Shannon Witherell News Today

Shannon Witherell was arraigned in court on Dec. 15, 2023, and faces three sexual assault charges from the Kent County Prosecutor's Office.

Lowell's top firefighter is no longer with the department and is facing several charges connected to alleged sexual assaults of a girl multiple times over the course of several years.

Former Lowell Area Fire Department Chief Shannon Witherell resigned from his post last week. Investigators say a domestic violence call sparked another investigation

Former Lowell Area Fire Department Chief Shannon Witherell was arraigned in court Friday to face three sexual assault charges.

The Lowell Fire Department Chief Shannon Witherell, 45, was charged Friday with sexual assault following his arrest in a domestic violence case in November.

Members of the Lowell community are rallying together after a deadly house fire took the life of a 4-year-old boy and put four others in the hospital, according to officials. The fire happened Thursday morning at a house on Flat River Drive.

'Taking care of our community members beyond the call has always been a part of what we do', said Fire Chief Witherell

The station's annual open house will also function as a way to collect donations for the Lowell family recently affected by a deadly house fire.

A house fire in Lowell killed one person and injured several others early Thursday morning, according to the Kent County Sheriff's Office.

There's a new chief at the Lowell Fire Department, but he won't be going on any calls.