Archive for August 11th, 2008
No streaming audio for Elyria Junior All-Stars softball game
Online streaming coverage of the Elyria Junior All-Stars Little League softball game is not available. The game is being aired on 930-AM WEOL. Future games will also be aired on WEOL. For a complete schedule, see www.weol.com.
No clear winner in ex-N.J. Gov. McGreevey’s divorce
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Dina Matos took a calculated risk and lost. Offered a settlement said to top $300,000 early in divorce talks with her gay ex-husband, former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, Matos turned it down. The epic, four-year drama that ensued cost each a half-million dollars and further drained the well in [...]
NYC `preppie killer’ pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW YORK (AP) — The “preppie killer” who served 15 years behind bars for strangling a woman in Central Park during what he said was rough sex is headed back to prison for a drug offense. Robert Chambers pleaded guilty Monday to criminal sale of a controlled substance and assault on a police officer. [...]
LA authorities: Rockefeller is actually German
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman says a Boston kidnapping suspect who went by the name “Clark Rockefeller” is actually a German man wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a San Marino couple. Steve Whitmore told The Associated Press on Monday that investigators “positively identified” Christian Gerhartsreiter as the [...]
Hartford imposes emergency curfew after shootings
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford officials said Monday that they will impose a 30-day citywide curfew on everyone under 18 in response to recent violence, including a shooting over the weekend that left one teen dead and six young people wounded. “We must do this because we cannot and will not tolerate innocent people, especially [...]
Inmate found dead at southeast Ohio jail
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An inmate being held at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on an abduction charge has been found dead in a jail restroom in an apparent suicide. Lt. James Eddy says 18-year-old Johan Londono of Cleveland Heights was found early Saturday. Eddy says it appeared that Londono hung himself. Londono was charged with [...]
Mich. AG: Detroit mayor violated bail terms again
DETROIT (AP) — A prosecutor on Monday accused Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of violating his bond in an assault case by spending time over the weekend with his sister, one of 11 witnesses listed by authorities. Kilpatrick and Ayanna Kilpatrick were together at their mother’s house Saturday, a day after he was released from jail for [...]
Retrial begins in Ohio microwave baby-death case
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the retrial of a woman accused of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven. Defendant China Arnold appeared in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court with her attorneys, six months after a judge declared a mistrial in the case and said new evidence [...]
Cleveland Councilwoman Fannie Lewis dead at 82
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland city councilwoman who devoted decades to rebuilding her riot-scarred inner-city neighborhood has died. Fannie Lewis was 82. She died Monday morning at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Mayor Frank Jackson called Lewis an outstanding public servant who loved Cleveland. Lewis had served on the city council since 1980. She represented [...]
Slamming start: LeBron James scores 18 as U.S. men’s basketball team puts on a show in Olympics opener
BEIJING — In one heartpounding minute in the first half, LeBron James dunked off a nifty underhanded feed from Dwyane Wade. Then Kobe Bryant flew in and jammed. Then it was Chris Bosh’s turn to rattle the rim. As the backboard swayed, some might have recalled the fabled Dream Team. The final score — U.S. [...]
Olympics roundup: Lazek’s big finish in the 400 freestyle relay keeps Phelps’ medal goals good as gold
BEIJING — If Michael Phelps indeed wins seven (or eight) gold medals and gets his $1 million bonus from Speedo, he’ll need to spend a chunk of it on his buddy Jason Lezak. Lezak dove in for the last lap of the 400-meter freestyle relay second to world-record holder Alain Bernard of France. He was [...]
Secondary needs help: Browns coach Crennel not panicking yet, but search for more depth is on
BEREA — The Browns entered training camp concerned about their depth at cornerback. Then in their first preseason game, A.J. Davis and Mil’Von James — the chief competitors for the fourth cornerback spot — were scorched for touchdowns of 71 and 70 yards by speedy Jets receiver David Clowney. Coach Romeo Crennel said it’s too [...]
Browns notes: Edwards sidelined with cut foot, stitches
BEREA — No shoes, one shirt, some stitches. Receiver Braylon Edwards spent Saturday night in the Cleveland Clinic after getting stitches in his foot after he was stepped on at the end of practice while running in socks. Coach Romeo Crennel said the hospital stay was precautionary, and Edwards was released Sunday. The team said [...]
