Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for March 28th, 2008
Blair suggests zapping feral cats
Commissioner: Once stunned by Taser, felines could be spayed, neutered
Betty Blair
ELYRIA — County Commissioner Betty Blair wants to catch feral cats in a novel way: Taser them.
A cat owner herself, Blair offered Tasers as a way of catching the hard-to-capture felines after a resident’s letter complaining about strays was read aloud during the [...]
Xavier’s threes add up to win over West Virginia
PHOENIX — In a span of 48 critical seconds late in overtime, B.J. Raymond made more 3-pointers than the entire West Virginia team did all night. He went from “non-factor” to nonplussed, calmly knocking down two long-range jumpers that lifted Xavier past coach Bob Huggins’ Mountaineers 79-75 on Thursday night in the West [...]
UCLA escapes Western Kentucky’s upset bid
PHOENIX — Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Regional on Thursday night. Top-seeded UCLA (34-3) will play No. 3-seeded Xavier on [...]
Louisville’s defense smothers Tennessee
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Louisville’s suffocating defense has coach Rick Pitino a step away from a sixth trip to the Final Four. Earl Clark scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds, and Pitino’s mix of defenses made life miserable for Tennessee in a 79-60 victory Thursday night to put the third-seeded Cardinals in the [...]
Tar Heels put a hurting on Washington State
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina went from running it up to locking it down. Now the Tar Heels are a step away from the Final Four again, hoping they can avoid another collapse like last year. Tyler Hansbrough scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and the top-seeded [...]
Student expelled over pill allowed to return
Amherst freshman gets restraining order, appeals to school board
ELYRIA — Freshman Mike McGannon will be back in class Monday at Amherst Marion L. Steele High School despite being expelled for a white pill he says was Tylenol.
On Thursday, county Common Pleas Court Judge Edward Zaleski granted a temporary restraining order that allows Mike, [...]
Elyria Council passes mayor’s budget
Plan likely to impact safety services
ELYRIA — It seemed like they had only just sat down Thursday night when City Council members started to stand up again.
“That’s it?” someone muttered from the back of the room.
The special budget meeting — which drew a crowd of angry residents wanting answers — had [...]
Tribe puts a wrap on Florida spring training home
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Indians packed up and left Chain of Lakes Park on Thursday, feeling as if they had accomplished what they needed to in their final spring training in Florida. “It’s been a good spring,” said Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose team wrapped up its Grapefruit League schedule with a [...]
Copper thieves strike old train station in Elyria
Damages of $75,000 prompt county to add security cameras
BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE
The cupola on the top of the old train station was damaged when thieves and vandals stripped the building’s copper.
ELYRIA — Copper thieves have caused so much damage to copper flashing and decorative panels on the historic New York [...]
Bar incident nets Lorain cop three-day suspension
Corey Earl
LORAIN — Embattled Lorain police Officer Corey Earl will serve a three-day suspension next week after an internal investigation determined he violated department policies earlier this year.
Police Chief Cel Rivera said the investigation determined that Earl broke the rules when he entered Scorchers bar on Jan. 30 while he was working to [...]