Bay Metro Cuts Services And Raises Fares
Skyrocketing diesel fuel prices plus declines in state revenue because of falling fuel sales are a double whammy for Bay Metro Transit...
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More GM Factory Closures Likely
General Motors is putting truck production into low gear, but industry-watchers say it could go lower still...
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Builders Of Dow Diamond Win National Award
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - If you build it, they will reward you. At least that's how it went for Three Rivers Corp., which has
been recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors for Dow Diamond, the Midland baseball stadium that is home to the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League...
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McCain Speaks To Detroit-Area GM Employees
WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain tells General Motors employees that reviving the struggling auto industry would be of utmost importance in his administration. The Arizona senator says new technology, such as the Chevrolet Volt, are vital to eliminating America's dependence on foreign oil...
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Flint-Area Chemical Explosion Evacuates Residents
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Some residents in a Genesee County community were allowed to return home following a chemical explosion and fire at a processing facility. Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief James Harmes says crews found multiple sulfuric acid tanks burning inside the plant...
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Two Treated After HSC Vapor Release
Two employees at Hemlock Semiconductor in Thomas Township inhaled fumes when a break in a two-inch pipe caused a vapor release on the site Friday afternoon. The release happened about 1 p.m., and was contained to the site...
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Suspect Charged In Home Invasion, Copper Theft
A 38-year-old Saginaw man faces 11felony charges in connection with a home invasion on North 23rd Street in Buena Vista Township. Andrey Jones was arraigned on the charges Friday morning in Saginaw County's 70th District Court...
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Fees Coming For Michigan Child Support Recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials will start charging some child support recipients a $25 annual fee. Starting in September, the fee will be assessed in all child support cases where the custodial parent has never been on welfare and has received at least $500 in support during a one-year period...
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Tuition To Climb 13 Percent At Grand Valley State
ALLENDALE, Mich. (AP) - Tuition at Grand Valley State University will increase by about 13 percent next fall. The university's governing board approved the increase Friday. A full-time, state resident undergraduatewill pay about $8,196 a year under the new tuition rate plan...
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Governor Signs Bills To Help Downtowns
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Governor Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation aimed at helping reinvigorate downtowns across the state. Bills signed this week let downtown development authorities operate retail incubators...
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Saginaw Schools Name Interim Superintendent
Saginaw school board trustees have approved the resignation of outgoing Superintendent Gerald Dawkins, effective August 8th. Dawkins is leaving Saginaw after seven years to run the Caddo Parish Schools near Shreveport, Louisiana.
40-year veteran Saginaw school district employee Thomas Barris will take over...
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Weekend Outdoor Water Ban Scheduled
All customers of the City of Saginaw water system are banned from doing outdoor watering this weekend. The 48-hour ban starts at 8-P-M, Friday and continues until 8-P-M, Sunday...
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