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2 hrs ago | MLive.com

Addiction counselor: Drug culture squanders freedom earned by our heroes

Youths smoke marijuana at the Denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at Civic Center Park in Denver, Saturday, April 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Grand Rapids, MI, Chemistry, Science, Opinion

Mon May 20, 2013

MLive.com

Potent storm knocks out power to thousands in West Michigan

Thousands were without power in Northern Kent County and western Montcalm County after a line of strong storms blew through West Michigan.

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Related Topix: Montcalm County, MI, Weather, Newaygo County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Marijuana how-to: Grand Rapids city manager's tips for escaping state, local prosecution

Marijuana advocates march along Monroe Center in downtown Grand Rapids Thursday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Blog News, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sun May 19, 2013

MLive.com

Caledonia man, 18, pinned in car after veering off 84th Street SE, hitting tree

A Caledonia man is recovering in the hospital today after being pinned in his vehicle during a crash early Sunday on 84th Street SE.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MI

Examiner.com

Record temperatures, large hail and snow flurries

Record temperatures, large hail and snow flurries top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history .

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, Michigan, Weather, Heat Wave, Ishpeming, MI

Sat May 18, 2013

CBS Local

Man Sentenced In Drunk Driving Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl

A Grand Rapids man will spend up to 15 years in prison for the drunken driving death of an 8-year-old Detroit girl.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Missing: Michael Loren Smith

GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich- Around 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Kent County Sheriff's responded to a report of a missing person in the area of Forest Hills Ave.

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MLive.com

Cedar Springs teen involved in Algoma Township crash remains in critical condition

Kathy Hubert, on right, and her daughter, Victoria, watch as Kent County officials assess the scene of a road commission truck crashed into an Algoma Township house on Thursday, May 16, after a two-vehicle crash.

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Related Topix: Cedar Springs, MI, Rockford, MI

MLive.com

Student Film Festival: West Michigan students could win most of Meijer's 20,000 in prizes

File Photo: More than $20,000 in prizes will be given to 18 Michigan high school students on Saturday, June 8, at Celebration Cinemas North, for their winning entries in the Meijer Great Choices Student Film Awards.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Education Etc., Grand Rapids, MI, Byron Center, MI

Fri May 17, 2013

MLive.com

'She is an absolute miracle' family says of girl as jury issues guilty verdict for child abuse

Nathaniel Sweet, on trial this week for skull and rib fractures his former girlfriend's daughter suffered in October, was found guilty Friday of first-degree child abuse.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law

MLive.com

Judge: Former Byron Center teacher, accused of relationship with student, violated no-contact order

Former Byron Center High School teacher Glenn Davis appears in 63rd District Court Monday, March 25, 2013 on charges of three counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct.

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Related Topix: Byron Center, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Police investigating fatal moped accident in Lowell Township, cause unclear

A moped driver is dead and an investigation is ongoing following an accident this morning on the 11000 block of 36th Street, according to a Kent County dispatcher.

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Related Topix: Lowell, MI

Thu May 16, 2013

MLive.com

'My heart just stopped' neighbor says upon seeing truck crashed into house

Kathy Hubert, on right, and her daughter, Victoria, watch as Kent County officials asses the scene of a road commission truck crashed into an Algoma Township house on Thursday, May 16, after a two-vehicle crash.

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Related Topix: Rockford, MI

MLive.com

Judge to drunk driver who killed 8-year-old: 'This is every parent's worst nightmare'

Byron Juarez is sentenced by Judge Mark Trusock on Thursday, May 16, at the Kent County Courthouse.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Fearful of 'fracking,' Kent County township adopts moratorium on oil and gas drilling

The West Michigan Environmental Action Council and Kent County Water Conservation have mapped oil and gas leases in Kent County.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Rockford, MI, Traverse City, MI

MLive.com

Michigan's sweet cherry crop in good shape despite cold spring, growers and packers say

These Regina sweet cherries are in full bloom and will become juicy in about six weeks.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Agriculture, Science, Sparta, MI, Weather, Muskegon County, MI

Wed May 15, 2013

MLive.com

Man accused of firing shot at Grand Rapids police officer to spend 3 decades behind bars

A parole absconder accused of firing a shot at a police officer during a foot pursuit in October learned Wednesday running doesn't equal freedom.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

MLive.com

Falling trees knock out power to thousands in Kent County

Color-coded areas show reported Consumers Energy power outages. Rockford-area residents without power are shaded in red.

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Related Topix: Rockford, MI

MLive.com

What some Grand Rapids voters will do for the first time in 28 years

People wait to vote at Community Revival Center, 1005 Evergreen SE Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Wyoming, MI, Ottawa County, MI

Tue May 14, 2013

MLive.com

Kent City missing woman, 75: New details released by police

A search continues for a missing 75-year-old woman suffering from dementia who possibly was last seen around noon walking south near M-37 and 15 Mile Road, according to the Kent County Sheriff's Department.

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Related Topix: Kent City, MI