The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 3, 2025, to approve a resolution stating that Lorain County is not, and has never been, a sanctuary county. The decision followed several days of public concern and media attention after the county was listed as a sanctuary jurisdiction by Continue Reading

Police in Elyria are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday evening during a large disturbance involving approximately 40 people. Officers were dispatched shortly before 9 p.m. after receiving reports of a physical fight taking place in a residential area. While responding, additional calls came in indicating that shots had been Continue Reading

LORAIN, OH — A preliminary report from the Lorain County Coroner indicates that 30-year-old Emily Simmons may have been the shooter in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide that left two people dead on Lorain’s west side. Police were called to a home in the 200 block of West Continue Reading

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