A 17-year-old Grand Rapids boy received help from a surfer, after the teen became too tired to make it back to shore while swimming in Lake Michigan early Tuesday evening, said Lt. Joe Boyle of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety. Emergency crews were called to the area of the City Beach in front of the Bil Mar Restaurant about 6 p.m. for a person in distress, Boyle said. The teenager was about 300 yards from shore. "(The boy) said he swam to the buoy and became too tired to swim back,' Boyle said.

Spring Lake junior Marcus Fry was recently named to the Division 2 all-state boys golf team. Fry was one of just 10 players to make the Division 2 first team. He earned his spot by averaging 38.1 strokes per nine-hold round this season. Fry placed seventh at the state meet, shooting rounds of 70 and 76. "He deserved it,' Lakers' coach George Bitner said. "He had a good season. It's not just finishing in the top 10 at the state meet. It includes the entire season.'

Casey Anthony was found not guilty today of killing her 2-year-old daughter in a case that captivated the nation as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing three years ago. Anthony, 25, wept after the clerk read the verdict, which jurors reached after less than 11 hours of deliberation over two days. She was charged with first-degree murder, which could have brought the death penalty if she had been convicted.

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind between 5 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North-northwest wind at around 9 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind at 4 to 7 mph, becoming calm.

An Ottawa County man who authorities said slit the throats of two horses belonging to his wife and a stable owner, as retribution for his belief that the two were having an affair, was sentenced today to 60 days on an electronic tether. An Ottawa County Circuit judge in Grand Haven also sentenced 47-year-old Dennis Finkler to two years probation, about $20,000 in restitution and fines, and community service. The Conklin man pleaded no contest in May to torturing and killing an animal, and malicious destruction of property.

In a few weeks, Joe Duff and Jeffrey Nordquist will be running as teammates at Grand Valley State University. On Saturday, the two outstanding runners were competitors at the Grand Haven High School Patriots Day Run. Nordquist, a junior-to-be at GVSU, outlasted his teammate-to-be Duff in the 5K event, running a fantastic time of 16 minutes, 28 seconds. Duff placed second in the annual fourth of July weekend race, crossing the finish line in 16:54.

Two men are recovery from gunshot wounds suffered shortly after Fourth of July festivities wrapped up in downtown Grand Rapids. Both men were shot in their legs just before 11:30 p.m., near Rosa Parks Circle. Police immediately began to evacuate people still in the area. "It is my understanding that there was some sort of fight or some sort of event occurring in the parking lot, some sort of commotion and struggle,' Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk said. "It was during that event that someone pulled out a firearm and fired at least two shots.'