Lorain News

Lorain police said they withdrew a murder charge against Marlo Sanford in connection with a shooting death after witnesses declined to testify before a grand jury.

A local singing contest, bike-decorating contest, pizza-eating competition, entertainment and a big parade are all part of Amherst's 36th annual Old-Time Jamboree.

A 94-year-old Lorain woman was killed Tuesday when the minivan she was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle on Kolbe Road.

When Lorain police raided the home of a 27-year-old Lorain father Thursday, they found a loaded gun and crack cocaine within easy reach of the man's two young children, officials said.

A Lorain father faces a slew of charges after police found a loaded gun, crack cocaine and weed within reach of his small children during a raid.

Prosecutors on Thursday dropped a murder charge against Marlo Sanford, who had been accused of gunning down 16-year-old Christopher Hill last month.

Investigators and attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Lorain for a week next month as part of the ongoing federal investigation into allegations of excessive force by members of the Lorain Police Department.

A Louisiana man convicted by a jury last week of molesting a 7-year-old girl while he lived in Lorain was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday.

A charcoal camping grill that was lit near a gas can was the likely cause in a fire Wednesday at an apartment building off Herbert Drive.

A Livingston Avenue home will be on display 10:30 a.m. to noon today as Lorain County Community College students and the home's owner pull back the curtain on a 15-month collaborative effort to rehabiltate the property.

ELYRIA a ' Two Lorain women are jailed on charges accusing them of carting five kilograms of cocaine worth $750,000 in their vehicle as they traveled along the Ohio Turnpike.

The Lorain Fire Department battled a "suspicious" fire in a vacant multi-family home overnight.

Two Lorain, Ohio women are being held on felony drug possession charges after their car was stopped on the Ohio Turnpike.

Two women from Lorain, Ohio, are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 5 kilos of cocaine, valued at $750,000, during a traffic stop yesterday on the Ohio Turnpike in Lucas County.

Posted by Robert L. Smith/Plain Dealer Reporter July 01, 2009 04:00AM Plain Dealer file Cleveland has lost nearly 10 percent of its population in the last decade.

On June 22, 19-year-old Marquis McCall was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on Lorain's west side.

Some Lorain Residents say something stinks in their backyard. For the past several months, residents on Riverside Drive have noticed a large pile up of trash, down the hill behind their homes, which backs up to the Black River Metro Park Reservation.

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

Under the terms of the order, Earl must stay 500 feet away from Glass, and he isn't permitted to possess a firearm... I had to delete what I wanted to say here.

Posted by Michael Sangiacomo/Plain Dealer Reporter June 30, 2009 10:20AM UPDATED 11:55 a.m. LORAIN - A candlelight vigil will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at West 13th Street and Long Avenue for Marquis McCall and Christopher Hill, two victims of a recent rash of shootings in the city.