Ex-Spartan Jay Vincent pleads not guilty; deal coming?
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:53:54 -0700
GRAND RAPIDS - Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who's charged in a $2-million Internet scam.
Chance the dog, rescued after being poisoned and tortured, dies almost 2 years later
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:57 -0700
ALLEGAN -- A 3-year-old black Labrador mix named Chance, whose beating and poisoning shocked a community, died of kidney disease Sunday, almost two years after the poisoning incident.
Plea deal in works for former NBA player Vincent
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:09:56 -0700
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam.
Plea deal in the works for ex-NBA player and MSU star Vincent in Internet fraud case
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:50:53 -0700
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a US$2-million Internet scam.
Artist turns rusty metal into sculptures
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:46:19 -0700
A local college student has been working on an art project this summer that will be on display in a couple of weeks in Grand Rapids.
Jay Vincent Faces Charges In Federal Court
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:18:26 -0700
Former MSU basketball star facing a $2 million internet scam.
Not-guilty plea for Jay Vincent but deal looms
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:08:21 -0700
Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam. Vincent was silent in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids as a not-guilty plea to fraud and tax charges was entered on his behalf.
High school sports results from Monday, August 30
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:06:55 -0700
Last of identity theft/credit card scammers in Russian scheme is sentenced
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:15:47 -0700
Ameer Spinks, 25, was one of five convicted.
Circuit court sentences
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:06:01 -0700
For Muskegon and Oceana counties.
SOFTBALL TEAM OF THE DECADE: Queens of the diamond
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:51:12 -0700
Each week during the first half of the 2009-10 school year, prep editor Geoff Kimmerly introduced candidates for a mid-Michigan high school All-Decade team on the "Get Prepped" blog at www.lsj.com.
Prep Roundup: Benzie spikers top Stags
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:56:51 -0700
For the first time in the Dana Allen era, Benzie Central beat Kingsley. (Plus more volleyball, tennis and cross country.)
Prep Scoreboard
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:13:09 -0700
BOYS SOCCER
New tax scam targeting West Michigan businesses
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:29:44 -0700
There is a new tax scam targeting small businesses here in West Michigan.
Dr. Hoffa pleads to charges in drug case
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:05:19 -0700
CORUNNA - County prosecutors secured a plea from the fifth doctor charged following a sting by the Mid-Michigan Area Group Narcotics Enforcement Team.
Leavenworth church sponsors missionary, has new pastor
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:03:34 -0700
Cascade Mountain Bible Church may soon have a worldwide influence and a stronger local presence as well. The Rev. Tim Heath has taken a position in Malaysia with Things to Come Mission, a worldwide evangelical outreach established half a century ago to reach the world with missionaries for Jesus Christ. At age 60, Heath and his wife, Judy, are determined to succeed doing work usually done by ...
JFP 2010 College Football Preview
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:16:17 -0700
A college football coach once said that if your team was any good, a coach was going to have to go pick up a player from the local jail every now and then. Based on whats been going on with players from Mississippis Big Four college teams, they should all be pretty good this season.
Michigan murder suspect arrested in Florissant
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:47:00 -0700
Michigan murder suspect arrested in Florissant
The boys are back in town: Sweeney Hall last on campus to go co-ed
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:21:32 -0700
Sweeney Hall has been a sanctuary for Central Michigan Universitys feminine side for decades.But this semester, Sweeney got a Y chromosome injection.Its still 258 girls to 88 guys but hey, at least it smells good. Cory Mueller said.
Texas man pleads guilty in investment scheme with mid-Michigan ties
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:47:24 -0700
GRAND RAPIDS A Texas man who authorities say was part of an oil-and-gas exploration investment scheme that defrauded hundreds, including mid-Michigan investors, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.