GM in next phase of hoped for Buick revival
NEW YORK (AP) — Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's this famous car brand whose average driver is more familiar with Social Security than social media. General Motors Co. will make another...
View ArticleTwo pedestrians killed, two hurt in Seattle crash
SEATTLE (AP) — A pickup truck driver crashed into four pedestrians crossing a Seattle street on Monday, killing two and critically injuring two others — a woman and the infant she was carrying, police...
View ArticleYahoo buys startup run by 17-year-old entrepreneur
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying London startup Summly, the maker of a mobile application created by teenage entrepreneur seeking an easier way to read news stories and other content on the...
View ArticleMotown songwriter-producer Deke Richards dies
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards has died at a hospice at age 68. Richards, whose real name was Dennis Lussier, died Sunday at the Whatcom Hospice House, Peace Health...
View Article$1.7M penalty proposed in Yellowstone River Exxon spill
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal regulators proposed $1.7 million in civil penalties against Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday for safety violations linked to a pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated...
View ArticleSpain's central bank offers grim economic forecast
MADRID (AP) — Spain's central bank is predicting a continuing recession and mounting unemployment for the rest of 2013 as the country struggles to free itself from a broad European slowdown and repair...
View ArticleNew Jersey Revel casino files for bankruptcy
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — From the day it opened less than a year ago, Revel decided to break the rules. The newest casino in Atlantic City banned smoking, didn't offer a buffet, turned its back on...
View ArticleCyprus bank shutdown enters second week
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Banks across Cyprus remain locked Tuesday after financial authorities extended the country's bank closure, fearing worried depositors will rush to drain their accounts. The...
View ArticleCalifornia gay marriage argument at high court today
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40...
View ArticleWeather key to BG pool opening on June 1
File photo. Pool capacity is 750 people, about double the former operation. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) Weather has become the critical element in the planned June 1 opening of the new...
View ArticleMentoring program for teens established
Volunteers are being sought to help teenagers avoid some of the bumps on the rough road to adulthood.A Wood County Teen Mentoring Program is being set up to match volunteer adults with teenagers in...
View ArticleLegals: 03-27-13
001 LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10,...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Parents of Ridge students need to know about next year
The end of another school year is fast approaching and with it the closing of another Bowling Green city school. The superintendent and the school board have had an extra year to prepare for the...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Clean energy has two sides
BGSU Students and Clean Energy:I am interested in this subject. But before the students go much farther I suggest the "Wind is not at their back". They need to meet with the BG officials to find out...
View ArticleLake baseball eyes more success 3-27-13
MILLBURY - Lake's baseball team is starting over.But the Flyers don't believe they're headed for a rebuilding season.Instead, they're setting their sights on their fourth straight 20-win season and...
View ArticleTo the Editor: School event taught wrong lesson
In the evening of March 21, Toth Elementary's Arts Festival started with my daughter's kindergarten class singing three songs. In their grand finale, The Farmer in the Dell, a (male) farmer took a wife...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Gardner thanked for meeting self-advocates
March is the designated month to promote the abilities and celebrate the accomplishments of people who have developmental disabilities! At Wood Lane, we certainly have much to celebrate! On March 5,...
View ArticleMaumee River search called off
The U.S. Coast Guard officially called off a search at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for a boat that was reported to have been sinking on the Maumee River west of the Perrysburg bridge. The search extended west...
View ArticleTo the Editor: Liked fence cleanup
Many thanks to the person or persons who cleaned up the fence line of the fairgrounds along Rt. 64. The trash collected there was a terrible "welcome" to the city. I'm so glad someone took pride in how...
View ArticleMore than a dozen sent to prison 3-27-13
A Bellefontaine man was ordered to serve two years in prison for sexual battery, while a Toledo man was ordered to serve two years and pay more than $14,300 in restitution for his conviction.Charles E....
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