Joe LaFurgey
Reporter at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)
Nattering Nabob of Negativism for 30+ years.
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2 months ago |
woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Joe LaFurgey
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Dec 2, 2024 |
woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s one thing to talk about the future of electric vehicle and semiconductor production and another to talk about the high-tech job skills needed to make that production a reality. Two West Michigan schools have teamed up to train workers for the future. Western Michigan University and Kellogg Community College have announced $4.7 million in both public and private funding for semiconductor and EV training programs.
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Aug 9, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Joe LaFurgey
Joe LaFurgeyAugust 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM·4 min readGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — History books will remember Jimmy Carter for the triumphs and failures of his presidency during his one term in office. One chapter of his success involves the friendship he developed with Gerald Ford, the man he beat in 1976. “Both men offer a model for us today, for Americans really to embrace, study,” Gleaves Whitney, executive director of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, said. It all began in the latter half of 1976.
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Jun 3, 2024 |
woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The day after a 15-year-old was shot and killed in Grand Rapids, family and friends held a vigil in his honor. Amiller Penn was a kid doing what kids do on an early summer night — throwing around the football with some buddies just after 8 p.m. Sunday when a bullet ended his life. It’s a loss that defies explanation. “I don’t even know how to think … I’m stuck with disbelief,” said Amiller’s stepfather Marcus Smith Jr., who raised him.
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May 10, 2024 |
woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It takes a lot of sweat and tears to get to reach the finish line of the River Bank Run. But the work to make sure the road to that finish line is a smooth one starts months before runners step off. Eleven days and counting before the race and finish line volunteers were hard at work. What goes into being a finish-line volunteer? Just ask two-year volunteer Chelsea Coretti. “We take care of everything,” said Coretti.
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