Archive for July 28th, 2008
Columnist Robert Novak diagnosed with brain tumor
BOSTON (AP) — Conservative political commentator Robert Novak announced Monday he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, less than a week after he struck a pedestrian with his Corvette and drove away. Novak, 77, fell ill on Cape Cod this weekend while visiting his daughter and was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where [...]
Where’s the party at? U. of Florida, study says
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Just call ‘em the Guzzling Gators: The University of Florida is the nation’s No. 1 party school. The school tops the annual list of party campuses compiled by the Princeton Review. The university has made the list before, but has never been first. It wrested the title away [...]
Former AG’s aide under scrutiny for vehicle buys
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State investigators are looking into vehicle purchases made by a man fired amid the scandal under former Ohio attorney general Marc Dann. As Dann’s general services chief, Anthony Gutierrez spent $1.8 million on 94 new cars and SUVs for the attorney general’s office. Records obtained by The Columbus Dispatch show some [...]
FBI searches county offices in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — FBI and IRS agents served search warrants Monday at Cuyahoga County offices and homes as part of a public corruption investigation, authorities said. About 200 FBI agents, some brought in from Pittsburgh to help with the searches, raided the county administration building, engineer’s office and an information services center. “This stems [...]
Trial begins for Ohio deputy charged with murder
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The murder trial is set to begin for a northeast Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the death of a jail inmate nearly two years ago. Summit County deputy Stephen Krendick is the first of five deputies to go on trial in the death of Mark McCullaugh Jr. and faces [...]
Man shot churchgoers over liberal views
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its support of liberal social policies, police said Monday. Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV said a signed, four-page letter written by Jim D. Adkisson, [...]
Paul Hamm not going to Beijing
Paul Hamm won’t be going to the Beijing Olympics, after all. The reigning Olympic gold medalist announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. team because his broken right hand is not sufficiently healthy enough for him to compete in Beijing. He also hurt his rotator cuff in his accelerated recovery effort. The U.S. [...]
FBI searches county offices in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — FBI and IRS agents served at least 10 search warrants Monday at Cuyahoga County offices and homes as part of a public corruption investigation. About 200 FBI agents descended on the county administration building in Cleveland. Agents, some brought in from Pittsburgh to help with the searches, also searched the county engineer’s [...]
Pedestrian killed on Interstate 90
AVON — A man in his late teens or early 20s was killed late Sunday night when he was struck by several cars on Interstate 90 in Avon, said Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus. The man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was not carrying identification, Matus said. Authorities are doing fingerprint analysis to [...]
Wimbley sacks the predictions: Browns linebacker hasn’t lost confidence, he just plans to keep his goals to himself
Kamerion Wimbley doesn’t show much emotion. Not in interviews, not on the field. But when reminded Sunday of the sack-a-game goal of his first two seasons, he became almost animated. “I don’t want to make another statement like that ever again,” he said, voice rising for emphasis. Wimbley hasn’t lost confidence. And his primary job [...]
Sowers delivers strong outing, but lack of offense and bullpen problems cost Indians in 4-2 loss to Twins
CLEVELAND — It was “Beach Weekend” at Progressive Field and, not surprisingly, the Indians wound up all wet. After taking the opening game of a three-game series against the Twins, Cleveland dropped the next two, which included the rubber match Sunday — a 4-2 Minnesota victory that closed the gap in the AL Central between [...]
Tribe notes: Sizemore makes his mark as rare 25-25 guy
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore reached another milestone Sunday at Progressive Field. With his stolen base in the third inning of a 4-2 loss to the Twins, the Cleveland center fielder became only the third player in club history to hit 25 home runs and steal 25 bases in the same season. He joined Bobby Bonds [...]
Motorsports: Tire-less effort? Almost, but Johnson survives tire debacle to win second Brickyard in last three years
INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson celebrated his second victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a burnout. Appropriately, one of his tires exploded. He was lucky he made it that long. Tire troubles derailed one of NASCAR’s crown jewel events Sunday when Goodyear’s product wasn’t durable enough to withstand more than 10 or so laps at a [...]
