WELLINGTON — Don’t let the rain dilute your chances on making it out to the Lorain County Fair.The 162nd annual fair kicks off today when the gates open at 7:30 a.m., and although the forecast looks a little dreary, the fair’s fun-packed schedule will continue rain or shine. “Everything goes on just as it’s supposed [...]

ELYRIA — Don’t try traveling along Depot Street on Tuesday. The road will be closed to all traffic at Washington Avenue beginning at 8 a.m. so the road and sidewalk area on the east side of Washington Avenue at Depot can be repaired. The work is expected to wrap up by 5 p.m. Friday. All [...]

Elyria police Friday, Aug. 17 7:45 a.m. – 200 block Winckles St., all four tires stolen off car. 7:55 a.m. – 400 block East Ave., man said another man called him and said he’s beat him up for his birthday. 8 a.m. – 800 block N. Abbe Road, two women’s purses found in park. 9 [...]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Dean pummeled Jamaica with gusting winds and torrential rains Sunday after the prime minister made a last-minute plea for residents to abandon their homes and head for shelter. Many residents ignored the call, however, while tourists holed up in resorts with hurricane-proof walls. AP A young boy runs through the rain [...]

WASHINGTON — Sapped by nearly six years of war, the Army has nearly exhausted its fighting force and its options if the Bush administration decides to extend the Iraq buildup beyond next spring. The Army’s 38 available combat units are deployed, just returning home or already tapped to go to Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere, leaving [...]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it. The amount of five major painkillers sold at retail establishments rose 88 percent between 1997 and 2005, according to an Associated Press analysis of statistics from [...]