Lorain County News

The Vermilion Police Department and the Lorain County Coroner's Office is investigating the death of a man found inside a home in the 2000 block of North Ridge Road in Vermilion.

Lorain County Coroner Dr. Paul Matus tells Channel 3 News that Jeremy Simko, owner of a local tree service who was found dead in his North Rideg Road home early Wednesday, was a homicide victim, as he died from multiple gunshots.

ELYRIA -- A former county commissioner in northeast Ohio has been convicted on charges alleging he took bribes to steer county contracts to certain companies.

A former Lorain County commissioner was convicted Wednesday of crimes with links to the Cuyahoga County corruption investigation.

LORAIN, Nov. 3, 2009: The first Latino to hold the Lorain city council president position will keep his seat as thousands supported him at the polls Nov.

The family of a Lorain woman is suing the city for wrongful death, charging that her fatal illness stemmed from a 2006 sewer break caused by the city's negligence.

His victim may never be able to walk again. Although a Lorain County man could have received 72 years behind bars, Monday afternoon 26-year-old Matthew Plas was sentenced to 33 years in prison for attacking a woman in a local Metropark.

PORT CLINTON -- The city's safety-service director has resigned. Robert Berner said Thursday his last day of work in Port Clinton will be Nov.

The Erie County Sheriff's Office is warning people in Northeast Ohio to be on the lookout for an armed and dangerous man wanted for murder.

Layoff notices will arrive in Lorain City workera TMs mailboxes today. The city jail will close because the three corrections officers who run it will be getting laid off.

A breeder from Columbus has sued a North Ridgeville animal clinic over a breeding mix-up that almost killed her champion show dog.

Some people were turned away because they did not meet eligibility requirements, but nearly 1,100 people received H1N1 flu vaccines Thursday at an Elyria Health District flu clinic at Midway Mall.

The death of a Lorain man who collapsed after an assault outside a Lorain bar on Oct.

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

One person was killed and one flown to a local hospital after a two-car crash in Amherst Township.

Pat Riley cruised to victory over Republican challenger Michael Scherach in the Lorain law director's race.

Lorain police and the Lorain County prosecutor are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrests in any of five unsolved homicides in the city since February.

Lorain County has taken an economic beating in the last decade, according to the Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey, released Tuesday.

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Police are continuing to look for more thieves who are stealing from veterans' clubs in Lorain and Erie counties.