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Target 8: Letter carrier arrested for mail theft had criminal record
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) -- The mailman accused of stealing cash and gift cards from customers on his Wyoming route is facing federal charges. The complaint filed by the United States Attorney’s Office...
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AG investigating after ‘Fallen Warrior’ memorial falls short
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- The goal was admirable: raise $400,000 for a bronze memorial to honor more than 300 men and women from Michigan killed in wars since Sept. 11, 2001. But after more than...
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Ex-letter carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A former West Michigan mailman accused of stealing gift cards and cash from residents on his route has pleaded guilty to federal charges against him. Alexis Odelin, 26, of...
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Landlady accused of scamming desperate renters
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A Wyoming landlady is accused of taking advantage of potential renters by charging them for background checks with no intention of leasing to them. Wyoming’s city attorney...
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Unmasked: The two faces of Jeffrey Willis
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) -- If Jeffrey Willis is everything police say he is, he's a serial killer -- or was well on his way to being one. That is, until a 16-year-old girl made a run for it on a lonely...
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Hunt for Harold Knight: Inside the mystery package
GLADWIN, Mich. (WOOD) -- Nearly two years after Harold “Butch” Knight called police to say he'd strangled his wife Sara Knight, her family is growing more desperate to track him down. For the first...
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Teen’s suicide prompts state action against GR child welfare home
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State regulators cited one of Michigan’s largest child welfare agencies for failing to supervise a teenager who took his own life at the facility in July 2016. According...
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Target 8: Beware of clause that cuts insurance benefits
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Protecting your family on the road is about more than seat belts and safe driving. It’s also critical that you understand your auto insurance policy, especially if you...
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Questions of conduct after Calhoun Co. standoff
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – The fallout over a short armed standoff between a homeowner and a sheriff’s sergeant is leading to questions about what Calhoun County deputies may have done to...
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Records reveal exchange that led to Craigslist killings
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — In the initial Craigslist exchange between Brady Oestrike and the couple he murdered in 2014, Charles Oppenneer and Brooke Slocum said they needed money, which is why they were...
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Craigslist killings: Inside the murderer’s house
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) -- Videos released to Target 8 show Brady Oestrike, who was responsible for the gruesome murders of a man and his girlfriend in July 2014, preparing his Wyoming home for his...
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Elderly couple warns of estate sale rip-off
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When Bob and Dolly Jewell hired Selina Hernandez to manage their estate sale, they had no idea the 43-year-old Grand Rapids woman had once managed a drug deal that...
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Chief on Craigslist killings: ‘We did everything we could’
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — New documents detailing the investigation into the 2014 Wyoming Craigslist killings help explain why police waited five hours outside Brady Oestrike's home, not knowing victim...
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Target 8: Consumers customers still feeling meter misery
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) -- Renee Ridley's power was shut off twice because she couldn't pay a nearly $3,000 gas bill that reached back 19 months. Her troubles were the after effects of poor billing...
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Target 8: CPS criticized after deaths of drug-exposed babies
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- When a baby is born with illicit drugs in its system, you might think the state of Michigan would take action against the parents. Not necessarily. Target 8 began...
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Authorities: Charging 8-year-old ‘only way to get him help’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An 8-year-old boy accused of stabbing a 12-year-old boy is likely the youngest child charged with a violent crime in Kent County. The boy, who lives with his mother on...
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Deaths of drug-exposed babies prompts law review
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A state legislator is launching a review of child protection laws after Target 8 exposed a disturbing pattern of drug-positive babies dying within their first year. “You...
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City stiffs sewer customers on bill for nothing
ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A big sewer backup: It was the first whiff of trouble that would eventually cost thousands of dollars and leave an Allegan couple wondering if they still want to live in the...
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Meghan’s Cry: The struggle of fighting heroin addiction
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Molly Reid's nightmare became a reality early in the early morning hours of Oct. 30. Her phone rang, delivering the heartbreaking news that her daughter's struggle with...
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Meghan’s Cry: Law to prevent drug deaths rarely used
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Molly Reid thought she had used every tool available to try to get her daughter off heroin. She was wrong. She and her family are now preparing to spend their first...
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