AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A power company based in Ohio says work is expected to continue throughout the week to restore service to customers in the Northeast affected by Tropical Storm Irene. Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. said Monday that power was still out for 450,000 customers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. That's down from more […]
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have located the body of a Lake Erie kayaker who went missing over the weekend in suburban Cleveland. A Coast Guard public affairs officer says a person on a morning walk found the body of the 43-year-old Euclid man on shore early Monday. He was not wearing a life […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The storm that had been Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada overnight but wasn't yet through with the U.S., where flood waters threatened Vermont towns and big city commuters had to make do with slowly reawakening transit systems. The storm left millions without power across much of the Eastern Seaboard, killed […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday after Tropical Storm Irene wound up being less severe than many analysts anticipated. European stocks also jumped after two major Greek banks said they would combine to better weather that country's debt crisis. Irene ripped through the East Coast and caused widespread flooding Sunday. Millions were […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's top public defender says he's concerned about new Ohio execution rules that make it more likely the state will soon use an untested backup method. The policy put in place by the state prisons department allows the state to use intramuscular injection to put inmates to death if […]
McCormick Middle School administrators found a way last year to drastically cut out-of-school suspensions and plan to do the same this year. The alternative learning classroom is a way to keep students who are suspended in school, according to principal Tim Simpson. Simpson said last year, they had teachers monitor the classroom, and out of school […]
It’s the American Idol of the Lorain County Fair, with contestants competing for cash prizes. The Singing Showdown is new to the fair this year, and one Wellington resident is hoping she can win it all. Jerrica Frye, 21, survived the first round of competition during the fair’s Red, White and Cruise event, which was held […]
629 N. Main St. Ninth through 12th grades 8 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. Principal: Christopher Wert 647-3636 Wellington High School is a good school, according to principal Christopher Wert, but they aren’t settling for just being good. Wert, in his fourth year at Wellington, wants to focus on what the school can improve, to better the education of […]