COLUMBUS — Penn State is expressing regret after someone posted a video online showing two apparent Ohio State fans pelted by beer cans from a large group wearing Penn State colors. In the video on YouTube.com, the cans are thrown at a pair wearing Ohio State numbered jerseys to shouts of “Get outta here!” as [...]

OBERLIN — Police are investigating two armed robberies by men wearing hooded sweatshirts a day apart, but in the second incident the assailant got away empty-handed. A 49-year-old Carlisle Township woman told police she was returning to her car shortly after 8 p.m. Monday at the Oberlin IGA when a man with a white scarf [...]

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — In an election year that has both the Elyria and Lorain mayoral seats up for grabs, it’s North Ridgeville Mayor David Gillock who has outspent everyone in the county, including his challenger, an attorney making his first run for elected office. So far this campaign year, Gillock has spent $36,203, according to [...]

ELYRIA — It’s good to be a Gibbs this election season, if only because you get more bang for your campaign buck. Better still, it’s perfectly legal, according to county election officials.  Here’s how it works: Elyria Councilman Garry Gibbs, R-3rd Ward, is up for re-election. His son, Kevin Gibbs, 19, is a political newcomer [...]

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to allow school districts to charge parents for all-day kindergarten on a sliding scale based on income. The proposal responds to an opinion by Attorney General Marc Dann that districts cannot charge for all-day kindergarten because Ohio law requires a free education for all children. A Senate [...]

Sunday, Oct. 21 10:12 a.m. – 5800 block Ridgeview Blvd., theft of a car battery. Tuesday, Oct. 23 10:02 a.m. – 38600 block Terrell Drive, theft of a 1998 Mercedes valued at $12,080. 1 p.m. – 35800 block Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville Middle School, 14-year-old male student referred to Lorain County Detention Home for [...]