Lifeline Delayed: AMR on “improvement plan” over delays
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An emergency services oversight panel has placed American Medical Response on a six-month improvement plan due to delayed response times. The EMS Consortium of Kent County...
View ArticleNo charges for travel ball club owner who froze accounts
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — The president of a West Michigan travel baseball and softball organization put $60,000 into renovations for a hitting club he opened after freezing player accounts, according...
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After the Fall: 8,000 miles from justice
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WOOD) — Father Jacob Vellian is a revered religious scholar and author in his native India. He’s known for his singing voice and his knowledge of the Syriac language, which...
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Diocese of Kalamazoo gets credible sex abuse allegation
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Diocese of Kalamazoo says it has a credible allegation of sexual abuse against retired Rev. Richard Fritz that dates back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Diocesan...
View Article18 years later, convicted swindler accused of new scam
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you think Ben Shawa’s name sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Target 8 investigators have put out warnings about Shawa’s businesses before: in 2002, 2004 and 2011....
View ArticleTarget 8: The Youngest Killers
>>App users: Click here to watch the documentary .ad-unit{display:none !important;} The youngest of Michigan’s killers were little boys with baby faces, not yet teenagers. They believed in Santa...
View Article‘He’s never come’: Customers stood up by snowplow company
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids residents who hired AJ’s Snowplowing have been frustrated all winter, saying they’re clearing their own driveways. Target 8 has received several complaints...
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Amid coronavirus fears, W. MI store hikes mask price
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When a shopper spotted individual dust masks going for $9.99 at an Allendale Township hardware store, she shared her frustration with Target 8. “Price gouging has...
View ArticleAG warns retailers after W. MI store hiked mask price
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s attorney general is reviewing the actions of an Allendale Township hardware store after it hiked the price of individual dust masks amid a spike in demand for the...
View ArticleDeath raises new questions about care at Muskegon County Jail
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The death of a mother of three who had been locked up on a probation violation is raising new questions about medical care at the Muskegon County Jail. Tiffany Davis, 39, of...
View ArticleAG “deeply troubled” by “breakdown” in double fatal crash charge
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s attorney general is making changes after an “oversight” in her office delayed criminal charges in a car crash that killed a woman and baby. “We are reviewing...
View ArticleAccused price gouger: $60 Purell bottle was an ‘accident’
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WOOD) — A business owner whose Twitter post advertised $60 hand sanitizer says it was all an accident. “They were priced accidentally wrong online,” said Anthony Marshall, owner of...
View ArticleHigher-risk retail workers can’t afford time off, but fear exposure
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When you think of the front lines of disaster response, you probably envision paramedics, firefighters, police or the military. But amid the COVID-19 crisis, supermarket...
View ArticleUnidentified, handless remains from ’92 to undergo genealogy testing
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s been 27 years since a man driving on a rural road in New Buffalo near Michigan’s southwest border spotted the remains of an elderly woman. She’d been wrapped in a...
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Homeless struggle ‘even harder’ amid COVID-19 outbreak
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you don’t often think about the plight of those experiencing homelessness in West Michigan, Sara Schade has a message for you. Now is the time to care. “We’re dealing...
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Business selling ‘Coronavirus Defender Patch’ accused of false claims before
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The owners of two companies that allegedly tried to profit from coronavirus fears have been accused of deceptive practices before. In April 2012, consumer advocates called...
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Redial for hours: Laid off workers stymied trying to reach unemployment
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The need is historic. Since the coronavirus shut down in Michigan, more than 1 million people have reached out to the state for unemployment benefits. That’s nearly one of...
View ArticleState: 5 W MI nursing homes failed infection control check
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State regulators visited 12 West Michigan nursing homes in recent weeks to determine if they’re meeting infection control standards amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Surveyors...
View ArticleW. MI pastor’s son allegedly made $140,000 on N95 mask scam
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A Muskegon pastor called the federal fraud investigation into his son’s online face mask sales a “witch hunt.” “He is innocent. My son is the most honest person that you’ll...
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Remembering loved ones lost to COVID-19 in Kent County
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Most of those who have died of COVID-19 in Kent County have been known as numbers: the first death, the second death, the third. On Wednesday, that number stood at 33. But...
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