Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 19th, 2008
State law limits insurance payout in chief’s case
Medders responsible for $2M in punitive damages to officer
Ohio historian could face hard time for boulder dig
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An Ohio historian could face hard time, all because of a rock.
A Kentucky grand jury indicted Steve Shaffer on Thursday for leading efforts to pull an 8-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River.
The indictment accuses Shaffer of [...]
Girl born to Jamie Lynn Spears
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl Thursday morning at a south Mississippi hospital, according to a person close to the Spears family.
The person confirmed the baby’s birth to The Associated Press. The person asked not to be identified because [...]
A 6th human foot found on Canada’s coast
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Another human foot was found Wednesday on a British Columbia shoreline, the second this week and the sixth within a year in a bizarre mystery that has confounded police.
Like most of the others, it was a right foot encased in a [...]
Prosecutor: There should be no crying in closings
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say there should be no crying during closing arguments in death penalty cases.
Jason Phillabaum, an assistant Butler County prosecutor, filed motions this week asking that defense attorneys be blocked from using emotional appeals to a jury during the trial [...]
Germany seeks to extradite Demjanjuk
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities will seek the extradition of alleged former Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk from the U.S. to prosecute him on charges that he was involved in killing Jewish prisoners at Sobibor, the country’s top Holocaust crimes prosecutor said Thursday.
Authorities are convinced there is enough evidence [...]
H.S. Football: Avon Lake’s Dlugosz picked for coaches hall of fame
Dave Dlugosz was chairing a meeting of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association in Columbus on Friday and, by his own admission, was “half asleep” when he unexpectedly heard his name being read. The speaker was saying that Dlugosz was being inducted into the coaches hall of fame. “I said, ‘You’ve got to [...]
High schools: Ralph Mayer retires after career at Vermilion
Those who know longtime Vermilion athletic director and football coach Ralph Mayer probably believe he was the perfect candidate for retirement. Those who watched him run around trying to keep everything under control for the Sailors sports programs probably are wondering what he’s going to do with all that free time. [...]
Ohio teen reinstated as valedictorian
CIRCLEVILLE — A teen who said he was coerced into making a plagiarism confession has been restored as valedictorian at his central Ohio high school.
An agreement announced Wednesday will have Melanio Acosta IV share the title with a Circleville High School classmate who replaced him as [...]
Indians drop 2nd straight in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Jeff Baker and Omar Quintanilla are short-term solutions for the Colorado Rockies. They hope they’re playing their way into the team’s long-term plans. Baker homered and scored three runs and Quintanilla went 2-for-3 with two RBIs as the Rockies beat the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night, 4-2. Jeff [...]