Archive for June 12th, 2008
Power’s being restored to city’s southside
BRUCE BISHOP | CHRONICLE
A 69,000-kilovolt power line running along Oberlin-Elyria Road — across from Ritsko Insulation — suffered a power surge as a result of the increased demand for power to run air conditionings, and the surge knocked it down from the pole, where it hit a 12,000-kilovolt line.
The result? A blackout on the the […]
Supreme Court: Guantanamo prisoners have constitutional rights
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s former driver may not go on trial this summer at Guantanamo after all.
The military lawyer for Salim Hamdan says the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of Guantanamo prisoners is likely to at least delay the Yemeni’s war crimes trial.
Navy […]
Hello, goodbye: Bentley’s feel-good story goes wrong as he asks for and receives his release from Browns
BEREA — LeCharles Bentley sat on a bench outside Browns headquarters Wednesday afternoon waiting for his mom to pick him up. When she arrived in a white luxury car, he rolled his small piece of luggage to the curb, placed it in the trunk and was driven away. A couple of hours later, the […]
Browns notes: Baxter surprises himself, others with performance in team drills
BEREA — Observers weren’t the only ones caught off guard Wednesday when Gary Baxter returned to team drills during both practices of minicamp. “I did great, man,” said Baxter, who had been limited to running on his own and a few individual drills. “I actually surprised myself with a lot of the […]
Bad news Indians: Byrd lasts just three innings in loss to Twins; Martinez leaves game with elbow injury
CLEVELAND — With a victory in the series opener against Minnesota on Tuesday at Progressive Field, the Indians produced their first two-game winning streak since the middle of May. Three in a row was too much to ask. Unable to overcome a poor performance from starting pitcher Paul Byrd […]
Tribe notes: GM Shapiro not discouraged, believes Central title still a possibility
CLEVELAND — As disappointing as the first two-plus months of the season have been, the Indians are not raising the white flag, feeling as if they still have the ability to repeat as Central Division champions. “I think it’s still possible,” said Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose team stood six games […]