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 [...]
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 1980. He became eligible for parole after serving 20 years of [...]
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 placed on a backboard and taken to the hospital, according to a firefighter. The [...]
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 original 2 1/2 years [...]
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 abuse of a corpse charge against [...]
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 into the public exhibit since it opened two months ago. “He pokes his head out occasionally, but [...]
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. The [...]
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 failed to stop [...]
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 Sanders Sevier Medical Center on Monday evening [...]
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 run in the first inning and two more in the fifth before Elyria got [...]
World Youth Tournament: Premier Soccer Academies posts shutout in tourney debut
LORAIN — The host team finally got on the field Monday night. The wait was worth it. Premier Soccer Academies debuted at its own World Youth Tournament, downing Club America of Mexico 2-0 in the second of two matches on the tournament’s second day. “It’s very important for us as a team to keep a [...]
Michael Phelps goes 3-for-3: U.S. swimmer wins third Olympic gold medal, sets third world record along the way
BEIJING — Michael Phelps etched his name with Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis among the winningest Olympians ever today. With three gold medals and three world records, he has no equal in China. In winning the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps ran his career Olympic total to nine golds and avenged his only individual loss in Athens [...]
Offense to the rescue: Indians’ hitters pound Orioles, overcome shaky performances by Carmona, bullpen
CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona and the bullpen still haven’t figured things out, but the Indians won in spite of them Monday night at Progressive Field. Overcoming another shaky start from Carmona and more shoddy work from its relief corps, Cleveland opened a three-game series against the Orioles with a 13-8 victory — its fourth straight [...]
Tribe notes: Sizemore showing leadership skills to go with all his on-field talents
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore does practically everything for the Indians. This year, that has included becoming more of a leader. The normally reserved outfielder has shed that side to take a more vocal role in the clubhouse, which is without longtime players CC Sabathia and Casey Blake — two of the most popular players on [...]
Nice name, good game: Browns’ Syndric Steptoe showing skills as a wide receiver and on special teams
BEREA – Syndric Steptoe has a name that`s hard to forget, which explains why many Browns fans took a liking to him the moment he was drafted. The second-year wide receiver, though, would like to be known for more than the name on his birth certificate. “I`m a lot more comfortable showing everyone what I [...]
Browns notes: Edwards’ foot injury causing Crennel more than a little pain
BEREA — Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards spent Monday at his suburban home, recuperating from a weekend accident in which teammate Donte Stallworth spiked his right foot. Edwards’ absence left coach Romeo Crennel to fend off questions about why the Pro Bowl performer wasn’t wearing shoes when the post-practice injury occurred two days earlier. “Things [...]
High school football 2008: With no returning starters at the skill positions, Avon Lake finds strength in its linemen
AVON LAKE — Looking for a good measure of the respect the Avon Lake football team receives? Let’s start with the Shoremen being the favorites to repeat as Southwestern Conference champions despite not having a single returning starter at any position that traditionally gets to touch the ball. “We’re normally a senior-dominated team,” Shoremen coach [...]
Nurse`s error gets DUI evidence thrown out
ELYRIA — A county judge has thrown out test results that showed the blood alcohol level of a man accused of causing a fatal crash was well above the legal limit. A Community Regional Medical Center nurse didn’t follow the protocols designed to protect the blood sample collected from William Conley from tampering, Lorain County [...]
Historical society irked it must bid on Ely artifacts
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Historical Society would love to have more items from the estate of Sally Ely — the widow of Arthur Ely, great-grandson of the city’s founder, Heman Ely — ranging from a doorbell said to come from the original Ely mansion to sterling silverware bearing the Ely name. But if the [...]
Unable to travel, supporters meet to listen to Elyria girls’ softball game
ELYRIA — There were no games being played late Monday night at the Vic Janowicz Memorial Park, but Jack Sito’s roar was still as loud as ever. Sito led the hoots and high-fives at the Elyria Junior softball team’s listening party as they played their first game in the Junior World Series in Kirkland, Wash. [...]
MetroHealth to limit free care due to budget shortfall
CLEVELAND — A public hospital will no longer provide free or discounted doctor visits to uninsured people who live outside Cuyahoga County because of an $8 million hospital budget shortfall. MetroHealth Medical Center has started calling 900 nonresident patients before their next doctor’s appointments to inform them that they must pay $150 for each visit. [...]
Accidents cause Monday-morning headaches
Three accidents on Interstate 90 and state Route 2 snarled traffic Monday morning, but no one was seriously injured. The driver of a tractor-trailer was cited for driving while fatigued after hitting the guardrail near the bridge over the Black River on eastbound I-90, said Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub. The truck driver, Gary Krolikowski, [...]
Amherst/Vermilion blotter: Aug. 12, 2008
Amherst police Sunday, Aug. 3 3:43 a.m. – Amherst Hospital, 254 Cleveland Ave. Police called to hospital where woman is being treated for minor injuries after she is assaulted by the father of her child. Reports said warrants to be issued for the suspect’s arrest on charges of domestic violence and criminal damaging. Monday, Aug. [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: Aug. 12, 2008
Ritter turns 50 A 1950s-style street dance, games, contests, refreshments and historic memorabilia are all part of the mix as Ritter Public Library celebrates its 50th anniversary 7 p.m. Friday. The after-hours party is being billed as “one last blast” before the library’s annex building is demolished this fall to make way for a new [...]
Pulses quicken as duck derby nears
VERMILION — For the past five years, 3,000 ducks have flocked to the boat dock outside of Red Clay restaurant. They bob patiently in the water. And then, as if the floodgates are opened, they make their way slowly down the river, sometimes side by side, other times one by one, until one duck finally [...]