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Teen seriously injured in dune crash

July 20, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Flat Rock, Mich. boy was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a dirt bike crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, July 18, shortly after 10:30 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report.  The boy was operating a 2026 Yamaha YZ250 when he “jumped a dune…

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70-year-old man walks away from aircraft crash

July 17, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 70-year-old New Era man walked away uninjured from an Ultralight aircraft crash Friday morning, July 17, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “A New Era man was piloting it, and he had just taken off from the Oceana County airport, and he didn’t have enough elevation to clear some trees,” said…

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Man who died in swimming pool incident ID’ed

July 16, 2026

LUDINGTON — The 43-year-old Shelby man who died after reportedly “jumped head first” into a swimming pool Tuesday afternoon, July 14, has been identified as Mark Henrickson, Jr., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The case remains under investigation, said Sheriff Cole Thursday. The incident occurred in the 4800 block of West Birch Lane in Mason County’s Summit Township at…

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Police ID man killed in Oceana Drive crash

July 15, 2026

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 22-year-old man who died following a single-vehicle crash, July 8, has been identified by the Michigan State Police as Frank Baxcajay of Shelby. The passenger who was seriously injured in the crash is Jorge Garcia, 40, of Miami, Fla., according to MSP.  Troopers from the Hart post responded to the crash on South Oceana Drive south…

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FBI offers $15,000 reward in Electric Forest infant death case

July 15, 2026

ROTHBURY — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it is assisting the Michigan State Police in the investigation of a newborn baby found deceased in a porta-potty in the camping area at the Electric Forest Festival, June 28. “The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the…

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