Ashtabula County News

A long, hot weekend predictably generates a long police blotter of emergencies and oddities, and that's what we found this morning, plus some unexpected items from around the region.

JEFFERSON, Ohio -- The American flags flutter around a Vietnam era helicopter in Jefferson.

Mentor's spelling champion -- Vishnu Nistala, an eighth grader at Shore Middle School -- was sent off in style to participate in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The school recently received a grant from the State Support Team Region 5 to purchase iPads for the teachers that will assist in collecting and analyzing data from its literacy collaborative with The Ohio State University.

The Ohio Department of Transportation wants to earn millions of dollars by turning no-frills rest stops along U.S. and state routes into vibrant service plazas.

Vera Madak of Columbia Station uses her 1990 red convertible Mazda Miata for a wind block while reading a Better Homes and Garden magazine during her lunch hour at Lakewood Park.

Now, a man is facing deportation, ONN's Cristin Severance reported.. Rally organizer Veronica Dahlberg, with the Hispanic Woman's Organization of Lake & Ashtabula County, said that families can be separated forever, even after being in the U.S. for years, because the mother or father came here illegally.

A nearly two-hour standoff on Youngstown's South Side ended peacefully Tuesday afternoon.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was the sight of Chardon High School's prom on Saturday night.

Two Northeast Ohio shelters have qualified for the final round of a nationwide competition that could greatly benefit their communities.A The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has partnered with celebrity chef Rachael Ray to award $500,000 in prizes to animal shelters this fall.A Two local shelters are in the running: The ... (more)

WINDSOR, Ohio - This month, Fox 8 is featuring summer staycations: Fun daytrip vacations for those on a budget.

It was nearing closing time Saturday when a man in his 20s-30s casually walked into Andover Bank on SR 45 in Austinburg Township.

One more member of the burglary ring that Mentor Police helped bust last September has been sentenced to prison.