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Archive for April 21st, 2008
Straight-A student plots to bomb high school
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. — A teenager accused of plotting to bomb his high school is a straight-A student whose parents sought help from mental health experts when he slammed his head into a wall last week, authorities said Monday.
Ryan Schallenberger’s parents took him to a hospital three days before his Saturday arrest [...]
Cavs trounce Wizards
CLEVELAND — Maybe Gilbert Arenas was talking about some other Cavaliers. The Cleveland team he and the Washington Wizards faced Monday night doesn’t look so beatable. LeBron James scored 30 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16, and the Cavaliers played their best game in months, blowing out Arenas [...]
U.S. Supreme Court rejects condemned inmates’ appeals
HOUSTON — Prosecutors moved quickly Monday to set new execution dates for three death-row inmates, hours after the Supreme Court lifted a reprieve it granted last fall so it could consider the constitutionality of lethal injection.
The court blocked the executions of Thomas Arthur of Alabama, Earl Wesley [...]
Jury rejects claim for unwanted exam
NEW YORK — A hospital did nothing wrong when it tried to examine the rectum of a construction worker who had been hit on the head by a falling wooden beam, a jury found Monday.
After deliberating for about an hour, a state Supreme Court jury awarded [...]
Cleveland chef to host ‘Dinner: Impossible’
One of the Food Network’s Iron Chefs says he is ready to do the impossible.
The network on Monday announced that Ohio chef Michael Symon will take over as host of the “Dinner: Impossible” series, which challenges its chef to prepare meals under extreme conditions.
Symon, who won the network’s [...]
Incident didn’t happen at St. Vincent de Paul
A story on Sunday’s front page about a Wakeman police officer being charged with assault after confronting his estranged wife’s roommate had the wrong location for the confrontation.
The incident actually happened at Vincent Elementary School, which is on North Ridge Road – just as St. Vincent de Paul is — but about a half mile to [...]
Historic preservation money dries up
CLEVELAND — Money for a state program to give tax credits to developers restoring historic buildings has dried up, leaving many who applied frustrated and uncertain about their plans for the buildings.
The Ohio Department of Development went through the $120 million budget after approving 37 projects. The two-year pilot program promised to [...]
Bellevue seeks relief from persistent flooding
BELLEVUE — For the past month, Bob Norman has slept on his couch, waking every 90 minutes to make sure the pump in his basement is keeping floodwater from ruining his furnace.
He’s not the only one losing sleep.
Dozens of homeowners have been draining their basements around the clock for [...]
EPA puts pressure on horse tracks
DAYTON — Ohio’s horse tracks are being prodded by environmental regulators to obtain permits normally required for livestock megafarms.
Beulah Park in suburban Columbus last month became Ohio’s first racetrack to seek a state environmental permit from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Beulah Park has 1,000 horses in its stables. Facilities with 500 [...]
Perry`s monument needs repairs
PUT-IN-BAY — The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, which closed for several months in 2006 when a 500-pound chunk of stone broke off the observation deck, needs a more effective waterproofing system to prevent further deterioration, an architectural firm said.
Engineers found a second loose piece on the 352-foot granite memorial in [...]