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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Top Stories by .
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Sports by Associated Press.
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Sports by Associated Press.
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Sports by Associated Press.
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Sports by Associated Press.
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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, [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Top Stories by Brad Dicken | The Chronicle-Telegram.
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Top Stories by Benjamin Nagy.
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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Sports by NorthCoastNOW.
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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 [...]

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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 [...]

Posted: March 28th, 2008 in Top Stories by Brad Dicken | The Chronicle-Telegram.
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