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A Willoughby, Ohio, man was killed about midnight Tuesday in a two-car crash in Oakley.
Michael T. Gerbasi, 36, was pronounced dead at University Hospital shortly after the wreck. The driver of the other vehicle, Frances A. Thompson, 50, of Mount Auburn, was not injured.
Police said Mr. Gerbasi was driving north on Edwards Road when he ran a red light at Markbreit Avenue and struck Ms. Thompson's vehicle.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Cincinnati police at 352-2514.
Mother arrested for burning 2-year-old
A 21-year-old Over-the-Rhine mother was arrested Wednesday for placing her 2-year-old daughter in hot water because the child urinated on the floor while being potty trained.
Police said the child suffered first- and second-degree burns and the mother failed to take her to the hospital for treatment for two days.
Police charged Laquantas C. Harris, of the 1800 block of Elm Street, with endangering children in the incident that occurred on Aug. 27.
Saturday ceremonies to open boxing club
The Queen City Boxing Club will have a grand opening and open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln Community Center gym.
The event, at 1027 Linn St., will include opening ceremonies with West End Community Council President Gloria Hemmingway. It will also feature a special tribute to Raymond Jackson, a former council president who died last year.
Boxing demonstrations are scheduled at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Queen City Boxing personnel will be available to answer questions about the program.
Treatment offered for esophagus cancer
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana University Medical Center has begun offering an experimental laser-light treatment for esophagus cancer as an alternative to surgery.
The treatment, performed by Dr. Emad Rahmani, involves injecting patients with a light-sensitive drug that collects in tumor cells, then blasting those cells with laser light. Similar photodynamic therapy has been approved for use in lung cancer and is being tested for certain types of skin and brain cancer.
Esophagus cancer affects about 12,000 Americans a year; less than 10 percent survive five years. For information, call Dr. Rahmani at (317) 274-3090 or (800) 265-3220.
Cleveland AIDS center gets $5 million grant
CLEVELAND -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to continue AIDS studies at the Cleveland Center for AIDS Research.
The center -- one of 12 nationwide and the only one in Ohio -- is based at Case Western Reserve University and works closely with University Hospitals of Cleveland.
The grant will involve more than 40 researchers, and will be used to launch pilot research projects, support public education and establish better communications for a project in Uganda, where AIDS is much more severe than in the United States.
Ex-captain guilty of killing ex-wife
AKRON, Ohio -- A former police captain lashed out in court Wednesday minutes after he was found guilty of killing his ex-wife, calling the verdict a miscarriage of justice.
A Summit County common pleas jury convicted Douglas Prade, 52, of aggravated murder in the shooting of Dr. Margo Prade on Nov. 26. Judge Mary Spicer immediately sentenced him to the maximum life in prison. He will be eligible for parole after 26 years.
"A word keeps crossing my mind. The word is tragic. This is a tragic loss for so many," Judge Spicer said.
Prosecutors said Mr. Prade was enraged over Dr. Prade's ability to create a new life for herself after their divorce in April 1997. Standing before the judge, Mr. Prade made his statement in a voice that quavered at times but grew to a shout. "Through 10 months of investigation and 4 1/2 weeks of this trial, I've seen this criminal justice system perpetrate the most egregious miscarriage of justice that I have known in my full career," he yelled.
Mr. Prade turned to Dr. Prade's relatives and told them he showed no remorse during the trial because he did not kill his ex-wife. "I want to tell the family that I'm grieving as much as you are, that I didn't do this," he said. "I absolutely did not kill Margo."
Jurors also convicted Mr. Prade of six counts of wiretapping and one of possession of criminal tools for recording hundreds of his ex-wife's phone calls.
Mr. Prade's attorney, Kerry O'Brien, told Judge Spicer that he planned to immediately appeal.
Dr. Prade was shot in her van outside her Akron medical office. A surveillance camera captured a dark figure getting into the van and leaving moments later.
A prosecution witness testified that he saw Mr. Prade speeding away from his ex-wife's office. But a defense witness said she saw him in the gym of their condominium complex about the same time.
Marijuana trafficking indictments issued
COLUMBUS -- A grand jury in Columbus has indicted 11 people on federal charges in connection with a marijuana trafficking operation said to have moved drugs and money between Ohio and California. Agents and officers who are members of the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission Task Force began arresting eight defendants from Zanesville on Wednesday.
Three defendants from California were arrested in Los Angeles on May 6 and were transferred to the Southern District of Ohio.
According to the indictment, since at least July 1, 1997, the drug ring had sent about 79 packages containing several pounds of marijuana from Los Angeles to Zanesville, Ohio.
