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Mexican now has 13% of Circuit City

Nov 18, 2008 7:43 am

RICHMOND, Va. . A Mexican billionaire who controls a chain of electronics stores in Latin America now holds a 13 percent stake in Circuit City Stores Inc., which is under bankruptcy protection. ...

Stocks likely to be volatile again this week

Nov 18, 2008 7:43 am

Associated Press NEW YORK . The stock market is trying to form a bottom, but the economic landscape keeps changing. With the Treasury switching its financial bailout plans and Congress fig...

Citigroup to cut 53,000 more jobs after four straight quarters of losses

Nov 18, 2008 7:42 am

Associated Press NEW YORK . Citigroup Inc. is cutting about 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering substantial losses from dete...

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Nov 18, 2008 7:42 am

WASHINGTON . Prospects dimmed on Monday for the $25 billion bailout that U.S. automakers say they desperately need to get through a bleak and dangerous December. Though all sides agree that De...

Ruling Tuesday on injunction that seeks to halt executions

Nov 18, 2008 7:42 am

FRANKFORT . A judge says he will issue a ruling Tuesday on whether to grant an injunction that could halt the execution of a confessed child killer. Meanwhile, Gov. Steve Beshear said he has m...

Massey settles suit by widows of 2 miners

Nov 18, 2008 7:42 am

LOGAN, W.Va. . The widows of two men killed in a 2006 coal mine fire in West Virginia have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against Massey Energy Co., attorneys for both sides announced Monday. ...

Panel: Legislator may have broken law

Nov 18, 2008 7:41 am

FRANKFORT . A Kentucky legislator might have run afoul of state law when he wrote to Kentucky Court of Appeals judges, asking them to reverse a ruling for one of his constituents in a child custod...

Limits on Obama's tech use stir envy

Nov 18, 2008 7:41 am

All the news over the weekend was how . egad! . President-elect Barack Obama might have to give up his BlackBerry because of security and public-records laws. Obama is a very techno-savvy poli...

Repeat-offender law blamed for full jails

Nov 18, 2008 7:41 am

LOUISVILLE . Kentucky's repeat offender law shoulders much of the blame for overcrowded prisons, according to a new study by the man who wrote the state's penal code. The report by University ...

Cincinnati/Northern Ky. airport facing shortfall

Nov 18, 2008 3:56 am

A huge cutback in flights and passengers has brought about a budget shortfall for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport that could result in airport tenants being asked for as much as...

Local News from The Hamilton Journal News via Yahoo! News

Have you witnessed some horrible behavior on Black Friday?

Nov 17, 2008 11:16 pm

Like clockwork, residents will line up outside area stores during the wee hours of the morning the day after Thanksgiving in pursuit of excellent holiday shopping deals.

Lebanon loses power for an hour due to small fire

Nov 17, 2008 9:16 pm

A problem at the Glosser Road substation on the west end of Lebanon, this afternoon, Monday, Nov. 17, caused an electrical failure throughout the city.

Christmas on the Plaza to include carriage rides

Nov 17, 2008 8:31 pm

The second annual Christmas on the Plaza will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 in Monroe. Activities will be on Church Street, off Main Street and the parking lot of the city building.

High court to hear arguments on Duke Energy, PUCO dealings

Nov 17, 2008 7:46 pm

In 2003, when CG&E wanted state approval for a hike in what it charges for electricity, some of its biggest customers complained.

Which would you do, buy a car or repair your old one?

Nov 17, 2008 6:46 pm

Car sales have dropped to the lowest point in years while auto repair shops say they are posting record sales.

Men indicted on kidnapping charges

Nov 17, 2008 6:01 pm

Two Hamilton men who allegedly held two teenage girls at knife point in October as they burglarized a Mason home were indicted by a Warren County grand jury.

Long Cove dropped as location for Homearama 2009

Nov 17, 2008 5:01 pm

The doors have closed on Homearama at Long Cove in Deerfield Twp.

