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Scottie Waller was awarded the money, now gone, after accusing Muskegon police of brutality. Full story »

Update: 4:30 p.m. A spokesman for the Muskegon Police Department said Tyrell Alexis Wallace is in custody. The Holland man, who is a suspect in burglaries in Muskegon area since last Saturday, was arrested, although police have not provided information on where authorities located Wallace. MUSKEGON — An item left behind by the man suspected of robbing several Muskegon... Full story »

HOLLAND -- Hope College and Michigan State University have announced a joint program to encourage nursing students to earn doctoral degrees and pursue careers as researchers. Hope College says the program grows out of a need for nurses "to consider doctoral education earlier than the existing pattern of waiting several years before returning to graduate school."  Full story »

HOLLAND -- The Reformed Church in America takes up gay issues and an apartheid-era anti-racism statement at a general meeting this week in Holland. The 166,000-member church opens its General Synod on Thursday. Full story »

HOLLAND -- Hudsonville Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling the 64 oz. containers of its Candy Bar Whirl Ice Cream (UPC# 70438 10250 8), which is available in Michigan grocers such as Meijer, Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, Harding's Market, L&L Food centers and others, the company announced Monday.  Full story »

HOLLAND — Amtrak delays at the Holland depot today kept passengers waiting 1 hour and 24 minutes before the train's daily morning departure for Chicago. Mechanical problems kept the train in Holland an extra 50 minutes. The train had arrived in Holland more than a half hour late because of a departure delay in Grand Rapids, according to Amtrak officials,... Full story »

HOLLAND — Last winter, Hope College music professor Andrew Le heard 15-year-old James Schippers play the piano for the first time. Schippers was looking for a new piano teacher. Le was impressed by the teen's musical aptitude and interest and agreed to take him on as a student. In March, the Grand Haven High School junior will be the... Full story »

RELATED STORIES • Crash in Mexico kills six from Ottawa County • El Vocero report HOLLAND — Just before Christmas, fifth-grader Gabriel Aguilar stopped by the school office because he would miss a few days while his family celebrated the holidays in Mexico. School secretary Lynn Henagin told him to bring back a little sunshine. "He was just saying,... Full story »

HOLLAND — Jeff Petercsak beamed as he watched the snow fall Saturday in downtown Holland. "This is perfect weather," said Petercsak, executive director of the National Ice Carving Association. "This is better than rainy weather, better than sunny weather." The steady snowfall provided a cool backdrop for a collegiate ice-sculpting tournament along Eighth Street, with teams from culinary schools... Full story »

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP — A funeral service is set for Wednesday with visitation Tuesday for a 49-year-old Hudsonville husband and father of five who died in a Friday evening crash. John De Weerd was driving a 1997 Lincoln Continental eastbound on Quincy Street, crossing U.S. 31, when he was hit by a southbound pickup that witnesses said ran a red light,... Full story »

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a Friday evening crash that killed a 49-year-old Hudsonville man. John DeWeerd driving a 1997 Lincoln Continental eastbound on Quincy Street, crossing U.S. 31, when he was hit by a southbound pickup that witnesses said ran a red light, Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Austin said. "The impact was in the driver's door of... Full story »

HOLLAND — Razing homes to make way for bigger, better ones is nothing new along Holland's South Shore Drive. But the demolition of the city's most expensive home may be the granddaddy of all tear-downs in this posh neighborhood. Crews this week finished bulldozing the former summer residence of billionaire and Amway co-founder Richard DeVos -- on the market... Full story »

HOLLAND — After several months of preparation, classes began Thursday for about 70 Grand Rapids Community College students at the new Lakeshore Campus in Holland's Midtown Center. GRCC is offering classes in academic foundation courses such as English, reading, math and computer applications as well as English as a Second Language. Additional career preparation courses in health care will... Full story »