Lorain County News

The camaraderie of law enforcement officers is legend. It is this bond that is the premise behind the annual Pete Soto Chili Cook-off and the inception of the Lorain County Blue Foundation.

ELYRIA - Timothy Johnson has done everything in cinema: photography, lighting, sound, stop-motion animation, short-film direction - the list goes on.But Friday was the first time he had ever had the opportunity to present a feature film that he's worked on - a Sundance-Film Festival inclusion, no less - in his hometown.Elyria native ... (more)

SHEFFIELD - A couple has sued the village over what they allege was inadequate emergency squad care that left a 68-year-old man with permanent brain damage and in need of constant care.The suit was filed Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court by Richard and Linda Tennant, who name Sheffield as the sole defendant in the case, and is tied to an ... (more)

An Ohio man is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized a quarter pound of marijuana, 60 bindles of powder heroin and half-a-kilo of brown heroin, worth an estimated $102,000, following a traffic stop.

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 1:10PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Adams; Brown; Butler; Clermont; Clinton; Fairfield; Fayette; Hamilton; Highland; Hocking; Pickaway; Pike; Ross; Scioto; Warren Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 1:10PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Boone; ... (more)

ELYRIA -- Angel Guerra was sentenced this morning to life plus eight years in prison without the possibility of parole for the July 20 shooting death of Moises Velez.A jury convicted Guerra earlier this year of aggravated murder and other charges.

The kennel called to see if we could help knowing she would lose her life if left there.

LORAIN - There were few answers about the future of St. Joseph Community Center for those who showed up Thursday at the first board meeting for South Shore Community Development Corp.

I'm sure many have seen the Lord of the Rings film from eight years ago. There's a scene showing the Wizard Gandalf fighting some giant demon....the demon is thrust from his perch, and falls towards a fiery end...but just as the wizard figures he's won, well...a lash of some sort comes up from the falling creature, grabs him by the ankle, and drags ... (more)

Editor's note: The Avon Lake Municipal Court hears misdemeanor and traffic cases for Avon, Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake.

ELYRIA - The Lorain County Sheriff's Office hopes to begin housing female prisoners at the Elyria city jail in March.County commissioners approved the arrangement Wednesday, which had last month received the go-ahead from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's state jail inspector for the Division of Parole and Community ... (more)

When fellow Avon police officer Pete Soto was critically injured in an on-duty motorcycle crash in 2010, Chris Barton and his fellow cops felt the one thing police officers hate to feel.

LORAIN - The management company running St. Joseph Community Center sent a letter to the center's board of directors last month warning of numerous problems at the center and raising the possibility of terminating its contract if those issues aren't addressed.Gregory Hipp of Ohio Realty Advisors wrote in the Jan.

She also works the line at the Moss' Prime Rib and Spaghetti House and her second day on the job will be shown on tonight's episode of "Restaurant: Impossible" on the Food Network.

ELYRIA - A former nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain charged with stealing pain medication has been granted drug treatment and intervention in lieu of conviction.Mary C. Howard, 36, faced felony charges in connection with allegations that she stole injectable Dilaudid, according to court documents.None of the three elderly patients involved ... (more)

With an increased amount of Hispanics in Lorain County, the Lorain County Board of Elections will present one bilingual ballot for absentee voting for the first time countywide, on March 6. Touch screens will also have Spanish and English options Avon Lake voters first saw a bilingual absentee ballots and touch screen options in the December ... (more)

Lorain policeFriday. Feb. 35 p.m. - Lorain County Jail, 9896 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, woman being taken to jail on assault charges and a warrant for domestic violence said a doctor at the Nord Center sexually assaulted her.Saturday, Feb.

LAGRANGE TWP. - The LaGrange Township man who was the target of a massive police manhunt in December after a Lorain County sheriff's deputy was shot in what was later determined to be a friendly fire incident was under the influence of marijuana at the time he committed suicide.County Coroner Steven Evans said toxicology reports indicated only ... (more)

AMHERST TWP., Ohio - A neighbor stopped potential car thieves, who then took police on a high speed chase in Lorain County.

There's a lot on the March 6 primary ballot. The Republican presidential primary.