Michael Dupre
FOX 17
Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Rally held for Grand Rapids man detained by ICE
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Friends, family and community members gathered Friday to ask for the release of a man who is being held by federal immigration authorities. Brandon Reyes-Parra and his mother were arrested last month by U.S. → Read More
Family focused on moving forward after deadly crash
LOWELL, Mich. — A Lowell family is trying to move forward after a crash claimed the life of a mother and her 3-year-old son. The crash happened Saturday night on westbound I-96 in Clinton County when the family was driving back from Anne Arbor. → Read More
Family to suspected drunk driver: ‘Stop and think’
MUSKEGON, Mich. — A West Michigan family says a tragedy could have been avoided if a suspected drunk driver had stopped and thought before getting behind the wheel. → Read More
Muskegon dorm hall giving home to homeless students
MUSKEGON, Mich. — A dorm hall in Muskegon is celebrating nearly two years in operation with a goal to help homeless students get an education. Muskegon Covenant Hall is trying to get people off the streets and into the workforce by giving students between the ages of 16 and 22 a place to call home while trying to earn their high school diploma from Muskegon Covenant Academy. → Read More
Michigan man stays positive while dealing with ALS diagnosis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A man in Michigan received a devastating diagnosis in August 2018 when doctors told him he had Lou Gehrig's Disease. Most of the people diagnosed with the fatal disease get in their 40s, but Dominic Minidis is only 22 years old. → Read More
Cuddling babies: A volunteer’s dream job at Spectrum Health
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It might be some of the best volunteer work imaginable: getting to spend free time cuddling babies. Spectrum Health has hundreds of volunteers in the Child Life Volunteer program who get to do just that, spending countless hours putting smiles on the faces of children. → Read More
Mom: Daughter ‘traumatized’ after ‘suspicious encounter’ in GR
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids mother is voicing concerns after she says a daughter tried to lure her into his truck. Tonya Davis says her 14-year-old daughter Taliyah called her Monday afternoon in a panic, describing how a man tried to pick her up near Dolbee Avenue and Thomas Street while walking home from her bus stop. → Read More
Woman moves childhood home from Mattawan to Paw Paw
PAW PAW, Mich. — People traveling in Van Buren County got to see a wide. slow-moving sight Thursday: a house blocking off some major roads for hours as it was moved from Mattawan to Paw Paw. The home shut down traffic in both directions on Main Street, Red Arrow Highway and Hazen Street. → Read More
Court docs: Mom had history of mental illness before murder-suicide
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The woman who investigators say shot and killed her three children had a history of mental illness, according to court documents. → Read More
Montcalm County students build bunk beds to help kids in need
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — A group of students in Montcalm County use their carpentry skills to give back to their community. It's all part of an effort by the non-profit group Sleep in Heavenly Peace that builds beds from scratch for families that could be sleeping on floors without their help. → Read More
Ice knocks out power and knocks tree through a truck’s windshield
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A lot of ice causing a lot of problems for people in West Michigan. Consumers Energy has been hard at work since early Wednesday morning trying to restore power to thousands of customers. The hardest hit area is Kent County with more than 30,000 customers without power. → Read More
Road crews working to prevent ice build up
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The weekend warm up is a welcoming feeling in West Michigan. But the quick thaw and coming re-freeze is creating a new set of concerns. → Read More
Clearing snow helpful for mail delivery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Their iconic slogan says neither rain nor snow will stop their deliveries and that includes the winter storm hitting West Michigan. The United States Postal Service prides itself on delivering the mail on time. → Read More
Government shutdown affects Grand Rapids flights
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A lack of air traffic controllers left the Federal Aviation Administration with no choice but to cancel some flights Friday, including some in Grand Rapids. Flyers were frustrated, thinking that while they may have expected weather delays, but didn't think the shutdown would slow them down. → Read More
Attempt to thaw frozen pipes destroys family home
IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — Frigid temperatures across West Michigan are causing a number of issues with frozen pipes. An Ionia County family has a warning after an effort to thaw their pipes destroyed their home. Nick Lamoreaux says he took matters into his own hands and used a torpedo heater to thaw frozen pipes, but instead sparked a devastating fire. → Read More
Furnace repair work goes up as temperature goes down
ZEELAND, Mich. — As frigid weather makes it's presence known in West Michigan, it also means it's a busy time for heating companies. As the mercury drops, people use their heaters more and that extra use can put stress on a furnace, leaving them reaching for the phone for a fix. West Michigan Heating and AC Services says their phones have been ringing constantly with calls for furnace repairs. → Read More
West Michigan businesses bring food to TSA employees
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The government shutdown impacting a number of workers at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, including Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration employees. → Read More
Grand Rapids mother demands justice for son’s shooting death
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A mother is mourning the loss of her son after he was shot and killed Sunday in a strip mall parking lot near 44th Street and Kalamazoo Avenue. → Read More
Heart-shaped urn returned to family
WYOMING, Mich. — The rightful owner of a silver heart-shaped urn has been found, and the ashes of a departed loved one are back with the family. The keepsake urn is engraved with "Mom" and "1926-2017. → Read More
Facebook group tries to expose potential child predators
PORTLAND, Mich. — A group of people in West Michigan is taking the law into their own hands. They are armed with cell phones and social media and they say they are protecting your kids by confronting alleged child predators. → Read More