Obama renames Mount Denali to Alaska Native Denali
President Obama announces renaming North America’s tallest mountain Mount McKinley to Denali to honor the Athabascan name. Alaska officials praise the decision while Ohio politicians and supporters dispute the change as a political stunt and insult to Ohioans and McKinley’s legacy.
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Insanity plea entered in woman's trial in Elyria
Nicole Villegas faces murder charges after a Nov 24 shooting of her boyfriend Lamar Capers. Her attorney claims possible postpartum and PTSD factors and has entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea. Judge Bedleski ordered a mental health evaluation and kept the case on schedule. Villegas initially claimed accidental shooting but later admitted cocking the gun. A request to close the courtroom was denied. In a separate note, Lorain County Community College will help lead four Innovation Manufacturing Centers under a federal initiative for advanced manufacturing and flexible electronics.
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Lorain Designer Heads to Champs-Elysees Show
Lorain fashion designer Jevon Terance will present six new designs at a Paris Fashion Week show on October 4 at Marriott Champs-Elysees. The Lorain native aims to gain global recognition and drew inspiration from the Henderson Bridge in Lorain for a pleated green and black skirt.
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Elyria Court staff get 2 percent pay raise
Elyria Municipal Court employees will receive a 2 percent wage increase to align with AFSCME bargaining outcomes. Judge Gary Bennett said the raise, planned in budgets, should take effect promptly without retroactive pay, noting the last increase was in 2011.
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Man obeys AIDS disclosure law probation after plea
A LaGrange man Nicholas Cerreto, 35, received two years probation and 50 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a felonious assault charge for failing to disclose his AIDS status to a sexual partner. He apologized as Judge Mark Bedleski handed down the sentence amid Ohio AIDS disclosure law.
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Lorain Sports Complex Upgrades to Lost Nation Park West
Evan Gooden reports the former Brad Friedel Premier Soccer Academies in Lorain are being upgraded into Lost Nation Sports Park West a 115000 square foot complex with indoor fields courts batting cages an overnight dormitory and a sports bar and restaurant. The new facility expands Lost Nation Sports Park East in Willoughby a 80000 square foot complex opened in 1998 featuring basketball volleyball and indoor soccer. If you provide a good product and make it a comfortable fun place for people to come and hang around theyll come back time and time.
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