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23 hrs ago | WXMI

Interim Chief Named for Grand Rapids Fire Department

Deputy Fire Chief Laura Knapp was named Wednesday as Acting Fire Chief for the Grand Rapids Fire Department.

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Wednesday | Ann Arbor News

Kent County Humane Society treating cat that was set on fire

A 1-year-old cat with severe burns was undergoing surgery at the Humane Society of Kent County this morning after someone apparently soaked the animal in accelerant and lit it on fire.

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Wednesday | Lansing State Journal

Zondervan hires Jason Vines as communications VP

GRAND RAPIDS - Christian book publisher Zondervan has hired auto industry veteran Jason Vines to serve as vice president of public relations and communications.

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Wednesday | Associated Content

Voice Lessons in Grand Rapids, Michigan

For those interested in taking voice lessons in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there are a number of different options.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Prosecutors will review details of Grand Rapids crash that killed Patrick Smith

Police plan to ask prosecutors to review details surrounding a Monday traffic crash that killed 50-year-old Patrick Smith , a man with muscular dystrophy featured in The Press last year.

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Associated Content

Review of the Highlands Golf Course in Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Highlands Golf Course is located off of Leonard Street NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

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A Grand Rapids man who installed cameras in a rental house inhabited by a couple and their two children has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years' probation.

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Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Entrepreneurship meeting scheduled in Grand Rapids

A meeting to discuss entrepreneurship will be 5-7 p.m. July 22 at the Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton St.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Associated Content

Several Hundred Gather at Grand Rapids, Michigan Tea Party Protest

States took part in Tea Party protests organized in cities large and small. The rightwing protests - Tea is an acronym for "Taxed Enough Already" - have gained prominence since the election of Democrat Barack Obama and the large anti-tax Tea Parties held on April 15.

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MLive.com

Florida woman sends Vietnam War bracelet to parent of Grand Rapids-area soldier killed in 1969

Great sacrifice: Florida resident Joan Doolin's hands clutch the bracelet engraved with the name of Rick Medaris, who died in Vietnam in 1969.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

MLive.com

Urban chicken farmers gain popularity; East Grand Rapids family enjoys education, fresh eggs

On a recent weekday afternoon, 9-year-old Max Knecht sat in his driveway and pulled on a pair of Rollerblades, preparing for a spin around his family's East Grand Rapids neighborhood.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

MDOT Wrongly Distributed Funds

A state auditor general's report shows the Michigan Department of Transportation incorrectly distributed gas tax funds to 35 county road commissions in the past two budget years.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Flint Township

Man faces life in prison for killing prostitute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A man who killed a prostitute after having sex with her in a Wyoming, Mich., industrial park faces mandatory life in prison without parole after being convicted of first-degree murder.

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Ann Arbor News

Tribute concerts for Ralston Bowles raise thousands for Grand Rapids...

Appropriately ending the night with a duet performance of Ralston Bowles' "Fragile," Wisconsin's Peter Mulvey and New York's Amy Speace put a poignant capper on an amazing afternoon and evening at Grand Rapids' One Trick Pony on Sunday.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

MLive.com

Grand Rapids Community Foundation approves $352,400 in grants

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation approved $352,400 in grants for five Kent County nonprofits.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Editor & Publisher

'Grand Rapids Press' Sportswriter Cops Plea in Pot-Growing Case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. A suspended Grand Rapids Press sports columnist who pleaded guilty to delivery or manufacture of marijuana is heading back to court.

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WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Fire Damages Home on Eastern Avenue in Grand Rapids

Michael Maynard's morning started off pretty normal on Monday. He dropped his wife off at work, then headed out to work on a vehicle when he remembered that he'd left some of the tools he needed at home.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

MLive.com

Neighbors evacuated, but standoff ends peacefully in Grand Rapids

A five-hour standoff ended peacefully about 4:20 this morning after police shut down streets and evacuated neighbors while trying to get man with a weapon to leave his condominium.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Police Investigating Afternoon Shooting

GRAND RAPIDS - Detectives with the Grand Rapids Police Department are investigating a shooting at 1014 Tamarack St., near the intersection of Leonard and Alpine, at about 1:45 p.m. today.

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WXYZ

MI Man Gets Life Behind Bars for Child Sex Abuse

A northwest Michigan man convicted of molesting young girls has been sentenced to life in prison in the case.

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