Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 7th, 2008
Detroit mayor ordered jailed after bond violation
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to the county jail after a judge found the mayor violated the terms of his bond by going to Canada and not informing the court.
The ruling by Judge Ronald Giles came after the mayor apologized to the court, saying it [...]
La. trooper IDs body unclaimed since his boyhood
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From the time he was 9, Dennis Stewart was haunted by a boy eight years his elder.
For Stewart, now a state trooper, Danny Dewey’s funeral last month laid to rest the ghost of a slight young man who was murdered and dumped near Stewart’s boyhood home nearly [...]
Ohio woman gets 2 years for stealing from mom
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Akron area woman sentenced to two years in prison for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her elderly mother says she deserved the money for all she’s done.
During Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, 60-year-old Jerelyn Sue Estright of Barberton apologized but also told [...]
OU football player from Westlake wins lottery
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The season doesn’t open for a couple more weeks, but already an Ohio University football player has made a very big score.
The Ohio Lottery says Bobcats offensive lineman Mike Eynon (EYE’-nuhn) matched five numbers to win $250,000 in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions [...]
Favre headed to Cleveland; now with Jets
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brett Favre’s journey from retirement and back has ended in New York.
The Green Bay Packers traded their three-time MVP and Super Bowl-winning quarterback to the Jets on Wednesday, ending an emotionally grinding month of indecision over Favre’s future.
The move ends a remarkably ugly [...]
Kids are found in squalor; mom is charged
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman was charged with four counts of child endangerment Tuesday after police found her children alone and living in squalor.
Melody Reed, 23, told police she was “around the corner” from her children — ages 7, 6 and 2 years old, and 7 months old — when an unidentified [...]
Lawsuit: Doctor didn`t report abuse
ELYRIA — When he was 8 months old, Jayden Davidson died a violent death.
But he didn’t have to, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court that accuses
Jayden’s doctor of failing to report signs of child abuse on the dead boy and his older brother. [...]
Amherst councilman chosen to run for Barrett`s old seat
AMHERST — Democrats plan to name Amherst City Councilman Terry Traster as their candidate in the race to replace state Rep. Thomas Heydinger.
Heydinger, D-Norwalk, announced last month that he wouldn’t run in November. The former Huron County juvenile and probate judge was appointed in May to fill former state Rep. Matt Barrett’s seat [...]
Elyria school lunches will eat up more cash
ELYRIA — Mom and Dad, save all that loose change.
Your sons and daughters will likely need it later this month when school resumes and lunch prices go up.
Rising food, fuel and operating costs are forcing the Elyria Schools’ food service contractor to ask school officials to approve a 10 percent increase [...]
Vermilion woman sues over fenceless pool in which her son drowned
ELYRIA — The mother of a Vermilion toddler who drowned in a swimming pool is suing the owners of the house for more than $2 million.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, accuses Barry and Phyllis Anderson of negligence for failing to have a fence around their pool.
Issaiah Hasan, who was 20 [...]