Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 14th, 2007
Mother’s boyfriend arrested in 2-year-old’s death
LORAIN — Police have arrested the 21-year-old boyfriend of a Lorain woman on charges of killing the woman’s 2-year-old son.Police
Capt. Russ Cambarare said Damien Hiley, of Cleveland, was charged Thursday afternoon after he was interviewed by detectives at the police station about the injuries that led to the death of Nicolas Shaw of Pin [...]
Family wants answers in Sheffield Twp. tot’s death
Now that an autopsy has determined that a Sheffield Township toddler’s death was a homicide, family members want justice and closure.
Zyairre
Zyairre DaShaun Pasenow was laid to rest three days before his second birthday, but his great-grandmother, Ann Hydock of Lorain, said he suffered long before he died. He spent the last four months of his [...]
Some Elyria businesses give thumbs down to movie shoot
ELYRIA — The scene: Broad Street in downtown Elyria.
It’s Thursday afternoon and the sun is shining, but Loomis Camera employee Tom Peters looks as though his thoughts are dark and brooding. Across the street in Ely Square, a few filmmakers are working on a scene for an independent film. [...]
Winning giant lottery only caused him problems
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.
The jackpot that was the stuff of dreams turned into a nightmare: His wife left him and his drug-addicted granddaughter — his protege and heir — died. He [...]
Big N.J. court case centers on inflatable rat
TRENTON, N.J. — The state Supreme Court has dealt with gay marriage, education funding and abortion rights — and now, it can add "inflatable rat” to the list. The case is about whether a town can ban a 20-foot inflatable rat.
The super-sized rat — on its hind legs and bearing fangs [...]
Bush announces troop draw down
WASHINGTON — President Bush, defending an unpopular war, ordered gradual reductions in U.S. forces in Iraq on Thursday night and said, "The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home.” Yet, Bush firmly rejected calls to endthe war, insisting that Iraq will still need military, economic and political support from Washington [...]
Steinbach preaching patience to Browns
BEREA — In less than a week, most of the optimism surrounding the Browns has turned into an overwhelming sense of panic. Cleveland guard Eric Steinbach, though, is doing his best to preach patience to everyone in the organization. “When you get a group of guys together for a couple of years and [...]
Browns notes: Dorsey thrilled to return to Cleveland
BEREA — Ken Dorsey never wanted to leave Cleveland, so he was overjoyed when the Browns re-signed him on Tuesday. The amiable quarterback had been released by the team on Sept. 1, but continued to hold out hope that he would again wear the orange and brown. “I would have loved to be here [...]
NFL hits Belichick, Patriots with stiff penalties
NEW YORK — Bill Belichick should be able to read this signal clearly: Spy on your opponents, and it will cost you. The New England coach was fined the NFL maximum of $500,000 Thursday and the Patriots were ordered to pay $250,000 for stealing an opponent’s defensive signals. [...]