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Meet the candidates vying to replace Rep. Hoekstra

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ZEELAND, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - You have a chance to meet the candidates running to replace Pete Hoekstra in Congress Tuesday.   Representative Hoekstra is stepping down at the end of this year as he makes a run for governor.  ... Full story

Job-making plan to be unveiled

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LANSING, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Several republican state lawmakers will unveil a plan Tuesday to try and boost jobs in Michigan.   They formed a task force and traveled around the state looking for ways to create more job opportunities.... Full story

Employers looking for West Michigan talent

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Dozens of employers are coming to West Michigan Tuesday to try and find the brightest new talent.   Representatives from about 120 companies will be at the Winter Careerfest and Health Career Day at... Full story

Free breakfast at Denny's Tuesday

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Who says that nothing in life is free?   Tuesday you can get a free breakfast by heading to Denny's.   The restaurant chain is bringing back its free "Grand Slam" promotion.   Last year about two million... Full story

Refunds coming for Consumers Energy customers

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Consumers Energy customers are getting a refund from the power company.   This week state regulators ordered consumers to pay $86 million back to its customers for failing to put that money in a fund for a northern... Full story

Count day could be a snow day

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Grand Rapids Public Schools hopes Wednesday is not a snow day, because it's Winter Count Day.   Districts across the state will count their students to determine state funding.   It's the second... Full story

Man arrested for robbery with knife

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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An armed robbery suspect is behind bars in Battle Creek.   Around seven o'clock Tuesday night officers responded to the 400 block of West Michigan. Someone had reported an armed robbery at a store.... Full story

Local group to speak on efforts in Haiti

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - It's time to move forward for Haiti. That's the word from a local Haitian foundation helping the devastated nation.   Tuesday marks four weeks since the earthquake killed as many as 200,000 people.... Full story

Searching for a burglar

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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Investigators in Ottawa County are still searching for a burglar.   Sunday night police responded to an alarm at First Avenue in Tallmadge Township. They saw a man putting stolen items into a car.... Full story

Holocaust survivor to speak in Portage/Kalamazoo

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PORTAGE/KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Holocaust survivor Irving Roth will visit Kalamazoo Tuesday.   He survived Auschwitz and has written about his experience in the Nazi camps.   He will speak to students at Portage Northern's... Full story

Stowaway's body found on international flight

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TOKYO (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An international flight was the scene of a tragic discovery when engineers at Tokyo's airport discovered a body.   The flight took off from New York's JFK Airport.   Apparently it had a stowaway. When it... Full story

Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts are inspecting space shuttle Endeavour for launch damage as they race toward a 200-mile high rendezvous with the International Space Station.   The crew was using a 100-foot, laser-tipped boom early... Full story

Woman chasing dog falls to death off Calif. cliff

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MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in California say a woman fell about 60 feet to her death after she chased her dog off a cliff in the Mendocino headlands.   The chief of the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department says witnesses on Sunday... Full story

86-year-old robbery victim recounts ordeal

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EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Monday saw the arraignment of a man whose arrest was caught on tape by Newschannel 3.   Our cameras were on scene when the man was arrested Thursday night. He's accused of attacking an... Full story

Lethal Loopholes

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Drunk, and dangerous. Too often, people caught boozing behind the wheel end up back on the roads.   In a special report, Newschannel 3 investigated those lethal loopholes that put repeat offenders back in the driver's... Full story

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