Supreme Court reinstates $625000 award in inmate guard assault case
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Ohio prison officials failed to shield inmate Michelle Ortiz from a guard who molested her at the Marysville facility in 2002. The decision overturned the 6th Circuit, which had voided the award, and sent a signal against delayed appeals by officials after incidents.
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Elyria
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
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Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Paula Jordan
Rebecca Bright
Bright
Jordan
Anthony Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
Wellington High Students Take Texting and Driving Pledge
Wellington High School students Matt Dooley and Will Pabst have joined the X the TXT pledge to avoid texting while driving. The pledge is part of a competition with Allstate Insurance and Channel One News offering a $10,000 grant and a concert prize for the school with the most pledges among comparable schools. The online pledge drive runs the week of Feb 7 at ChannelOne.com/xthetxt and asks families to pledge not to text behind the wheel.
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Chronicle
Will Pabst
Wellington High School
Wellington
Matt Dooley
Matt
Allstate Insurance
Channel One News
Channel One
Wellington High
Tina Drake
ChannelOne.com
Natural gas explosion tears through Fairport Harbor homes
In Fairport Harbor a gas line buildup caused a house explosion and about 15 fires in homes and businesses. The village of 3000 evacuated to a community center as crews extinguished fires by afternoon amid frigid conditions. Dominion East Ohio officials could not confirm if the cold contributed.
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Fairport Harbor
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Tom Talcott
Mentor
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The Pledge Against Texting While Driving
A public awareness message warns texting and driving hides hazards for about five seconds at 55 mph. It compares distracted driving to driving blind for a football field and to driving after four beers. The notice cites teen crash risks and yearly injuries.
Teen killer accused of jail threat in Lorain County
Daniel Kovarbasich, 17, convicted in last year’s beating and stabbing death of Duane Hurley, faces possible intimidation charges after allegedly threatening to stab a guard at Lorain County Jail. He and cellmate Terrell Fennell, also 17, face disciplinary action. sheriff’s investigators review the incident reported by Corrections Officer T. J. Collins.
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Elyria
Daniel Kovarbasich
Duane Hurley
Lorain
Jack Hammond
Daniel
Terrell Fennell
Terrell
T.J. Collins
Collins
Elyria Council Advances Wind Turbine Zoning Change
Elyria City Council's Community Development Committee moved a wind turbine zoning ordinance forward. Elyria Catholic High School's wind project remains under Board of Zoning Appeals review but is paused to allow council action. The measure would shift final decision authority from the board to the council.
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Elyria Catholic High School
Board of Zoning Appeals
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