Elyria News

From one Montessori school with three workers and 27 students in the Old Brooklyn section of Cleveland in 1998, Parma-based Constellation Schools has grown to a total of 19 based in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Richland counties.

There are days when it just doesn't pay to be a Good Samaritan. In fact, sometimes it can get you in trouble with the law, and even cost you some money.

ELYRIA - Police arrested an Elyria woman and charged her with cruelty to animals after she allegedly left her dog in a hot car with no water.According to a police report, police were dispatched to Walmart on Chestnut Commons after a witness said a black Labrador was left in a car for more than 20 minutes.Police said the dog appeared to be ... (more)

ELYRIA - An argument over a car door bumping another car led to a car chase and a Norwalk man being accused of assault, according to police.

ELYRIA - Mary Dann graduated from Elyria High School in 1942.But as the 86-year-old woman will tell you, she has never lost her love for the school and knew she wanted to walk the halls of the newly constructed building just one time before dying."It's my alma mater.

Planning an entire day built around celebrating a building is not easy, but after five years Elyria Schools wants to say "Thank you" in the biggest way possible with the long-awaited grand opening event for Elyria High Schools.

An Elyria man who said he is a priest of "the general assembly and church of the first born" said the Elyria Police Department violated his rights, along with the rights of two other men who were arrested.

ELYRIA - Intense rain and high wind knocked down power lines in and around Elyria beginning around 6:30 p.m. Friday.Wind gusts of up to 52 mph occurred and about 1.8 inches of rain fell during the storm, according to Martin Thompson, a hydro-meteorological technician with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.Peak winds occurred about 7:40 ... (more)

Elyria policeThursday, May 2410:12 a.m. - 400 block Ohio St., police recovered a stolen vehicle and found the vehicle's stereo was missing, as well as the antenna, and the rear window wiper was damaged.

LORAIN - For the bank employees, it was an afternoon off work.But for about 900 children, the efforts of 15 KeyBank volunteers Thursday means youngsters will have food to eat over a weekend."If not for this, these children would not have anything to eat," Julie Chase-Morefield said.

Elyria policeMonday, May 2110:44 a.m. - 1300 block Middle Ave., woman reported that someone had stolen her license plates off her vehicle.11:15 a.m. - 600 block Broad St., Gina McKee, 23, 400 block 10th St., arrested and charged with drug abuse, driving under suspension and changing course - signaling.

Veto Lopez has been practicing his spelling in hopes of doing well in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., next week.

A - Smemorial of flowers for Jessica Fernandez sits Wednesday near the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on Main Street in Vermilion.

Gina Re , passed away at her home in Elyria,A Wednesday, May 23, 2012, after battling a long illness.

Clarence A. Belcher, 86, of Elyria, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012, after a lengthy illness.

She had one but they didn't have a fenced in yard and she really could use one because she's energetic.

Two buildings on West Avenue will be razed to make way for a Taco Bell restaurant, the third popular fast food restaurant to set up shop in downtown Elyria.

ELYRIA - With each passing year, a dawn redwood tree that city workers planted Tuesday morning on a two-acre plot off the Black River will grow larger, and Jack Smith's legacy of nature conservation will become more deeply rooted.Located off West Bridge Street, the land is the Black River Audubon Society Park and the newest city park after Smith, ... (more)

ELYRIA - The city employee responsible for chopping roses and other bushes along state Route 57 will not face any discipline.Safety Service Director Mary Siwierka said it was the employee's second or third time operating the piece of equipment and he made a mistake when cutting along the road.Siwierka would not identify the employee."This is not ... (more)

County sheriffFriday, May 112:09 a.m. - 1000 block W. 29th St., Lorain, Dennis P. Sender, 38, same address, charged with domestic violence.