Sand Lake News

One of the first things you have to accustom yourself to when interviewing Clif Helms/Mark Twain is to isolate the man.

When it comes to meeting standards and reaching benchmarks, Florida's elementary school teachers and administrators have a lot on their plates these days.

When it comes to meeting standards and reaching benchmarks, Florida's elementary school teachers and administrators have a lot on their plates these days.

A 16-year old Kent County boy is being credited for saving two of his neighbors pets from their burning home.

Police are working to find the person who left a man for dead in Montcalm County.

The conditions are prime for wildfires in some parts of West Michigan Wednesday.

Investigators in Kent County say witness accounts led them to an arrest after a home invasion in Nelson Township on Monday.

Kent County detectives took what neighbors offered Monday, naming 32 year old Vince Demorest of Sand Lake as their suspect for a Nelson Township home invasion.

Nelson Township resident Brad Smith knew something wasn't right when he saw a plume of smoke rising into the air as he drove west on 18 Mile near Shaner about 2 p.m. Thursday, April 16.

Fire crews from Sand Lake and Cedar Springs are on the scene of a house and wildfire that is burning on a private drive off Shaner Avenue, just south of Coan.

It was the burning of the winter debris that gets the condemnation for the fire between Cedar Springs and Sand Lake .

Hide Video Western Michigan authorities say a resident who was burning brush started a wildfire that spread over 50 acres and destroyed a neighbor's house.

"Everything that had sentimental value is gone, but I just thank God nobody was hurt," said the 49-year-old man.

The Grand Rapids Press An out of control wildfire in northern Kent County has destroyed one home and threatens other buildings.

The speed limit on Beck Road from Sand Lake Road to High Point may be increased from 20 mph to 25 or 30 mph, depending on what state law will allow.