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Six haunted legends to explore along the lakeshore this Halloween
Some of the region's most haunted legends are found in Allegan County. We've listed six of the spookiest places to visit this Halloween season. → Read More
Hundreds attend event commemorating 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War
More than 900 veterans filed into the Holland Civic Center as the city hosted a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration event April 29.“I was impressed. → Read More
Softball coach Thomas Galloway arraigned on sexual assault charges
Thomas Galloway, accused of having sex with a minor on his travel softball team, was arraigned Tuesday morning on one count of first-degree criminal → Read More
Ronald Mancha to spend at least 5 years in prison for fatal crash
Mancha was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison on the first charge and 20-60 months on the latter. The charges will be served concurrently, meaning at the same time. → Read More
Veterans Spotlight: Dale Dykema was Navy surgeon during Vietnam War
Sometimes war can offer a surrealness like nothing else can.Dale Dykema, a Naval battalion surgeon during Vietnam, was sitting in a base camp playing → Read More
Robert Haveman formally charged for stealing from Elsa Prince-Broekhuizen trust fund
Robert Haveman, a long-time financial adviser for the family of Elsa Prince-Broekhuizen, was formally arraigned in a federal district court this morning → Read More
Despite public belief, intersections where signal is out does not automatically become four-way
Cruising along the highway at 55 mph, you notice the traffic signal at the next intersection is completely out. What do you do? → Read More
WEMET raids 4 medical marijuana dispensaries in Allegan County
The West Michigan Enforcement Team raided four separate medical marijuana dispensaries in Allegan County last week on accusations they were operating → Read More
Daryl Broadnax sentenced to 4 years in prison for Allendale Township home invasions
A Dearborn resident with a temporary residency in Allendale will spend at least four years in prison for multiple home invasions that occurred in Allendale Township in December. → Read More
Veteran spotlight: Walter Bahm tracked Soviet subs during tail end of Cold War
Fixed on the radar screen in front of him, listening to the sequenced pings in his ear phones, Walter Bahm, a United States Navy oceanographic technician, knew by the sounds it was a Soviet submarine. → Read More
Signal outage on U.S. 31 Thursday was caused by previous dump truck crash
Several traffic signals in Holland Township were knocked out Thursday, March 10, after a dump truck crashed into utility wires, and the outages may have contributed to a multiple-vehicle crash on U.S. 31 later the same day. → Read More
Holland woman gets word from Dutch family who hosted her soldier father
After a months-long search to track down descendants of a Dutch family who took in her father, a United States infantryman serving in Europe during World → Read More
Investigation shows Allegan CPS failed to comply with policy in case of children later murdered
The Office of Children’s Ombudsman found the Allegan County Child Protection Services did not comply with policies and state law in the handling of a child safety case of two children who were later shot and killed by their mother’s boyfriend, who was father to one of the victims. → Read More
Trial for Edwind Serrato, accused in gang-shooting incident, set for May
Edwind Israel Serrato has been charged with assault with intent to murder and using a firearm to commit a felony for the Feb. 14 shooting, which occurred at a home at 3742 136th Ave. in Holland Township. → Read More
Cases against twin sisters charged in fatal crash move to circuit court
Twin sisters both charged with felonies in relation to the death of a 58-year-old Allegan County man killed in a crash Dec. 16, 2015, have both been bound over to circuit court. → Read More
Witnesses describe scene of February gang-related shooting in Holland Township
Ottawa County District Court Judge Brad Knoll bound Edwind Serrato over to circuit court following the hearing. His arraignment in circuit court will be March 15. → Read More
Kindergarten cop: Holland police make 5-year-old boy officer for a day
With a floppy police hat held up only by the tops of his ears and a badge anchored to the left side of his blue uniform with “police” written in all caps across his back, 5-year-old Everett Lehr walked through the doors of the Holland police department ready to become the city’s “kindergarten cop.” → Read More
Corey LaValley sentenced to 55 years for killing girlfriend, two kids
Corey LaValley Sr., who pleaded no contest to murdering his girlfriend and two of her children, one of whom was his own, and then setting their house on → Read More
'Snapped' TV show to feature Maryann Castorena hitman murder case
A television show that features women accused of murder will air an episode highlighting the Ottawa County case of Maryann Castorena, who was convicted of paying a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend for life insurance money. → Read More
Fennville teen charged with multiple felonies in shooting over gun sale dispute
A 17-year-old Fennville boy has been arraigned on four felony charges stemming from a shooting that occurred in an Allegan County park. → Read More