Avon police are looking for a man they say pulled up next to a 7-year-old girl in a van and asked if she needed a ride.

ACCIDENT, TOMAHAWK DRIVE: A man drove into a ditch near Grove Street after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel at 3:48 a.m. Saturday.

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SHEFFIELD LAKE a ' Fifteen homes were evacuated and the Norfolk Southern rail line was shut down for two hours because of a natural gas leak caused by a car accident Wednesday evening in Sheffield Lake.

This scene is somewhere in the West Shore Sun/Sun Sentinel area . Here's a clue: This "grape" bucolic scene can be found in a lakeshore community.

PORT CLINTON -- The city's safety-service director has resigned. Robert Berner said Thursday his last day of work in Port Clinton will be Nov.

PSYCHIATRIC SITUATION, COLORADO AVENUE: A gas station clerk called police Thursday to report that a disoriented female was planning to walk her way to Wisconsin because God will provide her a way to get there.

The Avon Branch of the Lorain Public Library System will host two special events this week.

The prospect that engine-making plants at Ford Motor Co. here will prosper with a new generation of motors was dimmed over the weekend.

LifeShare Community Blood Services' supply of O negative blood will be exhausted today, according to blood bank officials, and they blame it on the Do-Not-Call list.

Just call Jessica Twydell queen of the road. On Friday, Jessica, 17, of Brookside High School, beat out 22 other teens to win $500 in what might become an annual driving competition sponsored by AAA Insurance.

The following list will be updated as new listings come on the market in Lorain County.

FIRE, DELLWOOD ROAD: Firefighters put out a fire on the side of a home on Halloween night after a woman's neighbor alerted her to "light" flames coming through the siding near the chimney.

A local "gang" celebrated Halloween by dressing up as the kids from Scooby Doo. The boys in the top row are the "Witch Doctor," a.k.a. Avon Lake resident T.J Fallon, left, and Freddy, a.k.a. Lakewood resident Deven Middleton.

The Environmental Issue Series hosted by the Avon Lake Library will feature the Avon Lake water cycle at 7 p.m. Nov.

PETTY THEFT, CROCKER ROAD: A 14-year-old Avon Lake boy, a 15-year-old Lakewood boy and a 15-year-old Fairview Park boy will face petty theft charges in juvenile court after running out on a $61 tab at Applebee's restaurant.

OKAWOOD DRIVE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A man called police when his "ex" would not let him leave with their children, ages 9, 6 and 4. The woman called police shortly there after to make her own report, claiming that the man threw her to the ground.

PORT CLINTON -- A Port Clinton man was indicted on one count of gross sexual imposition after being accused of sexual contact with a minor, Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan said.

Lorain County has taken an economic beating in the last decade, according to the Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey, released Tuesday.

There are four candidates, including two incumbents, seeking three at-large seats on the Avon Lake Council.What are the biggest issues facing the city?Bucci: Maintaining a strong relationship with the Ford Ohio Assembly Plant, which accounts for a large portion of revenue for the city, and working on bringing new businesses in to diversify the ...