Lake County News

Twelve county positions will be on the ballot in November. However, for the primary on March 6, only three of those positions -- two commissioner seats and the treasurer -- have lead to contested races.

A number of western Lake County libraries, senior and community centers are currently offering free tax preparation assistance through the AARP.

Rick Santorum has booked another Lincoln Day dinner in Ohio -- one that will bring the Republican presidential contender to the Buckeye State on the Friday before Super Tuesday.

A security guard spotted a man and woman taking watches from the Kohl's department store Monday afternoon, according to the Mentor Police Facebook page .

Lake County Sheriff Dan Dunlop said Canfield police have asked his department's help in finding Richard P. McLaughlin, a 64-year-old resident on Marsh Lane in Painesville Township who is the main suspect in the Wednesday morning murder of Stacey Sutera, 40.

Due to Ohio's redistricting, the city of Mentor is now split between two districts for state representatives and two state Senate districts.

RSVP, from its headquarters in the Willoughby-Eastlake Technical Center, helps area nonprofits while allowing older residents to remain active in the community.

Please allow me to stress, nothing is final. Nothing is engraved in stone at this point.

Lake County Judge Eugene Lucci sentenced two chronic drunken drivers to prison Thursday.

Financial troubles forced the Lake County Sheriff's Office to cut five deputies from its road patrol this week, raising the number of laid off deputies from that division to 28 over the past three years.

The State of Ohio is moving to shut down 19 group homes for troubled juveniles including some in Lake County because state officials say the facilities have serious problems with supervision and safety.

Five officers from the received Life Saving Awards from the Lake County Police Chiefs Association luncheon Wednesday.

Shore Middle School student Vishnu Nistala defended his title by winning the Mentor Schools districtwide spelling bee for the second time in two years .

The Lake County Sheriff's Office and Perry Joint Fire District were dispatched to Vrooman Road at the Grand River in Perry Township Thursday morning when it was reported that a vehicle had driven off the roadway and was submerged in the Grand River.

The students of Leadership Lake County's High School Program visited Mama Roberto's , Ladies & Gentlemen Salon and other local businesses Tuesday to learn about what it takes to be a successful entrepeneur.

Lake County deputies are trying to locate a man who helped pull a woman from the Grand River this morning.

A car that got stuck on railroad tracks was struck by a freight train Wednesday night.

Tax Day 2012 is April 17 and the Mentor Senior Center is helping its members get an early start with income tax assistance by AARP volunteers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday beginning tomorrow and running through April 7 at the Munson Road venue.

An investigation is under way after an elderly woman got out of a moving vehicle during a crash Tuesday morning.

A Mentor-on-the-Lake man convicted of selling marijuana and having heroin was sentenced Monday in Lake County Court of Common Pleas.