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The new Chevy Cruz has arrived
2010-09-08
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| With the fanfare befitting a big event, including political dignitaries, the GM Lordstown plant rolled out the first of it's much anticipated 2011 Chevy Cruz. Governor Ted Strickland told those on hand Wednesday that the only thing stronger than Mahoning Valley steel is the people of the Mahoning Valley. Senator Sherrod Brown proclaimed everytime a Cruz is purchased it means jobs for northern Ohio. The new Cruz has had quite a build up with thousands preordered before the vehicle was... |
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Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles
2010-09-08
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| President Barack Obama is getting a little personal about the sluggish economy, telling a Cleveland audience about his own family's struggles and hardships. Obama noted Wednesday that his grandfather served in World War II while his grandmother toiled in factories back home. He was raised by a single mother who put herself through school and got up before sunrise to help him with schoolwork. And, the president says, first lady Michelle Obama's father kept working in spite of suffering from... |
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Former Union head is off to prison
2010-09-08
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| Ed Rodzwicz will spend the next 18 months in a federal prison for bribery and interstate travel with intent to conduct unlawful activity. The former president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen was arrested last October at his home in Avon. He pleaded guilty last march to the charges, and admitted to accepting a $20,000 bribe from an attorney. In exchange, Rodzwicz agreed to leave the attorney's name on a list of legal counsel approved to handle injury cases for... |
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Lorain man and his dog die as house burns around them
2010-09-07
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| It is not known for certain what killed Brian Krajeski, but he was found dead inside his West 12 Street home in Lorain Tuesday afternoon, along with his dog, after neighbors reported seeing flames shooting out of the window. Responding firefighters found the home difficult to get into, and once inside, found no furniture. Only debris strewn about. In fact, Assistant Fire Chief Randy Hupp says the 51 year old Krajeski was found beneath a pile of rubble that apparently had fallen on top of... |
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Mother of Elyria man killed by bear favors pet ban
2010-09-07
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| The mother of an Elyria man who was fatally mauled by a bear has thrown her support behind an exotic pet ban being written in the state. Deirdre Herbert says in a letter dated Saturday to Gov. Ted Strickland that keeping wild animals as pets is a "prescription for more tragedies." The Humane Society of the United States, which is pushing for the ban, posted her letter on its website. Twenty-four-year-old Brent Kandra died after an Aug. 19 attack as he fed the bear owned by another man at a... |
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Experts testifying in 5-state carp lawsuit
2010-09-07
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| Experts are set to testify in a federal lawsuit in Chicago, where five states are asking a judge to close Illinois shipping locks to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes. In two days of hearings starting today, scientists will discuss environmental DNA testing that found genetic material from carp in Illinois waterways near Lake Michigan. Biologists fear if the ravenous fish get into the Great Lakes they'll decimate a $7 billion-a-year fishing industry. Michigan, Wisconsin,... |
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Official: OSU shooting prompts recommendations
2010-09-02
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| Ohio State University is considering changing its policies regarding new hires, recommendations an official is linking to a deadly workplace shooting. University vice president of human resources Larry Lewellen tells The Columbus Dispatch the school wants to learn from what happened. A probationary employee who was about to lose his job shot and killed one supervisor in March, wounded another and then took his own life. The recommendations announced in a campus-wide e-mail on Wednesday call... |
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New Ohio health insurance pool covers about 330
2010-09-01
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| About 330 Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, are getting coverage under a new high-risk insurance pool that's part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The nonprofit Medical Mutual of Ohio insurance company is administering the program that began Wednesday. The company says 25 applications are pending and 3,400 more have been downloaded through its website. The state anticipates about 5,500 getting coverage through the plan. It will be in... |
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Audit suggests possible end of Ohio Lottery panel
2010-09-01
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| An audit done amid political sniping recommends making the Ohio Lottery Commission a quasi-public entity or eliminating the panel and leaving the director in charge. State Auditor Mary Taylor also says the lottery should have a smaller staff and more flexibility to adapt to changes in the gambling landscape. Timing was an issue heading into the political season. Democratic Governor Ted Strickland, who is running for re-election, had pressed Republican Taylor, a candidate for lieutenant... |
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Stats show fewer Ohio traffic tickets
2010-08-30
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| The number of traffic tickets dropped across Ohio last year, with a particularly steep decline in the southwestern part of the state. The Dayton Daily News reports a study of Ohio Supreme Court data shows total traffic cases were down 7.2 percent statewide and by nearly 13 percent in eight counties from Clark to Butler. Drunken driving cases dropped 6.1 percent statewide in 2009 from 2008, with a 13.1 percent decline in southwestern Ohio. Authorities say a number of factors could be... |
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2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
The WOBL/WDLW booth, on the main fairway. |
2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
The goldfish pond at the WOBL/WDLW booth, courtes... |
2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
News anchor Christy O'Neil, Pamela and Pam's daugh... |
2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
Who's that we see?? Is it a bird, or a plane? No... |
2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
Panning the crowd. |
2010 Lorain County Fair Pics--the Gang on the Go
The Metro Health Chopper, on display. |
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