Muskegon County News

Health officials in Muskegon County reported the first death related to the H1N1 virus Monday.

One of three Muskegon brothers convicted of child-porn felonies last year now faces a new felony charge: failing to report an address change to the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry.

A 70-year-old western Michigan woman was trapped by hay bales for about 24 hours in her barn.

Bob Waalkes, of Lakeshore Office Furniture, Muskegon, moves items from the Muskegon County clerk's office out of the Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice, 990 Terrace, in Muskegon Thursday.

A 33-year-old Muskegon Heights man had more than a sandwich concealed inside a soft, red lunchbox that officers searched during a traffic stop late Monday, police said.

In preparation for an upcoming renovation to the first and second floors of the Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice, the Muskegon County clerk's vital records division is preparing to move across the street.

A 17-year-old Muskegon youth has been charged with the shooting death Saturday of Andrea Charvelle Parnell.

The murder victim's family's statements ranged from angry to forgiving. The convicted defendant insisted he was innocent.

Henry Karel recalls making the short trek from his childhood home near Bayne Road in Cedar Creek Township to attend class at the Maple Island one-room schoolhouse.

A group of local business leaders is working to learn about issues affecting Muskegon County, and they're not just spending time in the classroom, so to speak.

Police say a distracted driver caused an accident that left a 15-year old girl in serious condition this morning.

Authorities say a Twin Lake man who broke into a woman's mobile home, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving has been arraigned.

Antonio DeQuary Ramsey, 17, appeared in a Muskegon Courtroom Tuesday afternoon, charged with murdering a 19-year- old mother.

Neither a Moon Elementary School kindergarten teacher who died recently nor a critically ill student in her classroom had H1N1 "swine flu," according to local health officials.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says a man who had a teenage romance with a girl he later married doesn't deserve to be on the state's sex offender list.

Lena, a 2-year-old German shepherd/Labrador retriever mix, was shot in the back right thigh last February.

A 45-year-old Muskegon woman who police say robbed a Norton Shores gas station Tuesday night told authorities she needed the money to pay her rent.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says it's cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" to be on the state's sex-offender registry for a relationship with a teen who later became his wife.

Posted: 11-2-2009 Swine flu here, vaccine trickling into county The red line on this graph shows the spike in flu-like illnesses in Muskegon County reported in Sept.

A smoking ban covering businesses across Muskegon County is less than two weeks from going into effect, and county officials say they're working with business owners to help bring them into compliance before the deadline.