Josh Sanchez
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Kalamazoo reporter for @WOODTV • Photographer and adventurer • @WesternMichU ‘19 • WLNS ’24
Kzoo area vets: County Veteran Service Office is offering $75 gift cards to two local markets to help keep your kitchen stocked this holiday season.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Kzoo area vets: County Veteran Service Office is offering $75 gift cards to two local markets to help keep your kitchen stocked this holiday season.
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AP: The U.S. Coast Guard, supported by the Navy, seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to a U.S. official not authorized to comment publicly.
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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
AP: The U.S. Coast Guard, supported by the Navy, seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to a U.S. official not authorized to comment publicly.
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ICYMI: New bar, Ally Cat, opened last week in the more than 130-year-old Michigan Avenue building in Downtown Kalamazoo. The space has been empty for six years before a redevelopment project.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
ICYMI: New bar, Ally Cat, opened last week in the more than 130-year-old Michigan Avenue building in Downtown Kalamazoo. The space has been empty for six years before a redevelopment project.
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ICYMI: A packed rezoning public hearing for a proposed data center in Lowell Township was cancelled at the last minute Monday night. The reason: the meeting reached well beyond capacity.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
ICYMI: A packed rezoning public hearing for a proposed data center in Lowell Township was cancelled at the last minute Monday night. The reason: the meeting reached well beyond capacity.
Full story: www.woodtv.com/news/kent-co...
Full story: www.woodtv.com/news/kent-co...
34-year-old Kaitlyn Sand, a former contracted food services worker at Mendon Middle High School, has pleaded no contest in her case involving sexual misconduct with students.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
34-year-old Kaitlyn Sand, a former contracted food services worker at Mendon Middle High School, has pleaded no contest in her case involving sexual misconduct with students.
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Northwestern Academy of Visual & Performing Arts is closed today after a student suffered a medical emergency on Monday, says Battle Creek Public Schools. Officials say support staff will be on hand for drop-ins this morning.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Northwestern Academy of Visual & Performing Arts is closed today after a student suffered a medical emergency on Monday, says Battle Creek Public Schools. Officials say support staff will be on hand for drop-ins this morning.
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A person was hurt after a car crashed into a home in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning, said police.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A person was hurt after a car crashed into a home in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning, said police.
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How about them Broncos?
Catch tonight’s highlights from the MAC Champs game.
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Catch tonight’s highlights from the MAC Champs game.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
How about them Broncos?
Catch tonight’s highlights from the MAC Champs game.
www.woodtv.com/ncaa/ncaa-fo...
Catch tonight’s highlights from the MAC Champs game.
www.woodtv.com/ncaa/ncaa-fo...
DEVELOPING: A man and woman are dead after that shooting that left 3 people hurt this afternoon in Muskegon.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
DEVELOPING: A man and woman are dead after that shooting that left 3 people hurt this afternoon in Muskegon.
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Good morning, Kalamazoo.
Comstock Twp. leaders approved changes to rules for controversial battery storage sites. Western Michigan University Broncos are in Detroit today for the Mid-American Conference Championship. Check out the stories from WOOD TV in this weekend's rundown🧵
Comstock Twp. leaders approved changes to rules for controversial battery storage sites. Western Michigan University Broncos are in Detroit today for the Mid-American Conference Championship. Check out the stories from WOOD TV in this weekend's rundown🧵
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Good morning, Kalamazoo.
Comstock Twp. leaders approved changes to rules for controversial battery storage sites. Western Michigan University Broncos are in Detroit today for the Mid-American Conference Championship. Check out the stories from WOOD TV in this weekend's rundown🧵
Comstock Twp. leaders approved changes to rules for controversial battery storage sites. Western Michigan University Broncos are in Detroit today for the Mid-American Conference Championship. Check out the stories from WOOD TV in this weekend's rundown🧵
Western Michigan University students can expect to see a rise in housing and meal rates next fall after the Board of Trustees approved the changes during Thursday's meeting.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Western Michigan University students can expect to see a rise in housing and meal rates next fall after the Board of Trustees approved the changes during Thursday's meeting.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court says it would review the constitutionality of a Trump executive order to end birthright citizenship. The order has yet to go into effect after it was at the center of mutiple lawsuits.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court says it would review the constitutionality of a Trump executive order to end birthright citizenship. The order has yet to go into effect after it was at the center of mutiple lawsuits.
