🌱 Hit & Run Man Given Sentence + GR In Top 10 For Job Opps

Happy Saturday, Grand Rapids! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler. High: 58 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Judge Curt Benson sentenced Jason McCann, 46, to 10 to 15 years in prison. McCann recently pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault, resulting in death, and two counts of reckless driving causing death. Todd and Tracy Fuhr, both 56, died after McCann’s 2010 Ford Taurus blew through a stop sign about 11:15 p.m. and struck the couple. He then left the scene but he was identified and located after police received a tip and found him at a residence on Grand Rapids’ west side. (MLive.com)
2. A jobs board and career advice website put Grand Rapids near the top on a list of the best small cities for job opportunities. CareerBuilder this month published a report, Top 20 small and mid-sized U.S. cities for jobs, and Grand Rapids came in at No. 8 on the small cities list based on the number of jobs available in CareerBuilder’s database, which for Grand Rapids, was 75 jobs per 1,000 people. (GR|MAG)
3. A family that lost their baby supports others with a nonprofit called 14 Hours Strong. (WOODTV.com)
4. The push to restore the Grand River’s rapids in downtown Grand Rapids got a $7 million boost in the state budget signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late last month. (MLive.com)
5. A metro Grand Rapids program that works to welcome immigrants is looking for help to house and support refugees coming to the area from Afghanistan. (WOODTV.com)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• Dumpster Day - Creston Neighborhood Association (8:00 AM)
• MSVMA Honors Choir - Walker City Recreation Department (8:00 AM)
• Girl Scout Tree Promise - Townsend - Kent County Parks Department (10:00 AM)
• Annual Native Species Planting Day - Townsend Park (10:00 AM)
• Social Justice Begins with Me: Healthy, Happy Brain (10:30 AM)
• Special Dinner Event: The Coast 236 Chef Series with Reinhard Barthel, Jr. (6:00 PM)
• Sophie B Hawkins in Concert (8:00 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.