LIST: Michigan’s nursing home COVID-19 hubs
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many of the Michigan’s 21 nursing home COVID-19 “hubs,” which were set up to take those infected with the virus, have poor histories based on state inspections. For each...
View ArticleState: Nursing home with 33 deaths violated infection protocol
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Samaritas Lodge nursing home in Grand Rapids, which has lost 33 residents to COVID-19, made infection control mistakes that had the potential to spread the disease, a...
View Article‘Ada bones’ among several W MI cases undergoing genealogy testing
ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — It was 23 years ago Friday that a maintenance worker picking up trash in a roadside park east of Ada uncovered a mystery instead. “My gut feeling is it’s a victim of a...
View ArticleKent County deputy resigns after off-duty crash
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kent County sheriff’s deputy who came close to losing his job last year after an off-duty fight resigned Thursday after his private car was left behind at the scene of a...
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SCOTUS takes GR case of man mistaken as fugitive, beaten by police
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Six years after a fugitive task force mistook a Grand Valley State University student as a home invasion suspect, the resulting court battle is headed to the United States...
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Some USPS machines dismantled in Kent Co., including one Wednesday
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The day after the postmaster general said he would hit pause on massive changes within the U.S. Postal Service, News 8 learned a sorting machine was being dismantled in...
View ArticleFormer USPS worker: ‘It is a scary situation’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former post office employee who worked on the machines that have been removed says there’s no reason to remove any mail sorting machines, saying it will only slow down...
View ArticleUnion leader disputes Huizenga’s post office stamp of approval
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As controversy over the U.S. Postal Service and mail-in ballots continued in Washington, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, toured the main post office in Grand Rapids....
View ArticleWest Michigan Caterer, clients fall victim to COVID-19 pandemic
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — When Dan Sims and Brooke Baker signed with Grandville-based West Michigan Caterer back in June 2018, they had no idea they’d have to put their lives and wedding on hold two...
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Officials seek answers on GR post office concerns
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Target 8 is working to learn more on what’s happening at our local post office in downtown Grand Rapids as we get closer to an election that will set records for absentee...
View ArticleSen. Peters confirms mail delays in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Sen. Gary Peters said he received confirmation that West Michigan is experiencing slow mail delivery due to recent changes. On Tuesday, he toured the Patterson Avenue...
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Leaked photos apparently show dismantled USPS machines
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An inside source leaked photos from inside the downtown Grand Rapids post office to Target 8. The photos apparently show pieces of mail sorting machines disassembled and...
View ArticleDeputy lied to ‘see if I could get away with it.’ He didn’t
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kent County sheriff’s deputy who recently resigned had lied about his involvement in an off-duty hit-and-run crash “just to see if I could get away with it,” according...
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$8 receipt ‘sealed the deal’ in Battle Creek murder case
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — When Amber Griffin disappeared, those who knew and loved her spoke of her in the present tense. It’s the only option for the hopeful. Perhaps, as her boyfriend told them,...
View ArticleVideo shows racist tirade against migrant worker at Ottawa Co. farm
TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The son of a Conklin-area farm owner has been charged with assault after a tirade against a migrant worker was caught on tape. The incident happened in late July at...
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In baby's death, COVID-19 'significant' factor, not 'immediate cause'
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 2-month-old Michigan infant whose death was ruled a COVID-19 fatality had other complicating medical conditions. The baby boy, who the state said was the youngest...
View ArticleDrivers for Forest Hills uneasy about chemicals cleaning buses
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With an urgent focus on keeping kids healthy to ensure they can continue classroom learning, bus drivers for Forest Hills Public Schools fear the district's sanitizing...
View ArticleDocs: Firings, trainings protected Lakeside's license, but not residents
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — State documents detailing corrective actions Lakeside Academy took in response to violations over the years show repeated problems with staff not following policies. They...
View ArticleBelmont woman fighting PFAS diagnosed with cancer
BELMONT, Mich. (WOOD) — The Belmont woman who became the face of the nationwide fight against PFAS has been diagnosed with a cancer tied to the chemical. Sandy Wynn-Stelt said she returned home...
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Target 8: Inside the Lake County militia training grounds
LUTHER, Mich. (WOOD) — From the dirt road, the two-track looks like all the others leading to any number of deer camps. Tracks left by deer on the dusty road co-mingle with those left by pickup...
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