Lorain soccer tournament kicks off
LORAIN — Fancy footwork, body feints and long bold soccer kicks were in good supply Sunday as the World Youth Tournament got under way at Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer Academies in Lorain.It was all a thrill for an appreciative audience of about 500 people who came out to watch world-class soccer at the facility on [...]
Retired trooper gets new chance with new heart
CARLISLE TWP. — Doctors never thought Terry Carroll would live to see today — let alone yesterday and the day before.That’s because on Jan. 22, the retired state trooper and deputy registrar literally was at death’s door. He was in end-stage heart failure, and his organs were failing because they weren’t getting enough blood. Doctors [...]
Focused Lee leads Indians past Blue Jays, picks up his 16th win of the season
TORONTO — Being the American League leader in wins and ERA isn’t likely to go to Cliff Lee’s head. Lee worked eight shutout innings for his AL-leading 16th win and the Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Sunday. “It’s just easier when you’re having success,” Lee said of [...]
Early-morning fire guts Lorain business
LORAIN — An early morning fire Sunday gutted Dereck’s House of Flowers, causing an estimated $350,000 in damage, according to the fire department. The fire at the flower and craft shop at 1208 North Ridge Road W. was reported at 12:26 a.m. STEVE MANHEIM/CHRONICLE Fire crews attend to hot spots at Dereck’s House of Flowers [...]
Musician, actor Isaac Hayes dead at 65
With its riveting orchestration, definitive guitar play and signature sensual baritone vocals, Isaac Hayes’ theme song for the 1971 movie “Shaft” not only became one of pop music’s iconic songs, but also the defining work of Hayes’ career. Yet the “Theme from Shaft,” which would earn both Grammys and an Oscar, was just a snippet [...]
ROUNDUP: Aug. 11, 2008
Woman charged with biting store clerk CARLISLE TWP. — A 27-year-old Elyria woman is accused of biting a store manager on the arm while trying to steal beer on Friday night, according to a sheriff’s report. Michelle L. Fite was being held without bond Sunday at the Lorain County Jail on robbery charges, a booking [...]
BLOTTER: Aug. 11, 2008
Elyria police Wednesday, Aug. 6 4:35 p.m. – 200 block Chestnut St., police investigate complaint a runaway 13-year-old girl with a 22-year-old boyfriend is pregnant. Lorain police Saturday, Aug. 9 2:39 a.m. – 2400 block E. 41st St., screen door damaged by BB gun. 12:52 p.m. – 4600 block Camden Ave., burglar enters house through [...]
High school football 2008: Firelands stuck between a Rock and a hard place, but new coach is optimistic about season
HENRIETTA TWP. — The Rock Farlow era at Firelands ended after only one season and one victory. But at least that one victory ended a 25-game losing streak for the Falcons. Now it’s up to Todd Pooch to turn the Falcons’ fortunes around. The first-time head coach knows he has his work cut out for [...]
Harrington … again: Irish star uses clutch putting to hold off Garcia, Curtis and win second straight major
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Padraig Harrington isn’t interested in sentimental story lines that keep popping up at the majors. He’s too busy winning them, and writing his name into the history books. First came the British Open, where he ended a fairy tale for Greg Norman with a 32 on the back nine of Royal [...]
Motorsports: Kyle Busch now king of the road; Elyria’s Connolly second in NHRA event
If Kyle Busch has a weakness, it’s apparently going to be awfully difficult to find. After rivals Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon said during the week they thought he was slipping following two straight lackluster finishes, Busch answered by making NASCAR history on Sunday. He led 52 laps from the pole and won the Centurion [...]
College co-op work gets popular
CINCINNATI — Ren Brown is banking on the work experience she gains while at college to give her a competitive edge over other young job seekers — an advantage increasingly sought by students and employers amid a weak economy and a changing workplace. Schools and education groups are seeing growth in established programs that link [...]
Residents threaten to dissolve village over plan for earnings tax
AMELIA — Residents of a southwest Ohio village, incensed over a plan to enact a new tax, are thinking of wiping the village off the map. The Amelia Village Council could vote on the proposed 1 percent earnings tax at its Aug. 18 meeting. Opponents of the tax already have begun collecting signatures to put [...]