Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 16th, 2008
ALERT: Motorcyclist injured in crash
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – A 20-year-old man was injured when his eastbound motorcycle struck the rear of an eastbound car Thursday afternoon on Chestnut Ridge Road, according to police.
Joseph Partyka, of North Ridgeville, was listed in fair condition today at [...]
Determined or desperate? Cavaliers need to learn from previous mistakes if they’re going to take Celtics to Game 7
INDEPENDENCE — It was the last thing LeBron James said at his postgame press conference following Game 5 at TD Banknorth Garden. The Cavaliers had just lost 96-89 to the Boston Celtics, placing them in a must-win situation in Game 6 tonight at 8 at Quicken Loans Arena. [...]
Grace shakes up Fire Department
ELYRIA — A day after acting Fire Chief Bob Dempsey proposed relieving the Fire Department of its first responder duties, he’s no longer the acting chief.
“We have leadership problems there in Chief (John) Zielinski’s absence,” Mayor Bill Grace said. “We needed a change.”
Elyria fire Capt. Joseph Pronesti was promoted over Dempsey [...]
Sprinkler laws rare, but boost fire safety
ELYRIA — Drafting legislation calling for all new homes to be constructed with fire sprinkler systems is easy.
The hard part will come if the Elyria Fire Department tries to get it passed.
While fire officials say sprinklers save lives, no cities or municipalities in Ohio have added it to their fire and [...]
Plas facing 17 charges for park attack
He’s charged with attempted murder, attempted rape in Metro Park incident
ELYRIA — A county grand jury slammed the man accused of kidnapping, shooting and trying to rape a hiker earlier this month with a 17-count indictment Thursday.
The charges could send Matthew Plas, 25, to prison for more than 50 years.
Plas is [...]
Cavaliers Gibson has separated shoulder, is done for rest of Celtics series
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers lost a point guard in Game 5. The Celtics relocated one. Cleveland, down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, will be without Daniel “Boobie” Gibson in Game 6 tonight at 8 at Quicken Loans Arena. The second-year guard ran into teammate Anderson Varejao while trying to track down a loose [...]
McCain: We`ll win in Iraq and kill bin Laden
COLUMBUS — Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.
The Republican presidential contender, in a speech that also envisioned [...]
Don’t be too picky: Laffey shockingly allows a run, but still leads Indians to sweep of A’s
CLEVELAND — Aaron Laffey was the streak buster Thursday at Progressive Field but hold the criticism for the young left-hander. Yes, Laffey allowed the run that snapped the rotation’s major-league-high string of consecutive scoreless innings at 441/3, but it was also his effort — the latest in a sparkling stretch for Cleveland’s slew of [...]
Woman charged in Web hoax that led to suicide
LOS ANGELES — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis, who allegedly helped create a MySpace account in the name of someone who did not exist to convince [...]
Tribe notes: Sowers start means Tyner’s stay is at an end
CLEVELAND — When Jeremy Sowers is promoted from Triple-A Buffalo today, he will replace outfielder Jason Tyner on the 25-man roster, not pitcher Aaron Laffey. Laffey avoided a trip back to the minors with the Indians electing to keep the left-hander, who has pitched brilliantly while filling in for an injured Jake [...]