Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 1st, 2008
First snowstorm of new year — same old snow story
The first winter storm of 2008 sent dozens of cars spinning on icy roads and authorities reported numerous accidents Tuesday night.
The Ohio Highway Patrol investigated 10 accidents in a little more than six hours and road conditions were tough by 9:30 p.m., according to Dispatcher Kevin Koney.
“There are a lot of minor [...]
New sex offender law takes effect in Ohio
More Ohio felons will be classified as sexual predators under a new state law that went into effect Tuesday that also will require the state’s sheriffs to notify more people about where offenders live.
The Legislature passed the law last year to comply with a federal one that requires states to increase registration [...]
Homicides up in Cleveland in 2007
Homicides in the city of Cleveland were up in 2007 compared with 2006, and police are investigating what might be the city’s first homicide of 2008.
Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell said intensive police effort was needed — the number of homicides rose from 119 in 2006 to at least 133 in 2007. One New Year’s [...]
Kucinich to Iowans: If not me, go with Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich on Tuesday asked his supporters to make rival Barack Obama their second choice if he doesn’t meet a cutoff point for voting in Iowa’s caucuses.
Kucinich, an Ohio congressman at the back of the pack of Democratic hopefuls, seemed to concede a loss in [...]
Roundup: Jan. 2
Bar fight leads to assault charge ELYRIA — A Brook Park man was charged with assault Tuesday after a fight at Pudge‘s Place on Broad Street left an Elyria man bloodied and semi-conscious, a police report said.
Nicholas W. Fuller, 25, was arrested at 1:27 a.m. after the incident, which began inside the bar and [...]
Blotter: Jan. 2
Lorain police Sunday, Dec. 30 6:11 p.m. – 1600 block of E. 30th St., 15-year-old boy taken to the Lorain County Detention Home after reports he threatened a police officer; charges include intimidation, obstruction of official business and underage consumption. 7:30 p.m. – 400 block of W. 13th St., youth reportedly [...]
Kenyan mob burns church, at least 50 killed
NAIROBI, Kenya — The mob struck in broad daylight Tuesday, setting fire to the church where hundreds of terrified people had taken refuge. Screams filled the air. Even children were burned alive.
Those caught trying to escape the flames — or helping rescue victims inside — were hunted down and hacked with machetes. [...]
Collision between car, salt truck kills pregnant woman
COLUMBUS — A woman who was 8 months pregnant and her fetus were killed Tuesday when the car she was riding in was struck by an Ohio Department of Transportation salt truck.
Police say Paulina Martinez’s husband — 29-year-old Alfonso Martinez — was driving their Toyota just outside of Columbus and ran a [...]
Team Bittner’s prevails in 70th Mud Bowl
ELYRIA — It’s not often that the boys of summer look like they’ve been playing in a pig pen.
But getting muddy was just part of the fun in the 70th playing of the Mud Bowl at Hamilton School in Elyria.
Tuesday’s game was one of the most exciting in recent memory, with the teams tied up [...]
Oberlin College students immerse selves in Kenyan culture
OBERLIN — A student organization at Oberlin College that began in 2005 with the goal of relieving pain and suffering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is continuing its work on an island community off the Kenyan coast.
In a few days, students Andrew Estep, Christopher Pray and Juliana Scherer will arrive in the villages of [...]