Grand Rapids News

With silver bracelets on each wrist and a silver chain necklace dangling from his neck, Perrysburg Township resident Don Witzler slammed the hammer down again and again.

Recently retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. accused HBO's announcers of bias against him and other black fighters.

Fill 'er up - but make it hydrogen Honda's new hydrogen car rents for $600 a month.

Wauseon church regroups after fire breaks out Police shut down South Shoop Avenue for more than three hours, as several crews got things under control.

Eugene Ward was in for a bit of a surprise when Ohio Department of Transportation land surveyors visited his property to lay out a new cul-de-sac on Box Road to be built as part of the new U.S. 24 across ...

The June 11 editorial "Yucca, some day" describes Nevada's opposition to the Department of Energy's nuclear waste repository project near Las Vegas as "political maneuvering." That is unfair and does not do ...

With a nearly $94 million series of renovation and construction projects under way at the Toledo Zoo, visitors will encounter more fences and detours than usual this summer.

Local historian Naomi Twining will be speaking about the Underground Railroad in Northwest Ohio at the Harris-Elmore Public Library at 6:30 p.m. June 23.

The young mother they had just pulled out of the river was an awful blue color and rag-doll limp, her eyes rolled back in her head, muddy water coming out of her mouth, and showing almost no sign of life.

Issue date: 6/4/08 Section: Local Wednesday 11:15 p.m. Karl B. Spoores Jr., 28, Klinton M. Crispen, 30, and John H. Crispen, 54, all of Bowling Green, were cited for disorderly conduct after a physical fight.

A helicopter crashed on the helipad of a Grand Rapids hospital Thursday morning.

A Grand Rapids fire department dispatcher says a helicopter has crashed at a hospital in the city.

Hadley's first day on the job will be June 23. He said his marching orders are an enhanced focus on community policing, a diverse command staff and an internal-affairs office that is "transparent." Click here ...

The 50-mph speed limit that extends all the way to the downtown area has long been a concern of local residents.

Births Bay Park Community Hospital Angela and Jason Runion, Woodville, girl, Sunday. via Toledo Blade

“I hope that wherever he is, that maybe it's brought some peace to the whole thing”

Standing along a stretch of railroad tracks in South Toledo, Jason Langlois tried to envision the area nearly a century ago when railroad Detective Frank Smith was shot there during a robbery. via Toledo Blade

Saturday- Antique Car Gathering, Archbold: Sauder Village celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Model T with a display of antique cars and Hank Fincken portraying Henry Ford. via Cleveland.com

Clinton, Obama campaign in Indiana Primaries coming up Tuesday in North Carolina and Indiana are the next big test for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two candidates still standing... Man slashed by beer ... via WTOL-TV Toledo

“I'd like to think that my book is one that ought to earn its keep if anybody wants to buy it”

Jeff Yeager is a cheapskate and he's proud of it. Buy into his philosophy - OK, so maybe "buy" is a poor word choice; better to adopt his philosophy -and he promises you'll be happier, with more time on your ... via Toledo Blade

“They were catching them one after another. Some anglers launched cartoppers and drifted downstream toward Hawley Street and downtown with excellent results. It was rather brisk fishing down there”

Highland Park Dam area scene of some good fishing Swan Creek, believe it or not, has been quite the little fishing hole for a week now, and white bass are the name of the game. via Toledo Blade