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Sheffield Lake man pleads out to supporting ISIS
A Sheffield Lake man who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State has pleaded guilty to federal charges of attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization and illegally possessing...
View ArticleCommissioners discuss pay raise for court-appointed attorneys
ELYRIA — The Lorain County commissioners agreed Wednesday to look into raising the pay for court-appointed lawyers who represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. Lorain attorney Michael Camera...
View ArticleFormer Lorain official pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges
Former Lorain city official Robert Ray pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a sweeping child pornography indictment. Ray, who resigned as assistant superintendent of the Black River Waste Water...
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Medical examiner rules homicide for girls killed in house explosion
CLIFF PINCKARD/PLAIN DEALER VIA APAuthorities respond after a deadly house explosion Monday in Northfield Center Township in Summit County. AKRON — Authorities say two young Ohio girls and their mother...
View ArticleAvon police car crashes into utility truck; Highway Patrol investigating
AVON — A police car crashed into a utility truck early Thursday and the circumstances of the accident are being investigated by the Ohio Highway Patrol. Avon police Officer Andy Kehl crashed into the...
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Civil rights group suggests discrepancies in Crosby conviction for fatal...
ELYRIA — A national civil rights organization is looking into the conviction of Donzelle Crosby for the fatal shooting of Jason Smith during a botched drug robbery in 2011. Teresa Merriweather, chief...
View ArticleLawyer votes self into a corner
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Avon Lake attorney Gerald Phillips said Thursday that he voted in the Republican primary on Tuesday, a move that will complicate his efforts to make the November ballot as an...
View ArticleTwo dead, two injured after police fire at suspected furniture store robbers
HOUSTON — Police fired at five suspected robbers Thursday night outside a Houston furniture store, killing two and injuring two other members of the group, which was being monitored by a tactical team...
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Woman injured, cited after Westlake rollover crash
SUBMITTED PHOTO Police investigate a rollover crash involving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox on Westwood Road on Thursday, March 17. WESTLAKE — A local woman was hospitalized with incapacitating injuries and...
View ArticleFOP union head blasts mandatory retirement age proposal
LORAIN — The president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lorain Lodge No. 3 sent out a three-page document Sunday condemning Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer and City Council for the proposed city...
View ArticlePolice: Robbery suspects caught within hours
LORAIN – Two juveniles were arrested Monday several hours after an armed robbery on the city’s west side. Lorain police Detective Buddy Sivert said around 1 p.m. two masked men entered Jay’s Mini Mart,...
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Lorain County Jail inmate dies after medical emergency
ELYRIA — A Wellington man serving a 90-day sentence at the Lorain County Jail was found dead late Sunday night by jail personnel. Joseph Boden Joseph Boden, 37, was found by jail officers who were...
View ArticleHulk Hogan gets additional $25 million in punitive damages in Gawker sex tape...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Moments after a Florida jury hit Gawker Media and its founder with $25 million in punitive damages for publishing a sex tape of Hulk Hogan, the former pro wrestler told a gaggle...
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Late paperwork leads court to throw out Burge’s appeal
ELYRIA — An appeals court has thrown out former Judge James Burge’s appeal of his criminal convictions because of late paperwork. James Burge The decision by the 9th District Court of Appeals said that...
View ArticleAvon caught in limbo after sex offender found living near schools
AVON — A registered sex offender convicted of crimes involving children is living in close proximity of two schools, and the city has found itself in a gray area of the law while trying to get him to...
View ArticleSkeletal remains found in Huntington Township
HUNTINGTON TWP. — Human remains were found off of state Route 58 Tuesday and the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how the remains got there. Chief Deputy Dennis Cavanaugh, reached...
View ArticleMother shot by 4-year-old son could face charges for allowing child access to...
PALATKA, Fla. — The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot her as they were riding in a pickup truck should face a misdemeanor charge, authorities said Tuesday as they released details of the shooting for...
View ArticleAnother year, another Affordable Care Act challenge in Supreme Court; this...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge from faith-based groups that object to an Obama administration effort to ensure their employees and students can get cost-free birth control. The...
View ArticleCoroner seeks expert help with remains found in field
HUNTINGTON TWP. — It’s unknown how long human remains found Tuesday were in a field along state Route 58, and the county coroner intends to bring in anthropology experts in an effort to help determine...
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Police: Man dealt drugs from his Fairlawn Avenue home
ELYRIA — A man neighbors long suspected of selling drugs from his house was arrested on multiple drug trafficking and possession charges Wednesday following a search of his Fairlawn Avenue home, police...
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