Archive for December 17th, 2007
Storm causes wrecks, closes Wellington Schools
The 1-2-3 wallop of snow, rain and more snow sent dozens of vehicles into ditches Sunday.Snow also KO’d today’s classes in Wellington Exempted Village Schools where 6.1 inches were reported, according to meteorologist Mark Adams of the National Weather Service.
Snow depth varied — 4.3 inches were reported in North Ridgeville and 2 inches in Sheffield […]
During foul weather, towing’s a risky business
ELYRIA — There probably are very few people on the road who feel less safe than a tow truck driver, Dave Vaughn Jr. says.And he should know.
Vaughn, 31, owner of D&A Towing in South Amherst, had a runaway car smash into his tow truck in February on state Route 2 at the […]
Firefighters battles blazes in cold
Fires Sunday caused extensive damage to a workshop and apartment in Eaton Township and to a storage building in Amherst housing a motor home, authorities said.
A fire in or around a wood-burning stove probably was the cause of a fire late Sunday afternoon at a two-story workshop and apartment at the rear of a house […]
Americans ga-ga over Googling themselves
NEW YORK — More Americans are Googling themselves — and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too.
In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine. […]
General: Violence in Iraq at lowest since 2004
BAGHDAD — Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the second-ranking U.S. general said Sunday as Iraqi forces formally took control of security across half the country.
Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the man responsible for […]
General reports attacks down at Afghanistan border area
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the U.S. and its allies are making progress in the fight against the Taliban.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel said the decrease in insurgent activity along the border could be […]