Archive for August 4th, 2008
Official: Mary Kate Olsen silent on Ledger OD
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators want to question actress Mary Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two powerful painkillers that contributed to his accidental overdose death, but she wants immunity or she won’t talk, a law enforcement official said Monday. Olsen’s lawyer has twice refused requests to have her [...]
Ohio inmate says he’s too fat for execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he’s so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs. Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey had poor veins [...]
Underwear survey nets 19-count indictment
CINCINNATI (AP) — A man accused of conning parents into allowing their children to remove clothing so he could conduct a “marketing survey” of their underwear has been indicted on 19 criminal counts involving 11 minors. A Hamilton County grand jury indicted 44-year-old Ben Hawkins of suburban Cincinnati on nine counts of importuning, seven counts [...]
Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car crash
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times. Freeman, 71, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., about 90 miles north of the accident in rural Tallahatchie County. [...]
Seven more Philly workers suspended in teen’s death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seven city human resources administrators were suspended Monday, exactly two years after the emaciated, maggot-infested body of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was found in the squalid home of her mother, who has been charged with murder. The suspensions came after of a grand jury report said the administrators failed to [...]
Honaker gets 18 to life for killing wife’s lover
ELYRIA – Frank Honaker appeared to choke back tears today as he apologized for shooting and killing his estranged wife’s lover in December. It didn’t change the sentence, however. Honaker was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison on the murder and felonious assault charges a jury convicted him of on Friday. The [...]
Co-defendant in OJ Simpson case pleads guilty
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, agreeing to testify against the Hall of Fame football player and one remaining co-defendant. Charles Ehrlich entered his plea to reduced charges of attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary. Ehrlich is one of five men [...]
Bridgestone Invitational: Singh’s song is a victory at Firestone
AKRON — When Vijay Singh’s birdie attempt on 18 at Firestone Country Club finally came to rest some 4 feet from the hole, a myriad of thoughts could have flooded his brain. He could have rejoiced in what would become his 32nd victory on the PGA Tour. He could have marveled in the fact that [...]
Bridgestone Invitational notes: Mickelson fades down the stretch
AKRON — It wasn’t Winged Foot but Phil Mickelson all but flew the coop on Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational. Up one through 14, Mickelson faded from top dog to a tie for fourth place, two shots back of winner Vijay Singh. “It wasn’t a good finish for me today,” Mickelson said. “I’m turning 63s [...]
High School Football 2008: Midview turning to new offensive formation
EATON TWP. — The adage that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks certainly doesn’t apply to Midview football coach Bill Albright. Albright, who describes himself as a true believer in the wing-T offense, is instead entering the 2008 season with a 100-percent commitment to the spread-formation offense. The transformation began when Midview worked [...]
Hot Stove Baseball: Columbia Station Precision Installs falls in state title game
ALLIANCE — Tough team, tough loss. Columbia Station Precision Installs fell just short of a Class G (ages 11-12) Hot Stove state title Sunday when it lost 2-0 to Alliance Pizza Hood at Butler-Rodman Park. Pizza Hood scored single runs in the third and fifth innings and Columbia had no answers offensively, managing just three [...]
Twins 6, Indians 2: Liriano strangles Tribe
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins hope Francisco Liriano’s return to the starting rotation will bolster their postseason push. So far, so good: After Liriano’s first major league action since April, the Twins have reclaimed first place in the AL Central. Liriano, who missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery and struggled in three [...]
Browns: Rookie Alex Hall impressing
BEREA — The Browns have practiced 15 times in training camp, including a prime-time event at the stadium, and Alex Hall holds the title of most impressive rookie. Fourth-round draft pick Beau Bell has made a couple of plays at linebacker, fourth-round tight end Martin Rucker has shown good hands and undrafted running back Travis [...]
Youth baseball/softball: SunDogs finish fifth with 7-2 record
The Elyria SunDogs finished fifth Sunday in the USA/ASA national softball tournament for players 18-and-under in Moline, Ill. The SunDogs, who lost for the first time Saturday, dropped an early Sunday decision to the Arkansas Minnows, 6-3, to bow out of the tournament with a 7-2 record. It was a double-elimination tourney. Arkansas jumped out [...]
Ohio Lottery Keno game debuts today
ELYRIA — The owner of one local bar-restaurant says today’s unveiling of the Ohio Lottery Commission’s new Keno game will no doubt spark interest, but she expects the introduction of the game to have an even bigger benefit for her. “I haven’t heard a whole lot from customers whether they’re excited about it or not,” [...]
History for sale: Items from Ely estate to be auctioned Aug. 23
ELYRIA — Arthur Ely had a surprisingly keen eye for painting and charcoal drawing. His wife, Sally, had an eye for colorful extravagant hats and bawdy beer glasses. Theirs was a match made in heaven, and one that Barbara and Richard Gibbons have worked to honor and cherish for 15 years. But now it’s time [...]
Clinton supporters talk health care with Democrats
CLEVELAND — Sen. Hillary Clinton’s supporters lobbied Democratic leaders Sunday to include the failed presidential candidate’s ideas on health care, even as officials fine-tuned the party platform for nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama. The committee charged with updating the platform agreed to include suggestions from Clinton, whose campaign emphasized universal health care. Obama also campaigned on improved [...]
Al-Qaida commander reported killed
CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida confirmed in a Web statement Sunday the death of a senior commander known as a top explosives and poisons expert, who is believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan last week. The statement said Abu Khabab al-Masri and three other commanders were killed. It did not give [...]
Man dropped off at bus stop missing
LORAIN — A Lorain man whose sister drove him to the Elyria bus station last week to take a bus to Salt Lake City, Utah, to live with relatives, never arrived there. According to police, the East 32nd Street woman told police she drove her brother to the bus station about 5 p.m. Thursday but [...]
Man embroiled in fight struck with car
LORAIN — A dispute between two men over a woman known to both led to a man being struck by a car. According to police, the incident began late Saturday night on Hamilton Avenue where a man persisted in trying to talk to a woman he believed was there. After knocking on the door, the [...]
Blotter: Aug. 4, 2008
Lorain police Friday, Aug. 1 11:05 p.m. – Bootlegger’s Bar, Broadway, a man went the hospital but did not have severe injuries after an altercation at the bar. Saturday, Aug. 2 1:58 a.m. – 1800 block E. 30th St., a woman said her ex-boyfriend stole her 1999 Chevrolet Lumina. 4:08 a.m. – 1100 block W. [...]
Patricia J. Hume
Patricia J. Hume, 60, (nee Pollard) of Amherst died on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the New Life Hospice Center at St. Joseph following a long illness. Mrs. Hume was born in Amherst, on March 6, 1948, the daughter of the late Marion D. and Virginia I (nee Carver) Pollard. She was a lifelong resident [...]
James E. Eck
James E. "Jim" Eck, 46, of Olmsted Township passed away peacefully on Saturday August 2, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Olmsted Township and was a lifelong resident. He was a member of Laborer’s International Union Local 310 and was employed by McGuiness Landscaping. He enjoyed wildlife, horses and [...]
Suspect gets away in police cruiser
DAYTON — A woman suspected of wielding a hammer while robbing a gas station slipped out of her handcuffs, stole a police cruiser and led officers on a high-speed chase, eluding them before she was discovered hiding in a garage, police said. Amber O’Malley, 31, used the hammer to rob a Marathon gas station in [...]
William M. Moore
William M. "Brother" Moore, 80, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Mr. Moore graduated from Conemaugh High School in 1948, and was the first black to make the Johnston Democrate Tribune All-Star Football team in 1947. He served in the United States Air Force from 1948-1952 and was stationed [...]