Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 11th, 2008
Bobby Cutts admits to death blow
CANTON — A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover testified today he swung his elbow at her when she wouldn’t let him leave her home.
Sobbing on the witness stand, Bobby Cutts Jr. said he was at Jessie Davis’ home to pick up his son before 6 a.m. and was telling her [...]
Mistrial declared in microwaved baby trial
DAYTON — A judge declared a mistrial today in the case of woman accused of killing her month-old baby by burning her in a microwave, finding that new defense witnesses bolster her innocence claim.
Judge John Kessler made the decision after hearing testimony privately from a juvenile who said he was at the apartment complex [...]
LCCC classes resume at 4 p.m.
Classes at Lorain County Community College were cancelled today but tonight’s classes — beginning at 4 p.m. — will be held.
When we reached college officials late last night, classes for today were still on. However, classes were cancelled some time this morning.
The area is expected to be hit with a snowstorm overnight so keep an [...]
First cold, then snow — get ready
Almost exactly a year after last year’s huge snowstorm,
Lorain
County looks poised to be hit again.
The winter storm watch, in effect through Tuesday night, predicts a 90 percent chance of snow at some point tonight or tomorrow and is expected to result in four to eight inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures will remain low, [...]
Strickland: Clinton needs Ohio
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland says it would be difficult for Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic presidential nomination without taking Ohio’s March 4 primary.
The governor says Ohio and Texas are the most important upcoming states in the primary battle between Clinton and Barack Obama.
Strickland says while he admires Obama and his proposals, [...]
BREAKING NEWS- Frigid Weather Closes Schools
The following area schools are closed today.
For up to date closings check out Weol.com
Open Door Christian School
Parma Schools
Perkins Local Schools
Polaris Career Center
Port Clinton City Schools
Rocky River Schools
St Jude School in Elyria
Sheffield/Sheffield Lake Schools
South Central Schools (Delayed 2 Hours)
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Frigid blast closes schools
Districts confirmed to not have classes today include:
Amherst
Avon
Avon
Lake
Clearview
Columbia
Elyria
Elyria Catholic
Firelands
Keystone
Lorain
Lorain County JVS (includes adult [...]
Hollywood writers consider new deal
LOS ANGELES — The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend a tentative contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.
By calling for separate votes on ending the strike and accepting the [...]
Actor who played hero in ‘Jaws’ movies dies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie “Jaws,” died Sunday. He was 75.
Scheider died at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. The hospital did not release [...]
One school fits all in New London
NEW LONDON — Just like everything else at the New London School, the library is made to accommodate students large and small.
On the high school and middle school side, the reading fare is mature and a fierce stuffed cat — perhaps a bobcat — perches on a ledge as the “Wildcat” school mascot.
On the left [...]