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A higher education program powered by the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has earned national recognition for its mission – arming Latinx students with the connections and skills they need to succeed in the workforce.

Grand Rapids neighborhoods will soon be featured on the big screen. Branch Out Productions, an African American, women-led company, has started pre-production on its latest film, Block Party, centered in the Martin Luther King Park area.

Grand Rapids Police are investigating a death on the city’s Northwest Side, after recovering a body from the Grand River.

The Ms. Wheelchair America competition has made its return this week, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation in 2020. The competition celebrates the advocacy efforts, abilities and accomplishments of 30 women from across the country who use wheelchairs for mobility.

Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne has announced plans to retire in early 2022, after more than three decades in uniform. The public decision comes after Payne informed City Manager Mark Washington of his intentions to leave. In a statement, Payne cites time with family among the reasons for his departure.

The Latino Community Coalition (LCC) is seeking nominations for a Latina women to name a downtown Grand Rapids alleyway after in the fall. The project, called HERencia, is part of the Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. alleyway activation initiative, aimed at creating permanent physical representation for communities in public spaces.

Community members in Ottawa County are banding together to fight racism on the lakeshore. The area’s Anti-Racism Task Force launched more than a year ago but met for the first-time ever in person this week, with new ideas and initiatives.

A US Department of Agriculture report found multiple cases of animal neglect at a site in Van Buren County.