Gun Lake Tribe gets $4M to buy EVs, reuse gray water
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Gun Lake Tribe says it will use two grants totaling over $4 million to buy electric vehicles, install a solar array and make a plan to reuse gray water. The grants...
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Ruby Garcia murder suspect spent night at church before turning himself in
GANGES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The day after Ruby Garcia was shot and killed along US-131 in Grand Rapids, her now-confessed killer wandered into a church more than 40 miles away. Nobody knows what...
View ArticleAlpacas, astronomy and anime: What to do in West Michigan this weekend
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Whether you want to spend a day with some alpacas or a night with some lanterns, there's plenty to do this weekend in West Michigan. Here is a look at what you can do the...
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'I wanna face this': 911 call reveals highway killing suspect's confession
GANGES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — In the recording of a 911 call from inside a church in Allegan County, Brandon Ortiz-Vite can be heard confessing to the dispatcher that he committed murder. “I’m...
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Power outages around West Michigan amid wind gusts
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Tens of thousands of Consumers Energy customers in West Michigan lost power Friday afternoon as the region saw strong wind gusts. As of about 11:15 p.m. Friday, around...
View ArticleAlpacas take over Allegan County Fairgrounds for festival
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WOOD) — It is not common to see an alpaca in Michigan, according to a farmer from Haslett who breeds and shows them. However, inside the Allegan County Fairgrounds this weekend,...
View ArticleErosion battle continues at Laketown Township Beach
LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Laketown Township is continuing the work to save the dunes at its oldest park. Earlier this month, the township planted more than 60,000 sprigs of dune grass on a...
View Article4/20 events, deals in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Saturday is 4/20, the unofficial holiday celebrated by cannabis enthusiasts. "420 is a day that's steeped in lore for the cannabis community," Pharmhouse Wellness CEO and...
View ArticleDeputies: Woman hospitalized after motorcycle crash near Allegan
ALLEGAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A motorcyclist was hospitalized after a crash near Allegan Sunday night, deputies say. It happened just after 6 p.m. on 34th Street just south of 122nd Avenue. A...
View ArticleFormer Allegan aquatics director sentenced for sex abuse
ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A former aquatics director at Allegan Public Schools will serve years in jail for sexually abusing a student. Scott Simmons, 42, was sentenced Monday to between seven years,...
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