Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 23rd, 2008
Driver in fatal DUI gets jail for getting new license
A Wellington man who killed a woman in a 1992 drunken driving crash, but still managed to get a license despite a lifetime driving ban, is heading back to jail.
John Majka, 42, is scheduled to report to the county jail before 6 p.m. Thursday to start a six-month jail sentence. He pleaded guilty last year [...]
CCC pressure gets to Open Door
ELYRIA — Open Door stayed with taller, faster Cleveland Central Catholic for a half Tuesday night. But the disparities began to show after the break and the Ironmen cruised, 67-50, in non-conference action. It ended a six-game winning streak for Open Door (12-3). The Patriots hadn’t lost since they fell by two points in [...]
Police blotter: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Elyria police
Monday, Jan. 21
9:02 a.m. – Macy’s, Midway Mall, a woman from Miami, Fla., told police that her credit card was fraudulently used at the mall.
10 a.m. – 200 block Winthrop Drive, driver’s side mirror broken.
2:15 p.m. – 200 block [...]
Wanted Marine spotted
Guillermo Arias The Associated Press
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week, a man identified as his cousin said Tuesday.
Juan Antonio Ramos Ramirez told The Associated Press that Laurean walked into his liquor [...]
Rig swerves, tips, shuts down state Route 2
AMHERST — Truck driver Doug Frasure made a split-second decision Tuesday that prevented a pile-up along state Route 2.
Frasure, of Parma, was driving his semi eastbound when he came upon a group of vehicles stopped for an accident. There was no way he was going to be [...]
Lorain Council dusts off limestone plans
LORAIN — The proposal to build a limestone crushing plant in Lorain has been revived.
Two weeks after rejecting a proposal to rezone 15 acres of land where the plant was to be built, City Council on Tuesday agreed to rescind that vote in favor of having a public hearing [...]
Flu bug biting harder than normal
ELYRIA — Those hacking coughs and runny noses are particularly nasty this year, leading to more visits to area emergency rooms for local families, health officials say.
The Solomon Islands, Wisconsin and Malaysia flu viruses — named for the places they originated — are running wild, making winter [...]
Fed stops a Black Tuesday: Little impact here
ELYRIA — Emergency rate cuts and a volatile stock market won’t have much of an impact on the local economy, several analysts predicted Tuesday.
After dipping 465 points at the start of the day, the Dow Jones industrials recovered to a loss of just more than 180 points by the close [...]
Fed stops a Black Tuesday: Interest rates slashed as stocks tumble
Greg Burns and William Neikirk
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — The Federal Reserve rushed to the rescue of a shaky stock market Tuesday with its biggest interest-rate cut in more than two decades, leaving investors expecting more help from their new best friend in Washington. [...]
‘Brokeback` actor Heath Ledger dead
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28.
There was no obvious indication of suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the SoHo apartment that is believed to be [...]