Rachel Van Gilder

Grand Rapids

Digital Executive Producer at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)

@WOODTV digital executive producer. AP style acolyte. Likely internet addict. Newsroom Oracle.

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How The Arc Kent County advocates for flexible support

2 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

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How The Arc Kent County advocates for flexible support

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An advocacy group in Kent County is working to make sure people with developmental disabilities can live their lives they way they choose. The Arc Kent County was founded in 1950 to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “We have strongly voiced over the years that we want flexibility and options to have our services delivered in the community,” The Arc Kent County Executive Director Tammy Finn said.
17-year-old charged with murder in shooting of 15-year-old in Grand Rapids

3 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A 17-year-old now faces a murder charge in the death of a 15-year-old who was gunned down in Grand Rapids last year. Cartiyae Pascal was arraigned Tuesday on a count of open murder and a weapons charge in the death of Amillier Penn, Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Eric Winstrom confirmed. Winstrom said he is being charged as an adult.
17-year-old charged with murder in shooting of 15-year-old in Grand Rapids

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A 17-year-old has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old who was gunned down last year in Grand Rapids. Cartiyae Pascal was arraigned Tuesday on one count of open murder and a weapons charge in the death of Amillier Penn, Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Eric Winstrom confirmed. The chief said Pascal is being charged as an adult and bond was denied, which means he’ll stay behind bars while his case makes its way through the court system.
Group offers peer-led support for eating disorder recovery

3 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Chicago-based group offers support to those who are struggling with eating disorders from people who know what it’s like. “All of our programs are peer-led,” Jason Wood, the director of community engagement for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, said.
Deputies seek 15-year-old missing since last week

3 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Calhoun County deputies are looking for a 15-year-old who went missing north of Battle Creek last week. Glenn Lee Brown, 15, was last seen Wednesday leaving Pennfield High School and walking into the woods nearby. No one has seen him since then, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said, and he had not contacted anyone as of Monday. He is not believed to have a cellphone, deputies say.
1 injured in crash involving minivan, dump truck

3 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One person was injured when a minivan and a dump truck collided in the Dutton area Monday, deputies say. It happened around 3:20 p.m. in the area of 68th Street SE and Hanna Lake Avenue in Gaines Township. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said a man sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Deputies did not immediately say what caused the crash. Drivers were advised to avoid the area while emergency responders were on the scene.
Man gets prison for deadly shooting in Holland

4 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder |Katie Rosendale

HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who shot and killed a Holland father of two will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jerrell Lindsey was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges last month in connection to the April 2024 death of Miguel Zamudio. Miguel Zamudio, 41, was visiting his parents in the area of Van Raalte Avenue and W 19th Street in Holland when the shooting happened, according to his brother.
Watch live: Amway River Bank Run hits the road in Grand Rapids

6 days ago | woodtv.com | Rachel Van Gilder

On WOOD TV8, WOOD TV+ and above, watch live race coverage featuring News 8 Daybreak anchors Teresa Weakley and George Smith, Sports Director Jack Doles and seven-time River Bank Run champion Greg Meyer. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s race day in West Michigan. The 48th annual Amway River Bank Run is drew nearly 11,000 runners, race organizers said. The event is capped by the 25K, the largest road race of its kind in the country and USA Track and Field’s open championship for the event.
Carrie Ellwood, Casey Clinger win Amway River Bank Run 25K

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rachel Van Gilder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Carrie Ellwood and Casey Clinger won the 2025 Amway River Bank Run 25K Saturday, with both appearing to set new American records for the distance. Ellwood finished with a time of 1:22:24.19, preliminary results showed. That would narrowly beat out the record of 1:22:31 that Betsy Saina set at the River Bank Run last year. Advertisement“I knew that it was going to be a small group up front and I kind of just took the lead at 15K and went with it,” she said.