Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for October 24th, 2008
CORRECTION: October 24, 2008
A photo accompanying a story about French exchange students visiting Lorain County Community College incorrectly identified an instructor in the picture. That was Rita Hersh with the students, and she’s an instructional technician in the Nord Advanced Technologies Center.
Tracking teen drivers with GPS technology
This year I have covered too many stories about kids being killed in car accidents. When you add the little detail that one of my boys just started driving a month ago, there is a certain measure of stress in my world.
My solution was to go online and find a GPS tracking unit that can [...]
Stocks, oil, gold tank on growing recession fears
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets around the world plummeted Friday and oil prices plunged to their lowest in more than a year. Even gold, the traditional safe haven in times of panic, fell sharply.
The common denominator was growing fears that governments, central banks and finance ministers seem powerless [...]
PNC Financial Services buying National City
NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Financial Services says it is acquiring National City for about $5.58 billion and will receive $7.7 billion in capital from the federal government.
PNC will pay $5.2 billion for National City through a stock transaction that values National City at about $2.23 per share, [...]
Olmsted Falls rolls past Amherst, EC falls in volleyball district finals
ELYRIA — It was a three-game sweep but far from a romp. Third-seeded Villa Angela-St. Joseph (14-12) ousted fourth-seeded Elyria Catholic (14-12) Thursday night for the Elyria Division III district championship in a hard-fought, exciting match that featured a number of long volleys. The 25-21, 26-24 and 25-18 game results gave VASJ its [...]
Avon, Westlake win girls district soccer titles
AVON — For the second straight year, Avon’s girls are district soccer champions. The Eagles defeated gutsy Firelands, 3-1, Thursday night to join the Division II Sweet 16 for only the second time in the history of the program. Only 12 Falcons were healthy enough to play, leaving them with just one substitute. [...]
Two area high school football teams look to finish with 10-0 regular-season records
Perfection doesn’t come easy in the world of sports. In thousands upon thousands of attempts, only 17 pitchers in major league history have managed to throw a perfect game. In 88 years of the NFL’s existence, only one team has managed to produce a perfect season. The NBA and NHL haven’t even bothered to create [...]
Browns GM Savage fires back, says Winslow suspension justified
BEREA — Phil Savage’s voice got louder as it filled with emotion. It wasn’t yet 8 o’clock Thursday morning, but the general manager was fired up as he defended himself and the organization for suspending tight end Kellen Winslow. “I capitalize that word, T-E-A-M. The Browns are bigger than one person,” Savage said on [...]
Browns notes: Braylon rips Chudzinski’s play calling
BEREA — Receiver Braylon Edwards admitted Thursday he’s yet to find his groove this season. He doesn’t think offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski has, either. “He has a couple of games where I only got three passes a game, so we all have to find a way to get in that groove,” Edwards [...]
Ohio State’s Beanie Wells is sore, but ready to play
COLUMBUS — Chris “Beanie” Wells is sore all over. His foot still hurts from an injury that sidelined him three games, and aches and pains still linger from last week’s season-high 31 carries. And especially when he’s black and blue, Wells relishes the thrill of a big game. That comes Saturday [...]