Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 12th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Spill cleanup underway at I-90 and 611
UPDATE: We’ve got more news on the spill at the Pilot gas station at Interstate 90 and Route 611.
As of 6:15 p.m., the truck driver who was overcome by the fumes from a spill at the Pilot gas station was listed in stable condition at Avon Emergency Care.
The HAZMAT entry team has verified that it [...]
John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 5th time
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) — John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for a fifth time.
Mark David Chapman will remain in New York’s Attica Correctional Facility for at least two more years for gunning down the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment building in [...]
Several people injured in two separate crashes today
An accident shortly before 11 a.m. today at Gateway Boulevard and Third Street in Elyria injured two women and a man.
The man was in a pickup that overturned. He was able to crawl out of the cab himself before being [...]
Former Ohio congressman to be released
CINCINNATI (AP)— A federal prisons Web site shows that former Ohio congressman Bob Ney is scheduled to be released Saturday from a halfway house after completing his sentence in a bribery scandal.
Ney, a Republican who served six House terms, has served nearly a year and a half of his [...]
Lawyer: Corpse abuse charge for Ohio man too late
CINCINNATI (AP) — The lawyer for a Cincinnati man accused of having sex with a corpse at a morgue says the time limit for filing the charge has expired.
Attorney Norman Aubin told a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge Tuesday that he will move to dismiss the gross [...]
Erie Zoo’s tiger a shy guy — won’t explore exhibit
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Officials at the Erie Zoo say one of their new Amur tigers is too shy to explore a new $500,000 exhibit.
Nikki, a 370-pound male tiger, has refused to come out of his den [...]
Judge rules Detroit mayor didn’t violate bond
DETROIT (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick didn’t violate conditions of his bail in an assault case by visiting his sister, who is listed as a witness in the case.
Judge Ronald Giles rejected a prosecution move, agreeing with the mayor’s attorneys that a no-contact order didn’t include Ayanna Kilpatrick. [...]
Mukasey: No prosecutions in Justice hiring scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday said former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers.
Mukasey used his sharpest words yet to criticize the senior leaders who took part in or [...]
Father, 8-year-old son hurt in bear attack
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — An 8-year-old Florida boy and his father were treated and released from a hospital after battling a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said Tuesday.
Evan Pala and his father John Pala of Boca Raton were able to leave Fort [...]
Little League softball: Elyria suffers tough loss in Junior World Series opener
Close. So, so close. Elyria East opened play in the Junior Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash., on Monday, suffering a tough 3-2 loss to West Point Little League out of Greensburg, Pa., representing the East Region. West Point scored a [...]