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We are finally hearing who won $3 million from a lottery ticket bought in Portage last month.
It was a $20 purchase that lead to a major payoff.
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It was a $20 purchase that lead to a major payoff.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We are finally hearing who won $3 million from a lottery ticket bought in Portage last month.
It was a $20 purchase that lead to a major payoff.
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It was a $20 purchase that lead to a major payoff.
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Story for the day: Sgt. Pat Carlotto with the South Haven Police Department, claims in a lawsuit that the city retaliated against him during several searches for a new chief after he participated in a 2022 discrimination lawsuit filed by another officer.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Story for the day: Sgt. Pat Carlotto with the South Haven Police Department, claims in a lawsuit that the city retaliated against him during several searches for a new chief after he participated in a 2022 discrimination lawsuit filed by another officer.
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The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to increase housing and meal rates ahead of a new residence hall opening in fall 2026. The vote brings a decrease in rates for some room choices.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to increase housing and meal rates ahead of a new residence hall opening in fall 2026. The vote brings a decrease in rates for some room choices.
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Developing today: It's been five years since pipe bombs were found outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI now has someone in custody.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Developing today: It's been five years since pipe bombs were found outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI now has someone in custody.
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After more than 20 years, policing could be different around Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport as officials open the door for a new contract.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
After more than 20 years, policing could be different around Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport as officials open the door for a new contract.
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The Ionia Department of Public Safety is investigating after an educator was found dead at school. Police did not release any information about how the person died, but they do not believe there is any threat to the community.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Ionia Department of Public Safety is investigating after an educator was found dead at school. Police did not release any information about how the person died, but they do not believe there is any threat to the community.
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An Otsego-based electronics manufacturer, Safari Circuits, acquired a plant in Grand Rapids that was previously set to close. More than 100 employees would have lost their jobs.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
An Otsego-based electronics manufacturer, Safari Circuits, acquired a plant in Grand Rapids that was previously set to close. More than 100 employees would have lost their jobs.
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A boil water advisory is in effect for some @kzoocity customers in Cooper Township along North 14th Street, Cutter’s Ridge, Hunters Crossing, Liverpool Avenue, Rapids Way Street, St. Luke Avenue, West D Avenue, West E Avenue and Wild Flower Path.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A boil water advisory is in effect for some @kzoocity customers in Cooper Township along North 14th Street, Cutter’s Ridge, Hunters Crossing, Liverpool Avenue, Rapids Way Street, St. Luke Avenue, West D Avenue, West E Avenue and Wild Flower Path.
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This is the first winter in two years where Kalamazoo County road crews are responsible for plowing the streets that make up Fleetwood Plat after ending a contract with the city of Galesburg. People who live here say they are frustrated by the response time.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is the first winter in two years where Kalamazoo County road crews are responsible for plowing the streets that make up Fleetwood Plat after ending a contract with the city of Galesburg. People who live here say they are frustrated by the response time.
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Weekend snow is leading to snow days for several districts around Kalamazoo:
Comstock Public Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Portage Public Schools
Parchment School District
Comstock Public Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Portage Public Schools
Parchment School District
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Weekend snow is leading to snow days for several districts around Kalamazoo:
Comstock Public Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Portage Public Schools
Parchment School District
Comstock Public Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Portage Public Schools
Parchment School District
I’ve been waiting to post this all week.
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’ve been waiting to post this all week.
131 southbound from Grand Rapids to Plainwell was slow moving around 10 tonight. It was hard to determine where the lanes were at times. About 3 vehicles were in ditches along the highway.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
131 southbound from Grand Rapids to Plainwell was slow moving around 10 tonight. It was hard to determine where the lanes were at times. About 3 vehicles were in ditches along the highway.
Good morning, Kalamazoo. Another band of winter weather is on its way. Also, WMU Football is heading to the MAC Championship. Check out some of the WOOD TV happening around you on this weekend rundown 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Good morning, Kalamazoo. Another band of winter weather is on its way. Also, WMU Football is heading to the MAC Championship. Check out some of the WOOD TV happening around you on this weekend rundown 🧵