Road Rage May Have Sparked Fatal Accident
Saginaw Township police are investigating a fatal accident on Bay Road near Universal about 1:30 Thursday afternoon . Police believe the accident may have been caused by a road rage incident, and they're asking anyone with information to call...
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Dow Chemical Reports Decline In Second Quarter Profit
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Dow Chemical Co. says despite two price increases unveiled during the second quarter, sharply higher costs for energy and raw materials contributed to a 27 percent decrease in profit for the period. The Midland-based company said Thursday that net income for the three-month period ending June 30 was $762 million, or 81 cents a share, compared with $1.04 billion, or
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Jobless Rate Changes Mixed In Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates rose in nine of Michigan's 17 regional labor markets in June. State officials said Thursday the jobless rates worsened in some areas because it is difficult to find summer employment. In other areas, the end of auto industry labor disputes helped improve the jobless rates...
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Fraud Convicted Midland Doctor On The Lam
A 48-year-old doctor from Midland has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Bay City for failure to turn himself in to serve a 20-month prison sentence. Dr. Hamid Taaid was sentenced in March for defrauding Medicare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan of more than $70,000...
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ACLU Threatens Suit If Flint Keeps Officers Quiet
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the city of Flint if it doesn't stop preventing
police officers from speaking with the media. The ACLU's Michigan chapter has sent a letter to interim Flint
Police Chief David Dicks on behalf of two officers who were disciplined...
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Bay County Historial Museum Drying Out
The Bay County Historical Society is working to dry out the basement of its museum, which flooded during heavy rains in Bay City on Tuesday. Six inches of water in the museum basement didn't damage any artifacts, although several dozen Bay County tax record books got wet, and several display items were lost...
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Bay City Business Burns
A fire early Wednesday morning caused $180,000 in damage to a west side Bay City business. A passing motorist discovered the fire at The Lending Factory, 201 North Henry, about 1:45 a.m...
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Popular Flint-Area Business Destroyed By Fire
For more than 60 years, Flint area residents and business looked for the latest in lighting fixtures at the Michael Lynn Gallery. Wednesday morning the building at 3036 West Pierson Road became a burned-out shell after flames raced through it...
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Chrysler Plans To Cut 1,000 Salaried Jobs
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler LLC says it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30. The automaker announced the cuts Wednesday in a letter to employees. Chrysler says the layoffs are needed because of the prolonged slump in the U.S. auto industry...
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K-12 Spending Plan Headed To Governor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's K-12 public schools would get between $56 and $112 more per pupil next budget year under a spending plan headed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her signature. The bill passed the state House on Wednesday by a 68-39 vote...
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Abraham Faces Trial On Drug Possession Charges
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A man has been ordered to stand trial on drug charges less than two years after he was released from prison for a murder committed when he was 11. Nathaniel Abraham's arraignment on drug possession with intent to deliver charges is set for August 4th in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac...
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Audit Claims State Approved "Unsuitable" Day Care Providers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state audit shows Michigan put thousands of children at risk by authorizing sex offenders and other "unsuitable" day care providers between 2003 and 2006. The audit released Tuesday says the Department of Human Services shouldn't have licensed or registered about 1,900 day care providers...
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