Category Archives: Holland News
Two arrested in South Haven meth bust
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - Two persons are behind bars after a Thursday bust at a mobile home that was purportedly dealing with large amounts of methamphetamine in South Haven. According to the Van...
Dec 01, 2023 Nov. 30, 2023; South Haven, MI, USA; A mobile home door at a unit off of Blue Star Highway where police found a "large" amount of meth. (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
GVSU professor predicts $10 million economic impact from layoffs at Pfizer and LG Energy Solution
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The west Michigan economy could lose up to $10 million due to layoffs in Kalamazoo at Pfizer and LG Energy Solution in Holland. Grand Valley State University associate dea...
Nov 16, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
LG Energy Solution laying off 170 in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - LG Energy Solution is laying off 170 employees at its Holland factory as the company is also expanding the electric vehicle battery factory. A letter to employees from LG En...
Nov 15, 2023
Allegan County woman accused of impersonating a licensed nurse pleads guilty in federal court
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Wayland area woman who faked being a licensed nurse has pleaded guilty to using the identity of another person to obtain employment as a licensed registered nurse and...
Nov 07, 2023 U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan seal
UPDATE: Bangor man killed in single-vehicle crash identified
BANGOR TWP., MI (WHTC/WKZO) - A 64-year-old Bangor man lost his life on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 24, 2023) following a single-vehicle crash near his hometown. According to the Van Buren County Sheriff'...
Oct 25, 2023 Oct. 24, 2023; Bangor Twp., MI, USA; A pick up truck lies on its side after a fatal crash with a tree near a residence off of 30th Avenue. (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
New K9 helps Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Deputies arrest burglar near Gobles
GOBLES, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - One of the newest members of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department stepped up Sunday morning to thwart a burglar at a Gobles residence. According to Van Buren County Sheri...
Oct 22, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's K9 Jett with two fellow human deputies (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Office)
Lawrence woman killed in head-on crash in Allegan County Friday morning
TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 30-year-old woman is dead and a 71-year-old man is hospitalized following a head-on crash in Allegan County's Trowbridge Township Friday morning. Around 10:00 ...
Oct 20, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Allegan Co. Health Department discloses case of rabies found in bat
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - A bat may be a familiar symbol of Halloween, but the Allegan County Health Department is not fooling around when it comes to the real flying mammal and rabies. On Friday depa...
Oct 13, 2023 amareta kelly / CC
Another suspect arrested by noted Van Buren Co. police canine
GENEVA TWP., MI (WKZO/WHTC) - Thanks to another heroic effort from a noted police canine, a fleeing suspect near South Haven was apprehended Friday afternoon. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's S...
Oct 01, 2023 Van Buren Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Kuno (photo courtesy Lake Michigan Police K-9 Association)
Allegan County woman posing as a registered nurse faces prison time after being indicted on federal charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan County woman who falsely claimed she was a registered nurse to defraud employers has been indicted on several federal charges. 48-year-old Leticia Gallarzo h...
Sep 27, 2023 Leticia Gallarzo (courtesy Texas Board of Nursing)
