Joe Buczek is manager of digital content and promotion at CBS Detroit. He previously worked at WWTV, the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press and the Morning Sun.

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- An 18-year-old from Ohio drowned in Lake Michigan waters off the Grand Haven City Beach, police said. The teen was identified as Isaiah Edmond. Grand Haven Public Safety officers ...

SOUTH HAVEN, MI — After years of debates, the city of South Haven took a significant step toward bringing lifeguards back to city beaches. The South Haven City Council voted unanimously on Monday, Nov ...

Lake Michigan is the deadliest lake in America, statistics show. Yet, there are no lifeguards at 99% of our state's public beaches, all while coastal towns rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars in ...

According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, more than 1,350 people have drowned in the Great Lakes over the last 15 years, nearly half in Lake Michigan. The tragedies involved circumstances of ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — A beach weather advisory didn't keep people away from South Haven Saturday. With a sweltering heat index and winds close to 20 miles per hour, hundreds still found time for beach ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — An 18-year-old from Ohio died Monday while swimming in Lake Michigan. The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety said Isaiah Edmond was in the water off of City Beach just after ...