Lorain News

Motorists driving down Colorado Avenue yesterday got a unpleasant surprise when they saw how the price of gas had soared to $4.19.

Twelve-year-old Zachary Gott was a great a person to be around, according to his friends. Yesterday they paid their respects at a memorial set up by friends and family near Gott’s home.

One minute Lorain resident Alicia Rivera was driving home from work Sunday night in a wind storm, seeing branches and power lines brought down by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The next thing she remembered, emergency crews were working to rescue her from her car, which was crushed by a falling tree on Pearl Avenue.

Two people injured by wind-borne falling tree limbs Sunday night remained hospitalized yesterday.

City Council gave its OK Monday night to build a Wal-Mart in Lorain.

After ensuring that a natural hedge would act as a fence for neighbors behind the retail development in Lighthouse Village, council voted in favor of the final development plan for Wal-Mart and other phases of the plan, which will include 10 smaller tenants and possibly a restaurant.

Opening arguments are expected today in the trial of a Lorain man accused of gunning down a convicted felon who had been released from prison eight days earlier.

Life without electricity is no picnic - at least one where you would like to eat the food.

The Lorain Street department will clear and pick up all tree limbs and branches that are blocking streets and sidewalks, but will not be picking up branches and debris from homeowners.

" U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is calling attention to the role race plays in the presidential election.

The remnants of Hurricane Ike once again turned tragic Sunday when a 12-year-old Lorain boy was killed by a falling tree branch.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton drew cheers and applause from a capacity crowd at Lorain County Community College yesterday during her rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton pumped up an enthusiastic crowd Sunday at Lorain County Community College, stumping for change on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Remember carrying big, heavy books and using typewriters at school?

Well, those days are long gone.

Today, technology, such as the online textbooks used in Avon and “virtual computers” being tried in Avon Lake, are changing the way students learn. Both high-tech tools are being rolled out this school year.

Make way for the wrecking ball - some major changes are coming to Sheffield Lake.The city will officially take control of the defunct Shoreway Shopping Center in November, after signing a $2.8 million deal ...

Bring up the subject of charter schools in Lorain and a significant percentage of people will have strong opinions about their educational value, both pro and con.

John Penton, the 83-year-old creator of the Penton motorcycle that celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, remains a small-town Amherst farm boy who just happens to enjoy rock-star status among fans of motorcycle racing history.

More than 1,000 people are expected to hear Sen. Hillary Clinton speak today at Lorain County Community College in support of her onetime rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama.

Redevelopment of the former Lorain Ford Assembly Plant is ahead of schedule, and the venture could start turning a profit within approximately a year.

During the past decade, the state has given companies more than $1.7 billion in tax breaks, loans, grants and other incentives to expand or locate in Ohio.

In exchange, the businesses promised to create nearly 200,000 jobs.

How many jobs actually were created? The state can't tell you.

"The Sugar Babies," a film detailing the savage conditions of Haitian children and their families in the sugar fields of the Dominican Republic, will be shown today at Lorain County Community College.