Local News for Western Kentucky from bgdailynews.com

WKU students attempt to set new tunnel ball record

Nov 17, 2008 5:34 pm

Braving a few hours in the cold, a group of Western Kentucky University students attempted to make their mark in the record books Sunday night in an effort that eventually was scuttled by the chilly w...

POLICE NEWS: BG police respond to burglary, thefts

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

Burglary — A PlayStation, PlayStation games and $50 in cash, valued together at $850, were reported stolen Wednesday from a house in the 1300 block of South Lee, according ...

City commission to meet Tuesday, discuss a variety of longtime issues

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

A number of longtime issues are back before city commissioners Tuesday, in their first meeting since all incumbents but Commissioner Brian Strow were returned to office. At a nonvoting 4 p.m. work se...

Organizers hope Fall Into Books riveting

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

Throughout the week, schools in several area counties will host notable children’s authors as today marks the beginning of Southern Kentucky Book Fest’s Fall into Books event. SOK...

Teens have holiday punch

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

One year, 17-year-old Kayleigh Vance bought her mother an expensive Christmas gift, but the reaction was not exactly what Vance expected. “I bought my mom a Fossil purse one time,&#8221...

Agencies prep for their seasonal gifts

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

As the holiday season approaches, police and fire agencies in the area are making final preparations for their charitable efforts. The Bowling Green Fraternal Order of Police cut back on some of its ...

United Way awaiting a sign

Nov 17, 2008 5:33 pm

General Motors, typically one of the larger United Way contributors in the region, is still conducting its employee campaign. “We have 20 to 30 companies still out there with campaigns rang...

Local News for Glasgow, KY from Glasgow Daily Times

Gone green

Nov 17, 2008 11:39 am

Interest is growing in a local food cooperative, but organizers say it really needs to blossom before they can turn the operation into a full-service grocery and cafe.

Ceremony signifies command change

Nov 17, 2008 11:39 am

There was a changing of the guard Sunday at Barren County Trojan Academy in Glasgow.

Where does the power line go?

Nov 15, 2008 3:48 pm

More power is on the line for Glasgow.A new transmission line that will supply additional electricity to the city is on schedule for a Nov. 30, 2009, completion date according to Nancy K. Mitchell, Te...

Singing bailiff dreams

Nov 15, 2008 3:44 pm

MUNFORDVILLE ? Andrea Tanaro has a dream of becoming a recording star. The 27-year-old Cub Run woman was recently invited to sing ?My Old Kentucky Home? at the dedication of the new Hart County Judici...

Caverna adjusts to increase in preschool enrollment

Nov 15, 2008 3:42 pm

Caverna preschoolers will attend classes inside Caverna Elementary next fall, thanks to a decision by the Caverna Board of Education to renovate the elementary school.

Comfort Inn fire ruled an accident

Nov 15, 2008 3:41 pm

An early Friday morning fire at Comfort Inn in Cave City has been ruled accidental by the state fire marshal?s office.

Cave City Comfort Inn burns

Nov 14, 2008 1:03 pm

An early morning fire caused heavy damage to a Cave City hotel.

Green Market hosts fundraiser

Nov 14, 2008 12:56 pm

A local food cooperative is looking to grow, and in order to do so it needs more people to buy into the business.

Committee studies options

Nov 14, 2008 11:44 am

With differing opinions on the Barren County Fiscal Court, the group is having trouble deciding what needs to be done with the rundown Barren County Correction Center.

Easing PFO law won?t be easy in legislature

Nov 14, 2008 11:43 am

Odds that lawmakers will take a chance on being cast as soft on crime and revise the state?s persistent felony law don?t look favorable.

News from Kentucky.com

Stocks likely to be volatile again this week

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

Associated Press NEW YORK . The stock market is trying to form a bottom, but the economic landscape keeps changing. With the Treasury switching its financial bailout plans and Congress fighting...

Panel: Legislator may have broken law

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

FRANKFORT . A Kentucky legislator might have run afoul of state law when he wrote to Kentucky Court of Appeals judges, asking them to reverse a ruling for one of his constituents in a child custody ...

