Sabrina Fairchild

Who was the Newsweek journalist who said Grand Rapids is a dying city? Last week alone, Jay Leno talked with Betty White about her headlining at Laughfest that kicks-off this Thursday AND last Thursday, the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel hosted a premiere party for the ice sculptors debut of a seven episode series of Ice Brigade on the Food Network! Today, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is i

Two days after Fennville basketball player Wes Leonard fatally collapsed (of an undiagnosed enlarged heart) after making the winning shot for his team on Thursday ... Mary Lefere of Catholic Central was hospitalized after being critically injured in a car crash in Wyoming.

What takes ten people to make, a thousand hours to complete and costs just under four million dollars? The 1001 Nights Diamond Purse, of course! Art is one thing, but who could afford -- let alone want to walk around town with a 381 carat diamond handbag...

Whew!  Stefano Langone, Ashton Jones and Naima Adedapo made American Idol's Top 13 last night! I think I fell in love with Stefano's sweetness as he sang his heart out for the judges to win a wildcard seat to make the final cut before the show is strictly run by viewer votes!  The lyrics to the song he tenderly sang were also music to my ears.  Anywho, if you missed just one moment of the show cli

You have to listen to this hysterical newscast! Kate Wilson is a news gal in Australia and has recently made headlines of her own! Love her accent, but not the hiccups so much!  Actually, this is one of the funniest things I have ever heard, and sadly, I'm glad it wasn't me this time!  I have had my fair share of  the 'froggies,' cough and sneezing attacks while trying to chat on-the-air.  Read Mo

Moments after Wes Leonard led Fennville to another win in overtime, over Bridgman, last night he collapsed and later died at the hospital! The cause of the 16-year old's death is not yet known.

Watching the royal wedding between Prince Charles and Princess Diana will forever be a fairytale childhood memory of mine and on April 29th the world will tune in to make royal  comparisons between Diana and Kate Middleton's dresses -- among other details...

What?  You're not going to believe a confession Lady Antebellum guitarist Charles Kelley makes in Channel 957's Webisode of the day!

It's true!  Maroon 5 is coming home ahead of their tour schedule to make way for frontman Adam Levine to appear as a judge on a new reality show called The Voice! (That means Sara Bareilles, who is opening for them, can get a little R&R before she starts her mini-tour that makes a stop in Michigan.) ...

Ice Brigade is the first reality show of its kind and will not get the cold shoulder in the ratings ... because  at least one episode was filmed at Rosa Parks Circle downtown Grand Rapids... so, it has to be good! The concept of the series started with six people who help run a small business near 131 and Wealthy called Ice Sculptures Ltd.. You can be a part of the premiere party at Amway Gran

Obviously Channel 957ers are totally fit, right? Check out the video for this new study about the greatest health concern in America!

About a week ago, Facebook pulled its Breakup Notifier after three million people had already signed-up!  No word on when it will be up and running again.  But, while you wait -- no pun intended -- there is now an app called Waiting Room for those of you who are holding out for that special someone until he or she decides to dump the person they're with in order to date you!