Local Briefs: 04-25-13
Tax workshop tonight in BGA Tax Strategy Workshop will be held tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at BG Christian Academy, 1165 Haskins Road. Educational topics will include strategies to minimize tax burden...
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Owens band performs SundayThe Owens Community College Concert Band will perform Broadway tunes and patriotic numbers at its annual Spring Pops Concert Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in The Owens Concert Band,...
View ArticleFAA order formally lifts Boeing 787 grounding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787 Dreamliners again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with a revamped battery system. A...
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Passion of 'Laramie' Lionface play confronts gay bashing
Cast members act out a court case in the murder of Matthew Shepard during a rehearsal of "The Laramie Project" by Lionface Productions on April 24, 2013. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) "The...
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Trip of a lifetime
Msgr. Bill Kubacki poses with Old City of Jerusalem in the background. (Photo courtesy of Margaret McDaniel) Members of St. Rose Parish, Perrysburg, and others in the Diocese of Toledo recently made a...
View ArticleBoston suspects' father says he's returning to U.S.
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Thursday that he is soon leaving Russia for the United States, to visit one son and lay the other to rest. Their mother...
View ArticleNFL given OK to shut counterfeit sales websites
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League has won a court order to shut down the operators of nearly 1,500 China-based websites accused of selling fake NFL merchandise. The order was signed...
View ArticlePresidents praise George W. Bush at new library
DALLAS (AP) — Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President...
View ArticleOSHA: Ohio plant 'could have prevented' worker death
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — A northeastern Ohio aluminum plant has been cited with eight safety violations following the death of a worker who was crushed by a hot metal rack stacked with heavy...
View ArticleU.S. rate on 30-year mortgage slips to 3.40 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year mortgage fell closer this week to its historic low and the 15-year rate marked a record low. Low rates are increasing the affordability of buying...
View ArticleThursday: 04-25-13
Local Interviews by Larry Weiss for WBGU 88.1 for April 25th, 2013: Larry talks to Jeanette Bostelman, Vocational Coordinator Supervisor of CareerLink. {mp3}WeissInterviews_Bostelman_042513{/mp3}
View ArticleThree burned critically when Alabama barges explode
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded, leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of...
View ArticlePolice: Boston suspects planned to attack New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Marathon bombing suspects had planned to blow up their remaining explosives in New York's Times Square, officials said Thursday. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond...
View ArticleDrought eases in many places, fields turn to mud
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As spring rains soaked the central United States and helped conquer the historic drought, a new problem has sprouted: The fields have turned to mud. The weekly drought monitor...
View ArticleRare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1 million at auction
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to...
View ArticleArrest made in shooting at California Little League game
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested for investigation of attempted murder after he allegedly shot at the father of a player in a Little League T-ball game following an argument. The San...
View ArticleGoodyear swings to 1Q profit, beats estimate
CLEVELAND (AP) — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a profit for the first quarter on Friday as lower raw material costs helped offset the effect of a decline in global tire sales. Its adjusted...
View ArticleChurch Events: 04-26-13
BOWLING GREEN"The Story: Divisions and its Consequences," will be Pastor Dennis Gugger's sermon Sunday at Bowling Green Alliance Church.Evangelist Harold Driver's sermon Sunday morning at Bowling Green...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies team up for Prescription Take Back Day Saturday
A number of Wood County law enforcement agencies will again be taking part in the Sixth Annual National Prescription Take Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency, on Saturday.The event...
View ArticlePots for Posies is fundraiser for BG downtown beautification
Spring has finally arrived in Downtown Bowling Green: The daffodils along Main Street greet the morning with their own sunshine while the trees and rose bushes are budding. In just a couple weeks,...
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