Auto review: Racing across the desert in the ferocious Ford Bronco DR
JOHNSON VALLEY, California — I swung my body over the door sill, strapped myself into the molded seat with a five-point safety belt and gripped the steering wheel with Nomex gloves. Exploding forward, I watched for the dashboard Christmas lights to blink red before upshifting, the engine’s controlled violence shaking the roll cage around me. Feels like a race car. Sounds like a race car.
As Ukraine marks year of war, leader vows to secure victory
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leader pledged Friday to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe’s security.
Defendants enter pleas in Allen County Common Pleas Court
LIMA — The following individuals have entered pleas of not guilty to charges recently returned against them by the Allen County grand jury.
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Car Talk: Race cars’ exhaust flames are a cool waste of fuel
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This week’s updates on the coronavirus pandemic
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Putnam and Van Wert counties as medium risk, during which people at high risk of developing serious COVID illness, as well as those who live with high-risk individuals, are encouraged to wear well-fitting masks in crowded indoor places.
Former Disney actor gets jail time in Lima
LIMA — A former child actor was sentenced to 60 days in jail (18 days were suspended) and fined $50 following his conviction on Feb. 16 in Lima Municipal Court on charges of criminal damaging and endangering.
The Lima News wins libel lawsuit
LIMA — The Lima News successfully defended itself against a libel lawsuit over an opinion piece on Thursday, after the Lima man who filed the case dropped it midway through jury selection.
Man who threatened to blow up P-G school, priest pleads guilty
LIMA — Lima resident Robert Miller, who in 2019 was ruled incompetent to stand trial after writing a letter in which he threatened to blow Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School and a Catholic priest to “kingdom come,” on Thursday pleaded guilty to a felony count of inducing panic as part of a negotiated deal with prosecutors.
Toledo man pleads to reduced charges in home break-in
LIMA — A Toledo man charged in connection with a September home break-in pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
