Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 12th, 2008
Boys basketball: North Ridgeville rolls over Sailors, grabs first place in West Shore
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — No, that was not a typographical error. Vermilion and North Ridgeville really were tied for first place in the West Shore Conference at 3-1 before Friday’s meeting. The standings only look a little suspect now, after the Rangers’ dominating 57-37 win over the Sailors that left them all alone in first [...]
Tribe now has a Progressive place to play
CLEVELAND — How about “The Pro?” or “The Prog?”
Whatever you call it, “The Jake” is now just a memory.
Sure, the building on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario remains, but the name beloved by fans since the stadium opened in 1994 — Jacobs Field — is no more.
When the first pitch is [...]
Medina commissioner offers NOACA vote fix
CLEVELAND — Lorain County Commissioner Betty Blair is frustrated.
Getting the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency to agree to get rid of a controversial weighted voting system that nearly derailed a new Interstate 90 interchange in Avon is proving a lot harder than she’d like.
“What is so difficult for them to understand the damage that they [...]
English lord: Separated twins met and married
LONDON — Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children.
A court annulled the British couple’s union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord David Alton said.
“Everyone has a right to knowledge about their lineage, [...]
1982 CSU shooter to be resentenced
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentencing hearing for a death row inmate convicted of killing three men 26 years ago.
The decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came three months after the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence for Frank Spisak, a self-described [...]
Police: Woman torched undies as distraction
ELYRIA — When fire trucks rolled up in front of Target just before 3:30 p.m. Friday, they weren’t looking for the hottest prices of the year.
But firefighters did find the smoldering remains of a rack of lingerie.
Police say Tabitha Bozman, 19, of Elyria, lit the underwear as she attempted to shoplift from the West River [...]
Eatery sued for rent by mall’s owners
ELYRIA — Apparently, General Tso’s chicken doesn’t pay enough to make the rent.
The Chao Praya Chinese Eatery in Midway Mall has become the latest tenant that the mall’s parent company has sued for falling behind in the rent.
The eatery, which is closed, owes $16,824.88 in back rent, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in county [...]
Blotter: Jan. 12
Lorain police Wednesday, Jan. 9 3 a.m. – 2800 block Woodstock Drive, a man said a visitor at his house refused to leave, hit him repeatedly with a paint stirrer and bit his arm. 8:50 p.m. – Washington Avenue, a piece of asphalt thrown from the roadside shattered a passing [...]
LeBron doesn’t have to do it all in Cavaliers’ double-overtime win over Bobcats, but almost does anyway
CLEVELAND — Add another chapter to what will eventually be a very long book about the storied career of LeBron James. The King put up 31 points, set a career high with 19 rebounds and passed for eight assists as the Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 113-106 in double overtime [...]
Cavaliers notes: Shannon Brown sent to D-League; Cedric Simmons returns from D-League
CLEVELAND — Shannon Brown is gone and Cedric Simmons is back. The Cavaliers on Friday sent Brown to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. Late Thursday, they recalled Simmons, who had been playing for that team in Texas. Brown has played in 12 games (four [...]