LORAIN — A boil alert for portions of Lorain has been issued because of a power outage around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday outside the water plant at 1106 First St. The 48-hour alert is for the areas of Cooper Foster Park Road to the south, Tower Boulevard to the north, Leavitt Road to the west and [...]

Evan Goodenow The Chronicle-Telegram AMHERST — Lorain resident Nicola Wade has been identified as the woman fatally struck by a van around 6:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of Cooper Foster Park Road. Dr. Stephen Evans, Lorain County coroner, said Wade, 38, of 1508 Herbert Drive,died of blunt force trauma to her chest and [...]

MEDINA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will represent the Columbia Station man arrested after being accused of writing a Facebook post cheering the Newtown, Conn., gunman. Joseph W. Resovsky, 20, was scheduled for an arraignment today in Medina Municipal Court on a charge of inducing panic. But the hearing was canceled after [...]

CLEVELAND — A man with a drug problem has been placed on probation for two years for stealing five large brass bells from a Northeast Ohio church. Judge Jose Villanueva in Cleveland sentenced 34-year-old Brian Diamond of Columbia Station today on his guilty plea to charges including theft. The bells, worth more than $5,000, were [...]

ELYRIA — A ferret was taken from an Elyria pet store yesterday but was returned within a couple hours. Tom Shupe, manager of Pet Supplies Plus on Market Drive, said the ferret was in good condition when family members of the man who was believed to have taken it returned it to the store. According [...]

CLEVELAND — A 22-year-old exotic dancer has died one week after she was injured in a fall from a second-floor balcony while performing at a club in Cleveland. MetroHealth Medical Center confirmed the death of Lauren Block of Richmond Heights today. The hospital relayed a family statement expressing appreciation for the community’s support and prayers [...]