Joe LaFurgey

Grand Rapids, United States

Reporter at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)

Nattering Nabob of Negativism for 30+ years.

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Ada residents raise concerns about stormwater plan

1 week ago | woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey

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Ada residents raise concerns about stormwater plan

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Joe LaFurgey

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Drain Commission got an earful Thursday from some unhappy Ada Township residents over a plan to dump stormwater into the Grand River. The stormwater in question comes from a development located at Knapp Street and the East Beltline in Grand Rapids. Ada Township sued the Kent County Drain Commission over a plan to redirect stormwater runoff from the site by trucking it and dumping it in a portion of the Grand River in Ada.
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum closed after small prop fire

2 months ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Joe LaFurgey

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WMU, KCC announce new EV and semiconductor learning programs

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.
Carter, Ford forged a bond that might be hard to recognize in today’s political climate

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.
Vigil held for 15-year-old shot and killed in Grand Rapids

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.
Volunteers help ‘run the show’ at River Bank Run

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.
Goei changes mind, will run for Grand Rapids commission seat

Apr 24, 2024 | woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A recently appointed Grand Rapids City Commissioner who said he wouldn’t run for the seat in the fall has made an about-face. Businessman Bing Goei was appointed to a vacant Third Ward seat last month. During a finalist interview in March, Goei told commissioners he would only serve until the term ended at the end of the year and would not run for the seat in November. He has changed his mind.
Goei changes mind, will run for Grand Rapids commission seat

Apr 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Joe LaFurgey

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A recently appointed Grand Rapids City Commissioner who said he wouldn’t run for the seat in the fall has made an about-face. Businessman Bing Goei was appointed to a vacant Third Ward seat last month. During a finalist interview in March, Goei told commissioners he would only serve until the term ended at the end of the year and would not run for the seat in November. He has changed his mind.
Man found dead after Grand Rapids house fire

Apr 22, 2024 | woodtv.com | Joe LaFurgey |Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids police and fire investigators are trying to work out what caused a house fire Friday that left one man dead. Authorities did not release the name of the person who died Monday. The fire sparked at the home Nelson Avenue SE near Griggs Street after 10 p.m. Friday. Emergency responders were first sent there after a welfare check request was called in to 911. They soon found evidence of the fire and discovered the man dead.