Muskegon Heights News

Children with any amount of lead in their blood might suffer irreversible health effects, a fact that underscores the need to keep kids from coming in contact with the toxic metal, according to an expert on the ...

It took them nearly a year to finally sit down and talk. But the Muskegon Heights City Council and the Downtown Development Authority walked out of Monday's joint meeting with a rejuvenated spirit and plans to ...

A Muskegon man connected to an April armed robbery -- and recently called as a prosecution witness on a jewelry store double murder -- entered no contest pleas Tuesday.

Michael Richter, a buyer with the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, left, looks at an old phonograph player with Shirley Williams, 59, of Muskegon Heights.

Volunteers from Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry load a pallet of shave gel and other various items from the Second Harvest Gleaners Food Depot in downtown Muskegon.

Brothers Dimitri and Darick Anderson are headed to Circuit Court on charges of killing two men in a downtown Grand Haven jewelry store.

A Detroit man has pleaded no contest to manslaughter, and guilty to gun charges, in the 2006 fatal shooting of a Muskegon Heights man.

Concern over "water quality" and alleged mismanagement of its water system -- more so than money issues -- finally convinced the Fruitport Township Board of Trustees Monday to sue the city of Muskegon Heights.

Work is to begin Tuesday on a $1.5 million expansion project of the Muskegon Family Care facility.

As you may have heard, in an attempt to change their image the city of Muskegon Heights has banned "low-pants". In a related story, researchers found that Muskegon Heights is the last place on the planet where ...

Repairs needed to revitalize the Strand building, a downtown Muskegon Heights theater building owned by the city, are expected to be studied soon by a Muskegon company.

Frank and Gina Lister are getting out of the motel business to expand their Hearthstone Restaurant with outdoor dining and increased parking.

Four men have been arraigned in 60th District Court in connection with a counterfeit money ring.

A long-simmering dispute between Muskegon Heights and its two municipal water customers -- Norton Shores and Fruitport Township -- now appears headed for court.

The treatment side of Muskegon Heights' water system will remain under the supervision of the city of Muskegon for an indefinite period, continuing a relationship that began last March.

Several motorists who reported a big glow in the sky from Seaway Drive near downtown Muskegon around 7 a.m. Monday thought they were seeing a warehouse fire.

The assets of a lakeshore charter school went on the auction block this morning.

After working two years without a contract, teachers in Muskegon Heights are engaging in "marathon" bargaining sessions to reach a settlement.

Thursday, September 04, 2008 By Teresa Taylor Williams ttwilliams@muskegonchronicle.com MUSKEGON -- Some schools were hoping to enroll former Tri-Valley Academy students this fall, but another nearby charter ...

After years of being a have-not on the local library scene, Muskegon Township will finally get its own branch of the Muskegon Area District Library, probably in October.