ELYRIA — The driver of a Ford F-150 was critically injured after an 8:30 p.m. crash Thursday with a Toyota Camry at the intersection of state Route 57 and Taylor Street. The man was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, according to Herb de la Porte, vice president of LifeCare ambulance. De la Porte [...]

CLEVELAND — A tax-preparation glitch could delay the returns of an estimated 30,000 Ohioans by up to six weeks. The Plain Dealer reported the estimated number of affected Ohioans on Thursday. The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that the glitch will affect about 660,000 tax returns nationwide The IRS said that a problem with a [...]

ELYRIA — Elyria police officers will honor one of their own, lost in the line of duty three years ago. Friday marks the anniversary of Sgt. James Kerstetter’s death. Kerstetter, a 15-year veteran on the police force answered a night call March 15 about a man exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl when he was [...]

LORAIN — Two Lorain schools were on lockdown this morning after reports of shots fired nearby but have now been taken out of lockdown. Superintendent Tom Tucker said General Johnnie Wilson Middle School and Washington Elementary School were placed on lockdown at the advice of Lorain police. That lockdown has since been lifted, according to [...]

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The trial of two Ohio high school football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl began as a contest between prosecutors insisting the girl was too drunk to consent to sex and defense attorneys portraying her as someone who was intoxicated but still in control of her actions. Testimony was scheduled to [...]