Lawmakers want to know why a government group is operating after being stripped of its funding.

Grand Rapids: Jan. 23: Nathan Reed to Christopher and Amanda Sias; Jan. 25: Oliver Greer to Dale and Raina Streeter; Jan.

Attention billboard companies: Grandville officials may be willing to make a deal that would allow existing freeway signs to expand beyond ordinance limits.

A new slate of annual awards will be given this spring to the best businesses of the newly merged Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce.

Paintball fields are proposed outside a former industrial plant, raising questions in City Hall about the impact on nearby housing.

Veteran banking executive John Porterfield has been named president of Comerica Inc.'s Grand Rapids/Holland region.

The last Sunday of the month is time for hearing directly from Press readers and trying to answer questions they have.

Hart High's Alex Rodriguez in the 112-pound class and Brad Whitney in the 152-pound class both posted 5-0 records Saturday as the Pirates placed sixth at the Benzie Central Super Duals Invitational.

Beverly Berndt, 47, laid off from a parts distributor in 2007, wants the president to focus on jobs.

Two of Steph and Fred Patten's four children are marking an anniversary next month.

Managing principal William A. Tanoury, along with principals David R. Nauts, Cullen B. McKinney and Linda M. Garbarino, announced the formation of Tanoury, Nauts, McKinney & Garbarino at 333 W. Fort St.

GRANDVILLE, Mich. Monday saw some scary moments for a Kent County family when an out of control car slammed into a little boy's bedroom.

Construction of a one-acre park along a former railroad right of way is planned this summer.

Ashley Hammink woke up to a "huge bang" and heard her baby screaming after a car crashed into her 18-month-old son's Grandville bedroom Monday afternoon, covering his crib with broken glass and bricks.

Kyle Behm makes a batch of kettle corn Friday at his store, Dorthy & Toto's Gourmet Kettle Corn, on Plainfield Avenue.

State Rep. Dave Agema of Grandville proudly trumpeted his status as the House's most conservative member as chosen by MIRS News in Lansing last week based on an index of selected votes in 2009.

Shifting from an automotive drive-by on Chicago Drive SW to a pedestrian-friendly streetscape will improve traffic flow, according to a city engineer.

Grand Rapids: Jan. 5: Nathan Thomas to Jessica Perkins and Jonathan Dutter; Jan.

A Sunday armed robbery at the Admiral Gas Station, 4315 Chicago Drive SW, likely was committed by the same person who pulled a similar heist about one month earlier, police said.

Grand Rapids: Dec. 28: David Michael to Mike and Michelle Terrell; Dec. 23: Leonel Gerardo to Randi VanderLaan and Gerardo Morales; Dec.