Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for July 9th, 2008
Prosecutor: DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey’s family
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Citing new DNA tests, prosecutors on Wednesday cleared JonBenet Ramsey’s parents and brother in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen and apologized to the family for casting the cloud of suspicion that hung over them for more than a decade.
Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy said [...]
Ohio State tops list for most music piracy warnings
COLUMBUS — Ohio State University heads a list of colleges that have received the most warnings about music piracy from the recording industry.
The Recording Industry Association of America sent 2,336 warning letters to Ohio State in [...]
Male dancer sues; says work stopped after he complained
CINCINNATI — A 54-year-old male dancer is seeking damages from a company he says stopped giving him work after he complained of being sexually harassed by customers.
David Mann sued Naughty Bodies in May and after a hearing Tuesday, Hamilton County Municipal Judge Bernie Bouchard refused to dismiss the case.
Mann said he started working [...]
Dann selling his home
YOUNGSTOWN — The asking price is $295,000 for a five-bedroom house with two full baths, two half baths, an in-ground pool — and a whiff of scandal.
Former Ohio attorney general Marc Dann has put his Youngstown area house on the market, less [...]
Ohio House blocks plan to give bonuses to war vets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House has blocked a plan to give bonuses to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The measure would have provided bonuses of up to $1,000 for military personnel and up to $5,000 for families of those killed in action. [...]
McCain to visit southern Ohio
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has given John McCain a welcome, of sorts, in southern Ohio. The Democratic governor led a rally in Portsmouth Wednesday morning for his party’s presidential candidate, Barack Obama. The governor and other Obama supporters gathered outside a union hall directly across from [...]
Man’s quest: Donate platelets in all 50 states
AVON LAKE — Back in 1965, Al Whitney donated his first pint of blood. Since then, he’s become something of a legend among donors in Lorain County, helping to organize countless blood drives and donating more than 600 units of blood platelets.
Now, at age 71, the Avon Lake resident isn’t slowing down a bit. Whitney [...]
Oberlin/Wellington Notebook: July 9, 2008
Cheese Festival contests If you know your way around a kitchen, you might want to consider entering the macaroni and cheese bakeoff and the cheesecake bakeoff at the Wellington Cheese Festival later this month.
The macaroni and cheese contest is new this year, according to Patti Young of Wellington Implement, one of the organizers. [...]
Indians: Tigers hand Tribe 9th straight loss
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera’s left hip has been bothering him all season, leading to him lumbering when he runs. He earned the right to take his time trotting around the bases twice Tuesday night. Cabrera hit two homers for his first time with Detroit and finished 4-for-4, helping the Tigers beat the [...]
Indians: LaPorta stays calm despite being thrust into spotlight
AKRON — All-Stars Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee wouldn’t be on the roster if the Indians hadn’t traded away ace Bartolo Colon. Travis Hafner and Franklin Gutierrez landed in Cleveland as parts of offseason trades. Even starting pitcher Jake Westbrook was one of the throw-in players when Cleveland shipped David Justice to the New [...]