Michael E Martin

05/27/2026

Court documents show that the couple involved in the Kent County home explosion early Tuesday morning had an active restraining order in place at the time of the blast…

Latest Details: https://tinyurl.com/ycj9de9u

Court documents show the husband and wife were under a mutual restraining order just days before investigators say a home explosion was intentionally set.

05/07/2026

A statement from Reyna Tierrablanca, Savanah Villarreal-Rubio's Cousin:
"We just want to thank everyone who’s showed up for us and all the love and support we’ve received. We ask that everyone continue to keep us in prayer.

It still doesn’t feel real that she’s not here with us anymore. Vannah was fearless and strong. She loved God with her whole heart and always strived to be better for her family. She constantly poured into others and cared deeply for those around her. She’d give you her last if you needed it and always had the faith that God would provide it back.

Her kids were her treasure and it has been incredibly hard for them. Her youngest suffers with Cerebral Palsy and has been missing her mother so much.

Despite it all, we have come together as a family to showering all of her children with love and support and will continue to do so. We are grateful for the time we got to spend with her, even if we feel like it was cut too short. And we’ll continue to treasure family and people as her legacy.

I personally am grateful that I got to be with her the day before all this happened with my kids. Enjoying the sun, talking and getting to spend time with the people we loved most. My babies got to be reminded how much their great aunt loved them and cherished them."

We have opened a gofundme for anyone who feels led to sow, even if you can’t please continue to keep us and her children in prayer. https://gofund.me/802d5ccf8

05/07/2026

BREAKING: more details coming out about what led to the deadly shooting in Grand Rapids that left two dead on Tuesday…

Court documents say 18-year-old Rafael Lopez – Martinez was confronting 15-year-old Jeremiah Griffin-Cuevas after he & a group of other kids refused to let Ragael‘s younger brother join in on their game of soccer

Witnesses told police Rafael challenged the other group and demanded a fight. Eventually, Jeremiah agreed to fight him.

Police say surveillance video showed Rafael pull a black handgun with an extended magazine from his waistband before any fight began. Investigators allege Rafael shot Jeremiah first, then turned and shot Savanah.

They claim Rafael also pointed the gun at a 9-year-old child before running away, but the gun did not fire. 13 On Your Side

***FULL DETAILS IN THE COMMENTS***

05/06/2026

“She kept everyone else happy.”

Friends and neighbors remember a West Michigan mother found dead alongside her 10-year-old son in Allegan County as caring, funny and deeply devoted to those around her.

FULL STORY: https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/friends-neighbor-remembers-allegan-county-woman-found-dead-with-her-10-year-old-son/69-fa345bbf-532f-430e-85f1-ac63ee8b6218

04/28/2026

Very few answers — days into major tech outages at Cherry Health and the 20+ branches of Kent District Library.

Late Monday KDL announced that they were in fact dealing with an active ransomware attack. Sources tell 13 ON YOUR SIDE that Cherry Health is dealing with a similar situation.

04/10/2026

Brian Ho**er’s attorney says he was injured after falling overboard while handcuffed in police custody.

Now he’s requesting medical treatment as the investigation into his missing wife continues. Brian claims Lynette Ho**er fell off their eight-foot dingy during a short boat trip in the Bahamas.

THE FULL STATEMENT: https://shorturl.at/UfNP8

04/10/2026

“I feel like it’d be reckless for me just to jump on the bandwagon and say everything that I think...”

The ex-husband of missing Michigan woman Lynette Ho**er is holding out hope that the mother of his now 28-year-old daughter will eventually be found alive and well.

Search crews are desperately trying to locate Lynette after her current husband Brian Ho**er told police she fell overboard while they were on a short boat ride.

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03/10/2026

Wednesday, March 4, FBI agents showed up to the New Walkers Pharmacy in Lake Odessa.

The agency tells me they were conducting “law enforcement activities”. It remains unclear exactly why they were there.

Now, we have an update from the pharmacy. They say the visit was sparked by “false accusations that were made about our pharmacy by some competitors to the Government.”

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New Walkers Pharmacy posted the statement following the presence of FBI agents at their location last week

12/08/2025

10/29/2025

Members of John Ball Zoo: Come see baby Hugo this week!!!

Born Spetember 3 at just 11 pounds, the smooshy little ball of joyful chaos is already over 40 pounds.

It is a surreal experience seeing something so precious in person...