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‘With heavy heart,’ Grand Rapids restaurant announces closure

A restaurant in Grand Rapids' Belknap Lookout neighborhood has closed its doors.

Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

WOOD TV8

GRPD: Two people brought to hospital after shooting

Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries early Saturday morning in Grand Rapids after a shooting, police say.

Grand Rapids, MI · 4h

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Seafood Buffet Fans Fill Up On Crab Legs At This Grand Rapids All-You-Can-Eat Spot

Some people plan their whole weekend around one thing, and in Grand Rapids, that thing is often crab legs. There is a buffet on the west side of town where diners grab their plates and wait for a fresh tray to hit the line. It offers more than 200 Asian...

Grand Rapids, MI · 19h

Fox17

FEDERAL AFFIDAVIT: women lived in basement of Comstock Park massage parlor amid trafficking probe

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — A massage parlor in Comstock Park, Asian Massage, is among the locations named in a federal affidavit as potentially connected to human trafficking and money laundering. The affidavit reveals that investigators believe women were living in the basement of the massage parlor. Clothing, a small...

Comstock Park, MI · 2d

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Longtime Grand Rapids furniture store closes doors, property sale pending

After nearly 80 years in Grand Rapids, Sullivan's Carpet and Furniture has shut down, its remaining inventory is being auctioned off and a property sale is pending.

Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

Sports Radio 98.7

30-year-old Man Hit Outside Crosswalk At 28th And Woodward Dies; Driver Fled The Scene

A 30-year-old man crossing near 28th and Woodward in Wyoming was struck Tuesday evening and died Thursday. Police seek a silver or gray Nissan Murano with front-end damage.

Wyoming, MI · 13h

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‘Visiting Angel’ admits to targeting elderly couple for funds, airfare

A woman hired to care for an elderly Plainfield Township couple drained more than $5,100 from their accounts, even buying a $1,042 airline ticket to return to South Africa, court records show.

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Grand Rapids’ Taco Borracho announces closure, citing ‘challenging times’

After years of struggling to stay afloat, Taco Borracho in Grand Rapids is set to close at the end of the month.

Grand Rapids, MI · 18h

97.9 WGRD

Meet the Deer Sheriff: The Man Who’s Cleared 50,000+ Deer From Kent County Roads

Andy Albertson has one of the most unusual jobs in Michigan, and the numbers behind it are staggering.

Kent County, MI · 2d

FOX 17 News West Michigan

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Wyoming man killed in crash after colliding with semi early Thursday

A 31-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving hit a semi in Wyoming on Thursday morning.

Wyoming, MI · 1d

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Roskam Foods’ Zach Malin says ‘yes’ to opportunity

KANSAS CITY, MO — At first glance, Zach Malin’s resume shows a breadth of contract manufacturing know-how, but that’s hardly the whole story. To get the full picture, you’d have to travel back to the early 2000s. Malin spent the first two decades of his career...

Grand Rapids, MI · 19h

MLive

DeVos-owned Harley-Davidson dealership moving to Grand Rapids suburb

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Grand Rapids Harley-Davidson will move from its Hudsonville location to a modernized facility in Wyoming next year, parent company Fox Outdoors announced. The dealership plans to relocate from 2977 Corporate Grove Drive in Hudsonville to 780 44th St. SW in Wyoming, just south of Grand Rapids. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, with the new location expected to open in spring 2027.

Housing Finance

Affordable Housing Opens Next to Michigan Health Center

A 56-unit affordable housing community has opened adjacent to a health center in Wyoming, Michigan. Woda Cooper Cos. and Cherry Health collaborated on the development of Shea Ravines next to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center. “Named in honor of our former CEO Chris Shea, Shea Ravines reflects his...

Wyoming, MI · 1d

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Ground stop lifted after flights delayed, canceled at Ford Airport

Flights headed out of Gerald R. Ford International Airport near Grand Rapids were delayed after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop Friday.

Grand Rapids, MI · 17h

FOX 17 News West Michigan

Expansion project aimed to improve Ford Airport ready for take-off

A new airfield development is ready to take flight at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, officials said.

abc12.com

FBI searches three Michigan massage parlors, including Flint Township

MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Federal agents searched a local massage parlor Tuesday after an investigation revealed an alleged multi-city illegal commercial sex and unlicensed money-transmitting operation. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, FBI agents executed a search warrant at about 10...

Comstock Park, MI · 2d

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Plans to develop Grand Rapids’ St. James Catholic Church prompt backlash from community

Former church members recalled all of the special memories — from weddings to baptisms to all of the little moments in between — that led them to walking up and down the steps at the St. James Catholic Church which are now cracked from decades of use.

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Man found not guilty in deadly 1985 stabbing in Grand Rapids

A man arrested in 2023 for a deadly stabbing that happened nearly 40 years earlier has been acquitted.