Clergy urge end to violence at vigil for murdered pizzeria owner LORAIN — Twenty people with bowed heads stood silently in front of Granny D’s Pizza on Thursday — with some glancing up briefly for a quick glimpse of the pictures of David Kowalczyk pasted to the front of the building. The East Erie Avenue [...]

ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College officials on Thursday approved a two-year tuition freeze at the school, largely a result of Gov. Ted Strickland’s commitment to bolstering funds for higher education, LCCC President Roy Church said.  The college’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the tuition freeze, locking in the current rate — about $2,200 a [...]

a CLEVELAND — Air traffic controllers locked in a staffing dispute with the government are upset over a dress code and have shown their displeasure with high-flying fashion, with some men protesting by wearing women’s clothing. On a few occasions over the past year, male controllers have worn dresses to work, according to the controllers’ [...]

ELYRIA — The county jail passed its annual state inspection Thursday, despite the fact that the facility continues to be overcrowded. The overcrowding was the only problem raised by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inspector who toured the jail Thursday, Sgt. Bob Tomusko said. The jail is supposed to house a maximum of [...]

Mother says she’s grief stricken, denies harming her children: ‘I love my kids’ LORAIN — The St. Clair family knows this much: Justice and grief will dictate their own roads in the days ahead. On Thursday — days after the murder of her 8-month-old son — Julie St. Clair, 20, would talk only about the [...]

LORAIN — The primary suspect in the death of 8-month-old Jayden Davidson has not been charged in connection with the infant’s death but pleaded not guilty to an unrelated theft charge Thursday in Lorain Municipal Court. Police are still looking into what role Kevin Kimbrough, 24, may have played in Jayden’s death Tuesday but used [...]

School board delays plan to lay off 101 more employees LORAIN — The Lorain school board delayed laying off another 101 employees — 75 more than previously announced — Thursday. The cuts — 26 of which were previously announced — are still planned, but the board didn’t say why it put off the action. Instead, [...]