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Riley Gortsema (Photo courtesy Hope College). 

Woman dies after being hit by bus

A Hope College student has died after being struck by a private bus Saturday morning.

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    Jacob Grassley, seen here in an undated photo from the Wood County (Ohio) Sheriff's Department. (Jan. 25, 2013) 

    Prosecutor: Police justifed in shooting

    Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting announced Friday that police were justified in the January shooting death of an unarmed man at a Kalamazoo hotel.

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      24 Hour News 8's Susan Shaw attends a Red Cross Disaster Services Overview class. (May 23, 2013) 

      Red Cross trains disaster volunteers

      Heart-wrenching images continue to come out of Moore, Oklahoma after the EF-5 tornado tore through the area Monday. It's not unusual for people, especially here in West Michigan, to see those images and answer a strong urge to help.

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        The 411 for MI Memorial Day travelers

        All you need to know if you are traveling this holiday weekend around Michigan -- gas prices, construction projects and the forecast.

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          Famed RI Cliff Walk still…

          NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport's Cliff Walk, which runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city's most stunning Gilded Age mansions, sustained what has been estimated at up to $8 million in damage during Superstorm Sandy. Some walkways were washed away or caved in. In …

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