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REGION

‘WFMJ Today’ anchor leaving after 9 years

YOUNGSTOWN — After nine years, Laurie Lehosky is leaving her post as co-anchor of “WFMJ Today,” Channel 21’s daily morning news magazine show.

Lehosky is stepping down because her husband, George Kukurin, is expanding his chiropractic business into Phoenix. Kukurin is maintaining his current practice in Pittsburgh but will have to split his time between Pittsburgh and Arizona.

A search is being conducted by the station to find a replacement for Lehosky to join Scott Schneider, the other co-host of “WFMJ Today.”

NATION

Delphi increases credit line to $4.35B

NEW YORK — Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. reported on Friday that it lost more money in the first quarter than it did a year ago, but that an increased credit line will still allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection intact.

Delphi lost $589 million in the first three months of this year, on revenue of $5.3 billion, compared to a loss of $533 million on revenue of $5.7 billion in the same period in 2007.

The company, based in Troy, Mich., also said it had increased its available credit to $4.35 billion from $4.1 billion. Delphi said that would give it enough money to support its plan to get out of bankruptcy, which has been delayed repeatedly because of a crisis in the availability of credit and the withdrawal of a key investor.

From Vindicator staff and wire reports