Four people sentenced for variety of offenses
Four defendants recently sentenced in Wood County Common Pleas Court will serve more than five years in prison for their offenses.Michael George, 31, pleaded guilty to a count of failure to comply with...
View ArticleNearly half of 2013 OSP felony cases drug related
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has reported that more than 46 percent of the felony cases it's handled through June of this year have been drug related.More than 40 of the patrol's 1,237 felony drug...
View ArticleUpcoming W.C. Park activities
Upcoming programs for the Wood County Park District include:• Honeysuckle Removal Volunteer Opportunity, Saturday, 10 a.m. until noon, Otsego Park - Help improve wildlife habitats by removing...
View ArticleYankees angered, order more rehab for Rodriguez
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating him, the Yankees are angry with him and Alex Rodriguez is miffed. A-Rod's strained relationship with his team hit another low on Thursday when he...
View ArticleTrashed Massachusetts lottery ticket a $1 million winner
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple have won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket that they dug out of the trash after inadvertently throwing it away. The state lottery...
View ArticleLocal Briefs: 07-26-13
I-80 corridor gets attentionThe Ohio State Highway Patrol is teaming up with other law enforcement officials from California to New Jersey for a special More Cops. More Stops. "I-80 Cross-Country...
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BG geologist says method probably won’t be used in county
Professor Emeritus Bob Vincent (left) speaks with Mike Chadsey, a representative of Energy in Depth an affiliate of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, after his lecture on fracking geology Thursday...
View ArticleAriel Castro pleads guilty in Ohio kidnap case
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade pleaded guilty Friday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. In exchange, prosecutors...
View ArticleU.S. says won't seek death penalty for Snowden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden. In a...
View ArticleLincoln Memorial temporarily closed for paint vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed Friday after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue. The apparent vandalism was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Friday on the...
View ArticleHacker who made ATMs spit out cash dies in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices has...
View ArticleWomacks celebrate their American roots
The Americana band The Womack Family is getting to be more family all the time.Two of the members are engaged to be married, and another is dating a band member’s sister. The band already had siblings...
View ArticleMud Hens lose 4-2 to Buffalo (7-26-13)
TOLEDO — Buffalo scored three runs in the third inning on the way to a 4-2 win over Toledo Friday. The Mud Hens are 46-62 in the International League West.Avisail Garcia had two hits, including a...
View ArticleYankees trade for Soriano (7-26-13)
NEW YORK (AP) — Alfonso Soriano took one look around Yankee Stadium and broke into a big, familiar smile.“This is my house, this is my home,” he said. “I’m happy I have the opportunity to come back to...
View ArticleRacino money helps harness racing at Ohio's county fairs
The future of harness racing in Ohio is becoming brighter, including at the county fair level, with the introduction of racinos in the state.Part of the revenue from racinos is going into harness...
View ArticleSports Briefs (7-27-13)
Falcon golfers finish 18thPOWELL, Ohio — Bowling Green State University’s Patricia Holt and Shelby Wilson finished 18th in the Pure Silk Women’s Collegiate two-player team championship.A total of 42...
View ArticleTexas oilman, fracking pioneer Mitchell dies at 94
HOUSTON (AP) — George P. Mitchell leveraged a penchant for hard work, an appetite for risk and dogged persistence in the face of futility into a technological breakthrough that reshaped the global...
View Article99-year-old woman from Iran becomes U.S. citizen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In nearly a century since her Iranian birth, Khatoun Khoykani has lived through revolutions and world wars. Now, 15 years after moving to the United States, the 99-year-old can add...
View Article1915 Model T overturns in Utah; one dead, three hurt
An antique vehicle traveling near Zion National Park in Utah overturned on the last day of an international Model T club's annual tour, killing a woman from Minnesota and injuring three other people....
View ArticleChina, EU reach settlement on solar panels
BEIJING (AP) — The Europe Union and Chinese solar panel exporters said Saturday that they had reached a settlement in their long trade dispute, with the exporters agreeing to sell their products at a...
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