GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Jaysmin Fuentes Angelino, a senior at Union High School, has been a student within the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) district her entire life. Attending class each day, Fuentes Angelino said she’s watched more and more students in the past two weeks stay home from her majority-Hispanic high school,

This article has been updated to include figures from a Juneau, AK study on the removal of fluoride from public water. GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids has a unique claim to fame - it was the first city in the world to add fluoride to its public water supply to prevent tooth decay.

The Michigan International Auto Show, presented by Gentex Corporation, kicks off at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday.

One legal expert told 13 ON YOUR SIDE the phrase "sanctuary city" on its own has no legal meaning. But, he explained, there is a typical understanding of it.

The body of a woman who fell into the Grand River has been recovered, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).

President Donald Trump is fulfilling a campaign promise to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. "I'll be putting the tariff of 25% on Canada and separately 25% on Mexico," President Trump said.

A man who spent decades locked up for an armed robbery is heading back to prison for robbing a Grand Rapids credit union.

A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.

Mayor David LaGrand launched Mayor Mondays, a monthly public dialogue on key issues in Grand Rapids. The series rotates across the city’s three wards, with each month focusing on a different topic.

Local Spins celebrates “TRIBUTE MONTH” at SpeakEZ Lounge in downtown GR with The Frog King (Neil Diamond Tribute) on Feb. 7; Crazy Hearse (Neil Young Tribute) on Feb. 12; Laurel Canyon Night (Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon Tribute) on Feb. 21; Captain & The Kid (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) on Feb. 26.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man who was a teenager when he killed another Grand Rapids teen in 1996 has been granted parole. Frederico Luis Cruz was 16 years old when he murdered 17-year-old David Crawford near Sparta, decapitated the victim, and recorded himself talking to it.