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Teacher of the Week becomes educator after her own challenges in school
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Another very unsuspecting educator was pretty caught off guard when 13 ON YOUR SIDE showed up to Valley View Elementary School in Rockford for our latest Teacher of the Week surprise. She told us it doesn’t take much to make teachers feel appreciated. Her name...
'Find your happiness' | Wolverine Worldwide Family YMCA sports director retires after years long cancer battle
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Dino Baskovic's story with the Wolverine Worldwide Family YMCA in Belmont began when he and his wife registered their daughter to play soccer in 2013 after moving to Rockford. What Baskovic was yet to realize was that it was going to become a journey for him...
Family of Samuel Sterling reacts to release of bodycam, dashcam videos in officer-related death investigation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Samuel Sterling's parents, along with their attorney Ven Johnsen and former Kent County Commissioner Robert Womack, were some of the first to see body and dashcam footage of 25-year-old Samuel Sterling's officer-involved death. "Today, what we saw was a car that was used as a...
Man dies of injuries after fall in giraffe enclosure at Deer Tracks Junction
KENT COUNTY, MI – A man has died of injuries suffered in a fall in the giraffe enclosure at the family-owned Deer Tracks Junction Adventure Park. Tyler Powell, 27, of Cedar Springs suffered traumatic brain injuries April 19 in a fall from a ladder at the park on 14 Mile Road NE in Kent County’s Courtland Township.
MSP: Missing 19-year-old with dementia, down syndrome found safe
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan State Police confirmed to 13 ON YOUR SIDE that Delci Pearl Hayden, 19, has been found and she is safe. Hayden had been last seen in Lakeview, Montcalm County. She was wearing a purple t-shirt with two-toned yoga pants. Hayden has Down syndrome and...
Relay for Life Rockford celebrates those impacted by cancer on May 17
For those who have lived through a cancer journey, they know the only way to get through it is one step at a time. That happens through community support, and it can be found at the world’s largest volunteer-based fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life.
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