top-notch administrators with a wealth of experience and credentials, search committee chairman and GRCC Trustee Gary ...

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

4 hrs ago | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Marvin Sapp song continues to break records

Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.

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Related Topix: Marvin Sapp, Gospel, Grand Rapids Metro

Fri Jul 25, 2008

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Man convicted of 1975 murder sentenced to life in prison

A man convicted for a 1975 Heritage Hill murder and who is a suspect in other Grand Rapids cold cases, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Marshall, MI

Detroit News

Boy, 12, critical after crashing parents' car

A 12-year-old Portland boy remains in critical condition after crashing his parents' car into a tree.

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Related Topix: Ionia County, MI, Portland, MI, Ionia, MI, Grand Rapids Metro

WFAA-TV Dallas

Campground restrooms becoming ecologically correct

Campground restrooms becoming ecologically correct July 24, 2008 12:05 PM CDT GRAND HAVEN, Mich.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

Thu Jul 24, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Grand Rapids Hosts Secretaries of State Conference

Hide Video Many of the nation's secretaries of state are meeting in Grand Rapids to discuss a new system for organizing presidential primaries and other topics.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, US Politics, US News, John Conyers, Vernon Ehlers, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Man Gets Life Sentence for Student's 1975 Murder

Hide Video A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 murder of a college student in Grand Rapids.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Kent County, MI

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Bankruptcy court seizes Mich. resort's operations

A judge in Grand Rapids has ordered a receiver appointed to run the Double JJ Resort, which remains open under Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Muskegon, MI, Rothbury, MI, Oceana County, MI

Grand Rapids Press

Grand Rapids man pleads guilty in child sex sting

Grand Rapids man pleads guilty in child sex sting By Barton Deiters GRAND RAPIDS -- The sting that netted a number of alleged child sex predators in Michigan resulted in a guilty plea from a man who was trying ...

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Kent County, MI

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Whirlpool reports 27 percent dip in 2Q profit

There May Be Oil Off U.S. Shores, But ... Gloomy Days Ahead for U. S. Retailers U. S. Intervenes More Aggressively In Troubled Banking Sector The next president will have much to say about who's running the Fed ...

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Holland Sentinel

Teens arrested for stealing alcohol

Police arrested three teens in the early hours of Wednesday, July 23, after they jumped a fence at the Berlin Fairgrounds in Wright Township and stole alcohol.

1 comment

Related Topix: Ottawa County, MI, Grand Rapids Metro

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Marvin Sapp song continues to break records

Marvin Sapp's single "Never Would Have Made It" is a record-breaking phenomenon far beyond the world of gospel.

1 comment

Related Topix: Marvin Sapp, Gospel, Grand Rapids Metro

WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

Grand Rapids looks to revoke liquor license from popular bar

City leader in Grand Rapids are working to put an end to violence at a local bar.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

Rapid Growth

Promo firm moves from burbs to Grand Rapids' North Monroe

The Brassworks Building, with its painted image of a four-story-tall workman carrying a dazzling arc welder, is perhaps the most visible and recognizable building in Grand Rapids Monroe North district.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Walker, MI

Tue Jul 22, 2008

WTKG-AM Grand Rapids

GR Teen Up On 7 Counts For Bar Holdup

The Grand Rapids Police have seen one of three suspects in a Wealthy Street bar holdup jailed and charged for last week's crime.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro

WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

Vaughn charged with assault

Kent County Commissioner James Vaughn has been charged with aggravated assault. He was arraigned in Grand Rapids District Court Monday.

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Related Topix: Kent County, MI, Grand Rapids Metro

Kalamazoo Gazette

School buses won't run to new Grand Rapids academies

The two "centers of innovation" schools opening in Grand Rapids this fall won't provide transportation to students, a move teachers union leaders say might put the programs out of reach for some families.

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Related Topix: Southeast (University of Alaska System), University of Alaska System, Grand Rapids Metro, Education Etc.

Mon Jul 21, 2008

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Scores High in Walkability

San Francisco, New York and Boston came out on top of a list released by Walk Score on Thursday that ranks the country's 40 biggest cities by walkability.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Neighborhoods, Grand Rapids Metro

Holland Sentinel

Girl pulled from Lake Michigan dies

A 9-year-old girl who was pulled from Lake Michigan after nearly drowning Thursday afternoon, July 17, has died.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Haven, MI

Grand Rapids Press

Four of six Grand Rapids city pools reached capacity in Thursday's heat

Children looking for a break from Thursday's heat were turned away from four of the city's six public pools because they had reached capacity, city officials said.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Weather

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