Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for October 28th, 2008
Lorain law director convicted of DUI
LAKEWOOD – Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza pleaded no contest this afternoon in Lakewood Municipal Court to charges stemming from a drunken driving crash in August.
Provenza was found guilty of the DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to control and no seat belt. He could get up to a [...]
McCain coming to Elyria on Thursday
ELYRIA – John McCain will attend a campaign rally Thursday at Lorain County Community College.
Helen Hurst, the chairwoman of the Lorain County Republican Party, said the event will be outdoors, but a final location at the college – which last hosted a major party’s presidential [...]
Ohio man accused of wounding teen over McCain sign
LEAVITTSBURG, Ohio (AP) — A teenager was wounded in the arm by a man who said he wanted to stop the boy and another from taking his John McCain yard sign, authorities said.
Warren Township police Lt. Don Bishop said 50-year-old Kenneth Rowles told officers he got out a .22-caliber rifle Saturday afternoon to [...]
Ohio fugitive in court in 1967 slaying of girl, 14
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A drifter accused of abducting and killing an Ohio teenager 41 years ago appeared in a Toledo courtroom for the first time Tuesday and was ordered held on $500,000 bond.
Robert Bowman did not have an attorney and said nothing during his brief arraignment on an aggravated murder charge. He [...]
Police: Ohio couple stole $3.8 million from hospital
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio couple who committed suicide stole $3.8 million from a Cleveland hospital, about $1.6 million more than first thought.
A report Monday by police in suburban Beachwood, where Jenny and Jeff Hovinen of Russell [...]
Opening rematch: Cavaliers ready to begin their quest for title against Celtics, the team that broke their hearts a year ago
INDEPENDENCE — No offense intended, but the Cavaliers aren’t going to be paying a whole lot of attention when the Boston Celtics raise their 17th NBA championship banner tonight at TD Banknorth Garden. “We don’t need to be out there watching that,” LeBron James said Monday following practice at Cleveland [...]
Moving forward: Browns GM Savage, Winslow say controversy is over and it’s time to get back to playing football
BEREA — Another bizarre Monday in Browns Town began with general manager Phil Savage tersely declaring the Kellen Winslow Jr. soap opera “over with.” Minutes later, the embattled tight end declared, with a smile on his face, that he was “ready to move on and play football.” Though their statements were delivered in [...]
Browns notes: Playoff thoughts are back in vogue
BEREA — Don’t look now, but the Browns are within a game of the final playoff position in the AFC. By winning three of four, Cleveland is 3-4 and moved within a win of tying Baltimore for the second wild-card spot. Since the Ravens visit Sunday, coach Romeo Crennel doesn’t [...]
Tough match on tap: Elyria’s Felton has Strongsville among the elite again, but Westlake ready to give Mustangs a fight
In the Westlake press box last Thursday, the announcer and spotters were doing a bit of scoreboard watching. While keeping tabs on their team’s 1-0 victory over Magnificat in a Division I district final, they also had contacts updating them on how the Strongsville-North Royalton match was going. Well, it went Strongsville’s [...]
High school soccer: Boys and girls regional capsules
BOYS REGIONAL SOCCER CAPSULES
Division I semifinal
WHO: Amherst (10-7-2) vs. North Royalton (10-4-5) WHEN: Today, 7 p.m. WHERE: Bay High School AT STAKE: A spot in the regional final at Findlay High School on Saturday at 3 p.m. HOW THEY GOT HERE: Amherst defeated Avon Lake 3-2 at home Saturday; North Royalton [...]