Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 14th, 2008
Man charged with DUI in Rt. 57 accident
ELYRIA TWP. – A 47-year-old
Cleveland man has been charged with driving under the influence in connection with a three-car crash Sunday night on northbound Route 57 near Griswold Road.
According to police, the accident, which injured at least four people, occurred when Eric Munoz, 47, of
Cleveland [...]
NFL playoffs: Banged-up Chargers KO Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — After handing New England a huge gift, the San Diego Chargers believe it’s time to give the unbeaten Patriots something else: a challenge. And, oh yeah, a loss. By stunning Peyton Manning and the defending champion Colts 28-24 on Sunday, undermanned San Diego removed New England’s biggest road block [...]
NFL playoffs: Eli Manning leads Giants over Dallas
Jaime Aron The Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Peyton Manning has a championship game to be at next weekend after all. He can go watch baby brother Eli guide the New York Giants. A few hours after the reigning Super Bowl MVP lost his chance to get back to the [...]
Cavaliers’ LeBron James was ticketed going 101 mph
LeBron James was ticketed by the State Highway Patrol for driving 101 mph on an interstate highway in Medina. The Cleveland Cavaliers star was cited in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 71 near Medina at 2:43 a.m. on Dec. 30 — his 23rd birthday. Cleveland attorney Colin Jennings filed a [...]
Commentary: Tony Romo shaky following Mexican vacation
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jessica Simpson had probably given up and gone shopping during the drive commanded by her boyfriend that took up much of the second quarter and gave the Dallas Cowboys what turned out to be a short-lived lead over the New York Giants. But, really, what’s a girl to do? [...]
Colts brass doing everything to keep Dungy
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay will do what it takes to keep coach Tony Dungy. He’ll keep paying him the big bucks, help him get back to Tampa Bay more often, even give him additional time off if necessary. So will that be enough to keep Dungy on the sideline? [...]
K.J. Choi wins PGA Tour’s Sony Open
HONOLULU — K.J. Choi had to work harder than he imagined to become the Sony Open champion everyone expected. Equipped with a four-shot lead, Choi struggled in blustery conditions Sunday at Waialae Country Club and held off a late charge by Rory Sabbatini to close with a 1-over 71, the first Sony Open [...]
Amherst car crash kills Cleveland man
AMHERST — A 36-year-old Cleveland man was killed early Sunday when he lost control of his vehicle on state Route 58 near the state Route 2 exit ramp in Amherst.
Francis P. Monaco was driving northbound about 3 a.m. when his black Pontiac Grand Prix rolled over into a southbound-facing Ford Explorer stopped at an intersection, [...]
Bush calls Iran ‘leading sponsor of terror’
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Bush gently nudged authoritarian Arab allies Sunday to satisfy frustrated desires for democracy in the Mideast and saved his harshest criticism for Iran, branding it “the world’s leading state-sponsor of terror.”
Speaking in this Persian Gulf country, about 150 miles from the shores of Iran, Bush said Tehran threatens [...]
Non-support punishments vary within state
COLUMBUS — Penalties for Ohio parents who fail to make timely child support payments vary widely from county to county, and although officials say it’s important to keep local control, others worry that the differences in punishments have created an unequal system of justice.
Failure to pay child support, a misdemeanor for more [...]