The LST-393 made around 30 trips to the beaches of Normandy.
Lynn Sherwood Waterfront Stadium was ablaze with red, white and blue Monday morning as hundreds of people gathered for Memorial Day services.
The U.S. Coast Guard, other federal agencies, and state and local departments are scheduled to conduct a pollution response training exercise Tuesday afternoon on the Grand River near the Harbor Island boat launch in Grand Haven.
It will take place at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven, 650 S. Harbor Ave., from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The U.S. Navy sent two guided-missile destroyers on Monday to challenge China’s claims to two reefs it has militarized without internationally recognized authority to do so, according to the United States.
Kyle Fialek, a 2014 graduate of Fruitport High School, is a master-at-arms at NSA Bahrain, forward-deployed to the Arabian Gulf region in the Navy’s U.S. 5th Fleet.
PORT HURON — Shortly after 8 a.m. recently, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock and its crew, surrounded by fishing boats under an overcast sky, pulled away from the Algonac pier, embarking on a buoy-tending mission that would set a record for the ship.
The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies rescued 46 ice fishermen from an ice floe that broke free near Catawaba Island, Saturday.
Brent Jackson, a 1997 graduate of Grand Haven High School, is the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon.
SPRING LAKE — Chris Hindley wanted to honor her son, Zachery Clark, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps last fall.
CHICAGO — James MacDonald, the senior pastor and founding member of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired, the church announced early Wednesday morning.
Grand Haven public safety officers and U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday participated in ice rescue training sessions on the Grand River and Lake Michigan.
David Karpin, president of the local Chief Petty Officers Association chapter, said Grand Haven-area residents have “saved the nation’s lifesavers.”
A 34-year-old Grand Haven woman suffered minor injuries when she was struck by a car Monday morning in Grand Haven.
As of today, the federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, and local organizations are looking to help those affected by the funding stalemate.
