Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 25th, 2008
Visitors Bureau plans May bus tour
In May 2007, a Travel Industry Association survey asked people at what price per gallon of gas would they consider changing vacation and travel plans.
The answer was: $3.50.
It’s a year later, and we’re paying that — or more.
COURTESY LORAIN COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
A May bus tour visiting Lorain County sites will start and end at the [...]
Prosecutor: Pregnant teller wounded in robbery loses twins
INDIANAPOLIS — A pregnant teller shot in a bank robbery has lost the twins she was carrying, and police continued to search for the gunman Friday.
Katherin Shuffield, who was five months pregnant, was critically wounded when a masked gunman shot her in the abdomen Tuesday morning at a Huntington Bank branch.
Authorities and the [...]
Water main break closes NASA Glenn
CLEVELAND — A water line break has shut down the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
NASA Glenn spokeswoman Lori Rachul says the break happened before 7 a.m. Friday and employees were asked to leave the center by 10 a.m.
Rachul says there’s no water in the [...]
Ohio man arrested in connection with school plot
CLEVELAND — Authorities near Cleveland have arrested a man they say e-mailed an Indiana teenager about conducting a Columbine-style attack on two schools.
Lakewood Police Chief Tim Malley says 33-year-old Lee Billi was charged Thursday with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. A 16-year-old Indiana boy was arrested earlier [...]
Capital punishment: Wizards hand Cavaliers worst playoff loss in franchise history
WASHINGTON — Midway through the third period, the Cavaliers’ second-leading scorer was, drum roll please, Ben Wallace. He had exactly five more points than Soulja Boy, who was in attendance. Not surprisingly, Cleveland trailed by 26. Yes, it was that kind of night Thursday at the Verizon Center, where the Washington Wizards [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron making himself heard to his teammates
WASHINGTON — There hasn’t been a lot of talk about it, but LeBron James has started to become much more vocal with his Cavaliers teammates. “I’ve been really vocal,” James said Thursday at the Verizon Center before Game 3 of Cleveland’s best-of-seven playoff series with the Washington Wizards. “There’s a time and place for [...]
Lee throws shutout to cement Indians’ sweep of Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cliff Lee faced only two batters over the minimum while pitching a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night that gave the Cleveland Indians a doubleheader sweep. Lee (4-0) struck out nine and did not issue a walk while shrinking his major league-best ERA [...]
NFL Draft 2008 … Focus on offense: Jake Long is the top pick, but does he have the right stuff to be a left tackle?
Michigan offensive lineman Jake Long will be the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Saturday. There’s no arguing the point after the Miami Dolphins agreed Tuesday to pay him $57.75 million over five years, with $30 million guaranteed. Whether Long deserves to be the signature selection of 2008 is an [...]
High school baseball: Poskocil pitches Pioneers past Admirals at Pipe Yard
LORAIN — Elyria’s Dan Poskocil managed to get through some trouble spots and Stephan Morales accounted for four of the Pioneers’ runs with just one hit as Elyria downed Admiral King 5-2 at the Pipe Yard Thursday night. Poskocil scattered nine hits and had three walks as he upped his record to 3-0. [...]
High school baseball roundup: Fitch fans 13 as Elyria Catholic wins sixth straight game
BEDFORD — Elyria Catholic won its sixth in a row as Joe Fitch struck out 13 and Edwin Cruz drove in two runs in a 7-4 victory over Chanel on Thursday. EC is 9-4 and 3-2 in the North Coast League.
Elyria Catholic 202 030 0 — 7 11 2 Chanel [...]