Hot Stove baseball: Five area teams, three from Columbia Station, heading to state tournament in Alliance
GRAFTON — Columbia Station pulled off the trifecta Sunday as three teams representing that community won Hot Stove regional championships at Reservoir Park, earning trips to the state tournament in Alliance this coming weekend. J&J Greenhouses (Class F, ages 13-14), Precision Installs (Class G, ages 11-12) and Viccarone Heating and Cooling (Class H, ages 9-10) [...]
Little League softball: Elyria 9-10 year-old all-stars make the big plays in winning state tournament debut
ELYRIA — Aggressive baserunning got Elyria an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday’s Little League 9-10 year-old state softball tournament quarterfinal at Vic Janowicz Park. It looked as if the one run wouldn’t be enough, but aggressive baserunning backfired on Poland, allowing Elyria to survive, 3-2. The game’s final out [...]
Little League softball: Walks, 13-run inning too much for Elyria 10-11 year-olds to overcome
ELYRIA — Bucyrus sent Elyria’s all-stars into the losers bracket of the 10-11 year-old state softball tournament on Saturday. On Sunday, Wheelersburg sent them home. Walks did in Elyria as the home team gave 14 batters free passes and every one of them scored as Wheelersburg won by mercy rule, 22-11, at Vic Janowicz Park. [...]
Little League baseball roundup: Avon 11-year-old all-stars rally to win state tournament opener
Avon trailed after the first pitch Sunday in its Little League 11-year-old state tournament opener in Cambridge. That’s because it was driven over the fence for a home run. After the top of the second, Hamilton West led 6-0. But Avon scored four in the bottom of the second with two outs and took the [...]
Lorain has perfect weekend to host sailing event
LORAIN — It may have taken years for the 2008 Allstate Interlake Nationals to set sail from the shores of Lorain, but organizers proved this weekend that they were up to the challenge. A fire at the Traverse City sailing clubhouse brought the 21-year-old event to the blue waters of Lake Erie; however, it was [...]
Dirty money: It’s not easy to replace a soiled fortune
WASHINGTON — The businessman arrived at the Treasury Department carrying a suitcase stuffed with about $5.2 million in petrified, nearly unrecognizable bills. He asked to swap it for a cashier’s check. Money like this normally arrives after a bank burns or a vault floods. It doesn’t just show up at the visitor’s entrance on a [...]
FDA warnings on off-label use lag by months
WASHINGTON — When a state trooper pulls over a speeding motorist, the officer usually writes out a ticket on the spot. When federal regulators catch a drug company peddling prescription medications for an unapproved use, it takes them an average of seven months to issue a warning, according to a draft report by congressional investigators. [...]
Study: Exercise slows Alzheimer`s disease
NEW YORK — Patients with early Alzheimer’s disease who exercised regularly saw less deterioration in the areas of the brain which control memory, according to a study released Sunday at the 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease in Chicago. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies showed that exercise positively affected the hippocampus region of patients’ brains, [...]
Prison education program successful
COLUMBUS — A program that allows prison inmates to earn high school equivalency diplomas and offers classes on how to stay debt-free to offenders about to be released is showing signs of reducing recidivism, Ohio’s prisons director said. Low recidivism rates would benefit the state, where inmate numbers in the overcrowded prison system climbed above [...]
Person who lives as woman, but hasn`t had surgery, wants to use women`s locker room
CLEVELAND — An embarrassing question from a boy in a locker room inspired Karen Deamons to fight the city: Why was there a woman in the men’s room? Deamons decided last month she would no longer abide by Cleveland’s requirement that she change in the men’s locker room at the indoor pool at the city-run [...]
Fair cuts fireworks to save money
COLUMBUS — Fireworks are out and mashed-potatoes-on-a-stick are in for Ohio’s biggest summer party this year. Officials at the Ohio State Fair are trying to cut costs while offering bargains to try to boost sagging attendance. The expensive nightly fireworks show has been shelved and fewer TV ads have been bought. Free admissions will be [...]
Ohio EPA says federal ruling will force changes in state`s smog plans
COLUMBUS — A recent appeals court decision striking down federal rules to cut power-plant pollution in half has Ohio officials saying they will have to readjust plans to reduce smog and soot. Officials with the state Environmental Protection Agency are poring over the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [...]