Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind between 3 and 10 mph. Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind at 5-9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind at 6-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

The Grand Haven Tribune is looking for people directly impacted by the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001, for stories to run prior to the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

When Susan Picking took a furlough from her job as a flight attendant in California, her plan was to work full-time as a musician. She didn't realize that becoming a full-time musician entails much more than composing and singing songs. Picking not only writes and sings, she promotes her music, schedules her tours and interacts with fans on social media outlets. It helps that Picking, 47, has a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin. "Music is changing - it is social media driven,' she said.

A dispute between North Ottawa Community Hospital and the union representing a couple of its former nurses over patient information has been settled, avoiding a trial that was set to commence just two days later. "It took almost six months, but two nurses at the North Ottawa Community Hospital have finally received vindication from the employer,' said Mary Holbrook of the Michigan Nurses Association in a statement released Tuesday.