WELLINGTON — More than 100 teachers and non-teaching staff of the Wellington Schools met Sunday night and issued a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Victor Cardenzana, according to a spokeswoman for the teacher’s union. The highly-charged language in a 12-point resolution alleged that Cardenzana “threatened retaliation for union activities,” “misappropriated” funds from a permanent [...]

BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, with most of the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Embassy, meanwhile, joined a broad swath of Iraqi politicians — both Shiite and Sunni — in criticizing a nonbinding [...]

Man allegedly strikes Lorain cop with car LORAIN — A Lorain man faces 14 charges including felony fleeing, felonious assault and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after allegedly hitting a Lorain police officer with his car. Donald William Zelenak, 43, drove away from Patrolman Timothy Thompson after Thompson [...]

Elyria police Friday, Sept. 28 5:30 a.m. – West Avenue and 15th Street, five suspicious men knocked on woman’s car window; woman didn’t open her door.  1:46 p.m. – 300 block Sixth St., Elyria High School, 16-year-old male charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. 4:05 p.m. – West Avenue and Fifth Street, girl said an [...]

CINCINNATI — Ohio Catholic parishioners are forming regional schools that draw children from multiple parishes as falling enrollments and rising operating costs have caused school closings in recent years. Cincinnati’s 19-county archdiocese, one of the largest in the nation, saw enrollment fall 17 percent in the past decade at its 102 elementary schools and 22 [...]