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woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
Your PrivacyWhen you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
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woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With Michiganders gearing up for summer fun — meaning beaches, plenty of sun and long days outdoors — it’s the time of year to think about sunscreen and protecting your skin. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. “Skin cancer is very common,” Dr. Zeyad Sako, an oncologist from Corewell Health’s Lemmen-Holton Cancer Center in Grand Rapids, told News 8. “It’s actually one of the most common type of cancers in general.
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yahoo.com | A.J. Evans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People born after the mid-1990s are being labeled the ‘anxious generation’ by many mental health experts. Mental health advocacy has risen over the last several decades, bringing attention to many struggles that have gone unnoticed in previous generations.
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1 week ago | 
woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People born after the mid-1990s are being labeled the ‘anxious generation’ by many mental health experts. Mental health advocacy has risen over the last several decades, bringing attention to many struggles that have gone unnoticed in previous generations.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | A.J. Evans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With Michiganders gearing up for summer fun — meaning beaches, plenty of sun and long days outdoors — it’s the time of year to think about sunscreen and protecting your skin. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. “Skin cancer is very common,” Dr. Zeyad Sako, an oncologist from Corewell Health’s Lemmen-Holton Cancer Center in Grand Rapids, told News 8. “It’s actually one of the most common type of cancers in general.
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1 week ago | 
woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
Your PrivacyWhen you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | A.J. Evans
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says it has demoted a sergeant and that a deputy no longer works for it after inmates were left unattended inside a van for hours. In a Thursday release, the sheriff’s office said its investigation into what happened revealed violations of written directives and yielded consequences for four employees.
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woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grayling man has been charged after his alleged involvement in stealing from pay pipes on state forest campgrounds, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Andrew Michalak, 54, was arrested on Thursday by conservation officers with the DNR, with help from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the DNR said in a Wednesday release. The conservation officers coordinated a traffic stop and recovered burglary tools and stolen cash.
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1 week ago | 
woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A water main break has prompted a boil water advisory in Kalamazoo. The advisory is in effect on parts of Cambridge Drive, Sheridan Drive, Whittier Drive and East Cork Street. Everyone in the affected area should boil their water for two minutes before consuming it. It’s safe to bathe in the water without boiling it. Water main breaks cause a drop in pressure, which can allow bacteria to enter the system.
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1 week ago | 
woodtv.com | A.J. Evans
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — An 18-year-old was shot on Tuesday night in Kalamazoo on their way home, according to police. According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, the person was riding their scooter when the shooting happened. Several 911 calls came in about gunshots on N. Rose Street, near N Burdick Street. Officers arrived around 7:30 p.m. and were able to locate the teen, who they say was grazed.
