Grand Haven Tribune

Police: Pattern of abuse in baby slaying

A Norton Shores man who police said murdered his 2-month-old son will go on trial for the crime.

8:31 PM Apr 17, 2013

Fire at SLT home

(UPDATED: Wednesday, 9:40 p.m.) A family evacuated their home as smoke billowed out of it Wednesday night.

4:30 PM Apr 17, 2013

Missing Grandville woman's body found in Grand River

Police have confirmed the body found Tuesday in the Grand River near Grand Rapids is Mary Tornga, a Grandville woman who had been missing since early Sunday.

11:18 AM Apr 17, 2013

(Tribune photo/Becky Vargo) Anthony Casanova leaves the courtroom after a preliminary examination on an open murder charge.

Baby fatal case headed to higher court

A Norton Shores man charged with murdering his 2-month-old baby will have his case heard in Muskegon County Circuit Court.

3:37 PM Apr 15, 2013

Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, April 15, 2013. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald/MCT)

Injuries reported in explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line

(UPDATED 8:45 p.m. with more local runner information, video) Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100 others.

12:00 PM Apr 13, 2013

(Tribune file photo/Becky Vargo) Insurance investigator Tim Raha, right, looks on while Detective Steve McCarthy takes a photo of an object found in the debris of a Crockery Township fire.

Cause of apartment fire ‘undetermined’

The cause of a fire that gutted a Crockery Township apartment earlier this month has been ruled “undetermined.”

8:00 AM Apr 13, 2013

Man competent to stand trial in landlady's slaying

A Holland-area man has been found competent to stand trial in the slaying of his landlady, who was set on fire after complaining about his loud music.

2:00 PM Apr 12, 2013

Charges follow raids on 3 marijuana dispensaries

Authorities said an investigation following raids on three West Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries has led to additional charges.

1:00 PM Apr 12, 2013

Man kills wife, son, self

A West Michigan man killed his wife and adult son before fatally shooting himself, prompting an hours-long search of his property before his body was found, authorities said.

11:00 AM Apr 12, 2013

Fire departments in 8 communities getting $1.3M

Grand Haven Township Fire-Rescue is one of them.

9:00 AM Apr 12, 2013

Police: Woman wanted to hire hit man

Police said a Muskegon woman tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband.

11:00 AM Apr 11, 2013

Police say officer was drunk on the job

A Battle Creek police officer is facing two misdemeanors after investigators determined she was drunk while working.

9:00 AM Apr 11, 2013

Man charged in 1993 slaying

Authorities have charged a man with killing a 59-year-old Kalamazoo woman nearly 20 years ago.

8:33 PM Apr 10, 2013

Fire at Holland-area plant causes $2.5M in damage

A fire official said a fire at a metal casting plant in Holland Township caused about $2.5 million in damage.

8:17 PM Apr 10, 2013

Public safety personnel honored

The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety honored two of its own during the department's annual employee meeting.

5:32 PM Apr 10, 2013

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus veterinarian says the 39-year-old Asian elephant named Carol, seen here, should make a full recovery after the shooting.

Circus elephant shot in drive-by shooting

A Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant was victim of a drive-by shooting in Mississippi. Elephant Carol, 39, is on the circus route that passed through the Western Michigan area in the past year.

8:00 AM Apr 9, 2013