CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland tenant says mice and a terrible stench arrived after an alleged serial killer moved into a house where the remains of 11 women were later found. Brandon Pompey was the first witness Wednesday, the third day of testimony in the trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell (SOH’-wehl). Sowell has pleaded not guilty […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of Casey Anthony, who’s accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, were back on the witness stand Wednesday in central Florida. Her mother, Cindy Anthony, was the first witness called Wednesday in the murder trial of her daughter. Casey Anthony’s attorneys said they have about six more witnesses to call, […]
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in four decades. In a private briefing Tuesday night, officials with the Mine Safety and Health […]
Big wage and health care concessions are part of a new Amherst Schools contract that will save taxpayers $2.5 million over the next five years. A deal reached last Monday with teacher and staff unions freezes base wages from June 2012 through June 2014. It also significantly increases the share of insurance premiums paid by […]
Does Amherst really need six public schools? One of them — most likely an elementary building — could be closed as the cash-strapped district looks for ways to tighten its budget. Last Monday, the board of education asked treasurer Shirley Antel and superintendent Steven Sayers to study whether all grades could be housed in just […]
What improvements and activities do you think would attract more people downtown? What kinds of stores would you like to see open there? If you have opinions on questions like these, Main Street Amherst would like your help. The group is gunning for a $400,000 grant to clean up the historical shopping district in the […]
Amherst is well-known as the sandstone capital of the world, but maybe it should also be named the summer ball capital of Ohio. This summer, baseball, softball, and tee ball programs here have about 100 teams, with more than 1,000 kids swarming to local diamonds in 11 divisions. Although the teams keep track of scores […]
Don’t be surprised next week to get coupons in the mail for new light bulbs. Discounts on low-energy General Electric bulbs will go out to all Amherst residents from June 27 to July 4. The $3 to $5 coupons are part of an Environmental Protection Agency campaign to go greener. The program is designed to […]