News 8's Josh Sanchez went through the yearbook pages of a former classmate who knew the new pope.

Firefighters were called out to Grand Rapids' Westside for a fire that broke out at Mines Golf Course. (May 9, 2025)

One person has died after a car crash in Kentwood, police say. (May 9, 2025)

President Donald Trump has now signed off on a memo aimed at blocking invasive carp from getting into Lake Michigan. (May 9, 2025)

The excitement continues to build in Grand Rapids for the River Bank Run on Saturday. (May 9, 2025)

The defending champs may have arrived, but that doesn't mean the field of elite runners for Saturday's River Bank Run will be diminished. (May 9, 2025)

Another sunshine filled day across West Michigan and that pattern isn't ending anytime soon. (May 9, 2025)

A West Ottawa elementary student had a gun and ammunition on a school bus days apart, deputies say. (May 9, 2025)

The Patmos Library in Jamestown is temporarily closed after most of its staff resigned unexpectedly, the library said on its website. (May 9, 2025)

Just one day after a judge declared a mistrial following a deadlocked jury in Christopher Schurr's murder trial, questions continue to mount as to what will happen next. (May 9, 2025)

Seminarians from the Grand Rapids area were among the thousands who celebrated in St. Peter's Square Thursday as a new pope was elected. (May 9, 2025)

In West Michigan, Diocese of Grand Rapids Bishop David Walkowiak celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for the election of a new pope at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew Friday. (May 9, 2025)