Jury in Zimmerman case may consider other charges
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney strongly objected to a prosecution proposal that third-degree murder be included in the jury instructions. Defense attorney Don West on Thursday called...
View ArticleToshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91
BEACON, N.Y. (AP) — Toshi Seeger, the wife of folk singer Pete Seeger for 70 years, has died. She was 91. Longtime family friend Thom Wolke says Toshi Seeger died Tuesday night at the couple's home in...
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Winds rip county
Bob Green of Weston looks on near a collapsed barn on his property, along West Poe Road, after a powerful storm system swept through the area bringing heavy rain and high winds Wednesday. (Photo:...
View ArticleTwo water towers replaced in Perrysburg
PERRYSBURG - A one million gallon water tank was hoisted into place behind the Department of Public Services on Roachton Road on July 4 by workers from CB&I Constructors, Inc. from Plainfield,...
View ArticleBG plans special pickup of downed tree branches
Bowling Green officials announced this morning the city will conduct a special pickup of storm-related limbs and branches starting Monday.To ensure pickup, limbs and branches must be curbside by 7 a.m....
View ArticleMassachuesetts DA: DNA links DeSalvo to Strangler victim
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts prosecutor says advances in DNA technology have allowed investigators to link longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston...
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Teen missing in Weston
Maria Ayala WESTON — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing/runaway 15-year-old female. The juvenile, Maria Ayala, has been missing since 11 p.m. on July 3. She was last seen at...
View ArticleStocks surge after Bernanke allays stimulus fear
NEW YORK (AP) — Call it the Bernanke Boost. The stock market, which has been marching higher for a week, got extra fuel Thursday after the Federal Reserve chairman said the central bank will keep...
View ArticleDeal emerging on student loans, talks continue
WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging deal to lower interest rates on student loans took shape Thursday, offering Democrats promises that interest rates would not reach 10 percent and giving Republicans a link...
View ArticlePast jackpot winner collects again at Hollywood Casino
ROSSFORD - Hitting a $100,000 jackpot would normally be a once in a lifetime event, but not for a local man.Martin Halka, 42, of Oregon, held the record for the largest jackpot won in the history of...
View ArticleMechanical error may have caused French train crash
BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) — An unattached rail joint may have caused a train derailment in France during a busy holiday weekend that left six dead, rail officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 people...
View ArticleRussia: no asylum application from Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian immigration officials said Saturday they have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia. Snowden...
View ArticleAccreditation for health district behind schedule
Wood County Health District is moving toward accreditation, though progress has been slow and may not be complete by the end of the year as first planned.Staff members have been working to organize the...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 07-13-13
East Wooster down to one laneBeginning Monday, the city of Bowling Green will replace a water main on the north side of East Wooster Street, between Prospect and Summit streets.One lane of traffic will...
View ArticleBG POLICE: 07-13-13
BG POLICEJuly 10 citations:Traffic control device: Michele C. Adler, BG; Jared R. James, North Baltimore; Robin L. Newman, Bradner.No seat belt and open container in a motor vehicle: Seth E. Thomas,...
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Familiar Face: Matt Bauer
Matt Bauer is the Newman Housing manager at St. Thomas More University Parish. Bauer, a fifth-year senior at Bowling Green State University studying geography, has been busy this summer preparing for...
View ArticleAT&T to buy Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AT&T Inc. said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless International Inc., the pre-paid cellphone carrier that operates under the Cricket brand, for about $1.19...
View ArticleMichigan's Consumers Energy moves forward on power plant plan
THETFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Consumers Energy is taking steps toward its planned 700-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Michigan's Genesee County. The Jackson-based utility filed Friday for...
View ArticleStocks inch higher, setting new records
It was another record day on Wall Street — barely. After spending most of Friday flat or down, stocks rallied at the last minute and closed slightly higher, just enough to post new record highs for the...
View ArticleIcahn backs sweeter Dell counterproposal
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is proposing that Dell shareholders get a chance to own a bigger stake in the struggling computer maker in hopes of thwarting an attempt by the...
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