EPWORTH, Ohio (AP) — An off-duty Mansfield city police officer was one of two dead and his older brother was in custody following a shooting early Wednesday in rural Richland County in central Ohio, authorities said. Brian Evans, 37, a 14-year veteran of the Mansfield police force, was found dead after 1 a.m. by officers [...]

LORAIN — A family of 10 had to find another place to sleep Christmas night after an unattended stove caught fire at a West 30th Street residence. Capt. Dennis Livchak said two electric stove burners were left on at the home on the 2100 block of West 30th Street while the family was out, sparking [...]

ELYRIA — Desiree Gillespie’s Christmas was filled with joy thanks to the love of her friends, family and a new pup she named Lucky. But things looked very bleak Nov. 27, when the then-24-year-old experienced a stroke on the left side of her brain. Just before Thanksgiving, the freshman volleyball coach at Elyria Catholic High [...]

ELYRIA — A man told police he was attacked in an elevator early Monday after visiting a friend at an East Avenue apartment building. William Marcum, 39, said that as soon as the elevator doors closed, two men inside jumped him, took his shoes, frisked his pants pockets and took $100 in cash, according to [...]

LORAIN — A man armed with what looked like a police-issue handgun made off Monday afternoon with $417, a drive-through beverage store clerk told police. A thin black man wearing a black ski mask, jeans and a Carhartt coat waved a semi-automatic gun at clerks about 1:30 p.m. at Rashke Drive Thru Beverage, 2133 E. [...]

LORAIN — Police say a burglar wrestled a disabled woman to the ground early Christmas morning after kicking his way into her West 21st Street home. Edward L. Perry, 52, of Lorain, was charged with aggravated burglary and was taken to the county jail. The homeowner, Rose Ferguson, 54, heard banging on the door about [...]

Lorain police Monday, Dec. 24 6:30 a.m. – 1400 block W. 24th St., stereo equipment stolen. 5 p.m. – CVS Pharmacy, Meister Road, tires slashed on four vehicles. 5:35 p.m. – 1900 block E. 28th St., unwanted man. 6:30 p.m. – 5700 block Gargasz Drive, identity theft. 7:45 p.m. – 1600 block E. 31st St., [...]