Massey settles suit by widows of 2 miners

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

LOGAN, W.Va. . The widows of two men killed in a 2006 coal mine fire in West Virginia have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against Massey Energy Co., attorneys for both sides announced Monday. De...

Ruling Tuesday on injunction that seeks to halt executions

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

FRANKFORT . A judge says he will issue a ruling Tuesday on whether to grant an injunction that could halt the execution of a confessed child killer. Meanwhile, Gov. Steve Beshear said he has met w...

Repeat-offender law blamed for full jails

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

LOUISVILLE . Kentucky's repeat offender law shoulders much of the blame for overcrowded prisons, according to a new study by the man who wrote the state's penal code. The report by University of K...

Mexican now has 13% of Circuit City

Nov 18, 2008 7:39 am

RICHMOND, Va. . A Mexican billionaire who controls a chain of electronics stores in Latin America now holds a 13 percent stake in Circuit City Stores Inc., which is under bankruptcy protection. Ri...

FBI questions American overseas

Nov 18, 2008 7:38 am

WASHINGTON . An American subjected to several years of intense FBI scrutiny and questioning about links to terrorism has been held without charges, access to a lawyer or contact with his family for ...

Number of hungry rises

Nov 18, 2008 7:38 am

WASHINGTON . Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately even before this year's sharp economic downt...

China rejects sending troops to Afghanistan

Nov 18, 2008 6:19 am

China said Tuesday it would not send any troops to Afghanistan - rejecting recent speculation that Beijing might support the international coalition there. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Ne...

Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station

Nov 18, 2008 5:39 am

Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement "goodies" to the international space station on Monday, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit. It was the f...

Regional News for Eastern Kentucky from PikevilleHospital.org

Gas altering summer travel plans

Jun 20, 2008 8:17 pm

PIKEVILLE - Gasoline prices have many area residents altering their summer travel plans.Driving an automobile these days is expensive, and as such, requires close management of gasoline consumption.&q...

Hatfield-McCoy Marathon: TAKE TWO - Engle wins for second straight year

Jun 20, 2008 8:07 pm

The Medical Leader / JOSHUA BALL ON THE RUN: A record 428 runners from 38 states, Canada and Great Britain participated in the ninth-annual Hatfield-McCoy Marathon on June 14. (Bottom) Kasten Br...

Local/Regional headlines for Louisville, Kentucky from Courier-Journal.com

Mayor to outline economic woes

Nov 17, 2008 7:06 am

Louisville's budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 was banking on a modest 2.9 percent in revenue growth. But after the first three months, revenues are down $1.4 million from the same period...

UPS won't estimate peak-day volume

Nov 17, 2008 7:04 am

Weak October retail sales and the uncertainty of the upcoming holiday season amid the worst financial crisis to hit the U.S. in decades have prompted shipping giant UPS to decide not to release a proj...

Science project wins grand prize

Nov 17, 2008 6:36 am

When her parents made some home improvements, Katherine Speece, 11, never dreamed it would lead to an award-winning science project.

Ackersons give Metro Council a father-son dynamic

Nov 17, 2008 6:25 am

The two newly elected members of the Louisville Metro Council have shared a home, a law office and a branch on the family tree.

Forum on 16th president opens

Nov 17, 2008 6:23 am

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Not far from where one of the greatest, and shortest, speeches in the English language was delivered, historians and just plain fans of Abraham Lincoln last night launched t...

E.T.H.I.C.S. Society plans forum on violence

Nov 17, 2008 6:18 am

The E.T.H.I.C.S. Society youth-led forum, "Changing the Way We Fight!" will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St. Children and youth are invited to the for...

Lowe Elementary offers books, bonding

Nov 17, 2008 6:16 am

Sitting at a laptop computer inside the art room at Lowe Elementary School, Jerry Runner and his daughter, Catherine, waited for instructions on how to create a PowerPoint presentation.

Hold your horsepower

Nov 17, 2008 6:13 am

Does U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell oppose a bill that would send billions of new dollars to the automobile industry and help auto manufacturers in Kentucky during these troubled times?

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