Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for March 21st, 2008
Avon woman guilty of shooting husband
ELYRIA — Pamela Carrasquillo dropped her head Friday and slowly shook it side to side after being convicted of shooting her estranged husband four times in his bed last January.
Carrasquillo, 52, was convicted of attempted aggravated murder and attempted murder, as well as specifications that she used a gun in the crimes.
She faces [...]
Zero tolerance for Tylenol? Boy says school official coerced him into signing drug confession
AMHERST — For Amherst Steele High School freshman Mike McGannon, one little white pill was enough to get him expelled — even though he insists it was just a Tylenol.
But school officials apparently thought it was something else, and the 14-year-old contends the school’s assistant principal coerced him into to sign a false statement saying [...]
SEND reports $3,000 missing
ELYRIA — As much as $3,000 in cash is missing from the nonprofit group aimed at improving life on the city’s south side.
Lynn Torres, a representative of the South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp., filed a police report March 10 alleging that the money was missing. According to a press [...]
Paying for potholes: Costs high for Elyria, drivers
ELYRIA — As the first flakes of snow fell Friday, Safety Service Director Chris Eichenlaub was worrying about potholes.
“If we get enough snow tonight, they’ll put the blades down on the plows,” Eichenlaub said. “That would rip up all the patching we’ve done in the last 12 days.”
Eichenlaub said he’s been [...]
And it`s still snowing . . .
ELYRIA — For much of Friday evening, it seemed as if maybe, just maybe, we’d be spared the latest in what seems to be a never-ending stream of winter snowstorms.
But then the sky darkened, and the snow started falling.
Drat.
A heavy snow warning is in effect through 9 a.m. today as the National Weather Service predicted [...]
Flooding in the south, snow in the north in Ohio
CINCINNATI — Is this spring or never-ending winter? Depends on where you are in Ohio.
Flood victims in the southern part of the state spent Friday cleaning up gunk from some of the heaviest rain in years, while northern Ohio braced for a return of [...]
Economy forces middle-age children to move home with parents
MILWAUKEE — After being laid off from her job as an events planner at an upscale resort, Jo Ann Bauer struggled financially. She worked at several lower-paying jobs, relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy.
Then in December, she finally accepted her [...]
Indians’ Paul Byrd says he’s ready to start season … if Major League Baseball says it’s OK
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Paul Byrd pitched six innings Thursday in the Indians’ 4-4 exhibition tie against Tampa Bay at Chain of Lakes Park, then deemed himself ready to start the regular season. The question is will Major League Baseball let him? Byrd, who has admitted to using HGH [...]
Tribe notes: Bellevue’s Snyder makes positive impression before being sent down
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Indians made another round of cuts Thursday, reducing their roster by eight players. Outfielder Brad Snyder was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo, while pitchers Matt Ginter, Jeff Harris and Rich Rundles, catchers David Wallace and Armando Camacaro, and infielders Aaron Herr and Danny Sandoval were re-assigned to minor league camp. [...]
Ralph M. Teter
Ralph M. Teter, 69, of Oberlin, formerly of Elyria, died suddenly on March 19, 2008 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.