DEVELOWARE MAGAZINE
Watching the Skies: January full moon emerges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — January's full moon will light up the night sky this week. The moon will officially be full at 2:16 p.m. Jan. 28, but it will appear full for a few nights around that day. It will be out from the evening to the early dawn, so as long as...
HBO is reportedly developing a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series
(NEXSTAR) — If you tried a summoning charm to conjure up more Harry Potter content, it looks like it may have worked. HBO Max is reportedly in the early stages of creating a live-action show based on the life of Hogwarts alumni. According to the Hollywood Reporter,...
US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up
Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between the vaccine and the mutating virus. The...
Biden reversing Trump ban on transgender people in military
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing an order Monday reversing a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military. The new order, which Biden is expected to sign in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defense...
COVID-19 vaccination clinic opening at DeVos Place
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — New signage outside DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids now directs people inside to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Vaccinations are expected to begin at DeVos Place, which has been turned in to a countywide clinic,...
US: Man at Capitol riot hit cops 10 times with hockey stick
DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit are disclosing more details about the alleged acts of a former Marine from Michigan who was at the U.S. Capitol riot. Authorities say Michael Foy of Wixom struck police at least 10 times with a hockey stick during the Jan....
Michigan adds Beech leaf disease to invasive species list
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Beech leaf disease has been added to Michigan’s invasive species watch list and state officials are asking residents to be on the lookout for trees infested with the damaging disease. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources and the Department...
Wife of ex-Kalamazoo pastor charged with sex crimes
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The wife of a Kalamazoo pastor who along with her husband is accused of paying teens for sex has been formally charged. Jazmonique Strickland turned herself in to Kalamazoo County authorities early Monday and was arraigned on three counts of...
Dispatch: 1 treated following house fire southeast of Grand Haven
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One person suffered from smoke inhalation following a house fire southeast of Grand Haven Monday morning, dispatchers say. The fire broke out around 9:50 a.m. on Johnson Street east of 120th Avenue in rural Robinson Township, between...
Teen injured in rollover crash on US-31 near Whitehall
WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A teenager was injured after a rollover crash on US-31 in Muskegon County. It happened around 8 a.m. Monday on US-31 and White Lake Drive in Whitehall Township. Michigan State Police said an 18-year-old Montague woman lost control of...