Coroner.calls death homicide after police struggle
Cincinnati coroner says Nathaniel Jones 41 died from a struggle with police outside a fast food restaurant. Jones weighed 350 pounds and had enlarged heart, obesity and intoxicants including cocaine PCP and methanol in his blood. He stressed the death was ruled a homicide without implying improper police conduct.
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Family makes most of holiday visits in Oberlin
In Oberlin Chad Olsen and wife Kelly on Stria y leave celebrate Christmas with family. Their 2 year old Cody enjoys the model train around the tree as Chad prepares to depart for South Korea leaving Cody with Chad’s mother Mary Transky in Brecksville. Chad, Elyria High School graduate, has served four years in the Army with satellite communication repairs and observed combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Brecksville
Elyria High School
Bob
Afghanistan
Tye
Feds explore steps to ease impact of steel tariffs
The administration weighs measures to blunt the effect on U S steel makers if Bush withdraws steep tariffs. Proposals include early reporting to spot surges, as Bush was set to announce his decision amid last minute deliberations with Cheney Evans and Zoellick.
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Bush
United States
Administration
Oval Office
Dick Cheney
Commerce
Don Evans
U.S
Robert Zoellick
REP Rejects Fleet Bid in Cleveland Auction Fight
Adrian Burns reports that Lorain based Republic Engineered Products rejected bids from Fleet Capital Co. as court records show. Fleet attended a Wednesday auction in Cleveland and plans to pursue bid acceptance at Friday's U.S. Bankruptcy Court sale hearing, keeping pressure on the proceeding.
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Fleet Capital Co
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REP
Cleveland
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Lorain warns of lawsuit threat over Wal-Mart plan
Lorain City officials warned a lawsuit could follow if the second rezoning request for Leavitt and Cooper Foster Park roads to permit a Wal-Mart is denied. The Planning Commission deferred a decision until Carnegie Development meets area residents and the City Council at the January 7 meeting. Mayor Foltin urged the developer to hold town meetings and door-to-door outreach to win dissenters over.
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Wal-Mart
Lorain
Westlake
Leavitt
Cooper Foster Park
George Koury
Planning Commission
Carnegie Development Corp
Craig Foltin
Commission
Carnegie
County visitors center aims for March finish
In local business briefs the project to complete the new county visitors center advances toward a March deadline. A separate health update notes a woman’s body found in a Kent State dorm room, triggering safety investigations.
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New County
Sheffield Lake
Kent State
Weather snapshot: cloudy with 37 degree high
Mainly cloudy conditions forecast with a high of 37 degrees. Readers are directed to Page AS for the full AccuWeather forecast.
Police patrol school as city endures highway shooting spree
In Columbus, three boys waved at a police officer at the entrance of Hamilton Central Elementary School as students returned after a string of 12 shootings on the nearby highway. Teachers received maps to avoid the freeway and anxious parents guided children inside, with one mother recalling she kept her daughter off a bus to avoid a target.
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Columbus
Hamilton Central Elementary School
Michelle Maupin
Turnpike attack linked to highway shootings unlikely
An Ohio Turnpike shooting that injured a driver and passenger in Berlin Township, Erie County, is not believed to be connected to a wave of highway shootings near Columbus. Stephen D. McMullen, 29, of East Cleveland, remained in serious condition after a head wound, with hospital officials providing updates.
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Jana Collins
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