Elyria Police Capture Wanted Fugitive After River Chase
ELYRIA — A months-long search for wanted fugitive Donte Jamar Parker II came to an end Friday when Elyria Police officers took him into custody following a dramatic foot pursuit across the Black River. Just before noon on July 18, officers responded to a reported sighting of Parker near Riverside Continue Reading
Lorain School Board Approves Extended Day Plan Amid Teacher Concerns
The Lorain City Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Lorain High School’s Building C. All five board members were present: Jay Ferguson, Barbie Washington, Dr. Mark Ballard, Bill Sturgill, and Courtney Nazario. The meeting included the approval of several key financial and Continue Reading
Heatwave Escalates Elyria Neighborhood Tensions: Two Pepper Spray Confrontations in One Week
In just five days, two separate Elyria neighborhoods saw heated arguments escalate into pepper spray assaults. Both incidents involved ongoing tensions between neighbors and happened during a stretch of hot summer weather. Incident 1: Spray Through the Screen On June 19, Elyria police arrested 45-year-old Thomas Donaghue after he sprayed Continue Reading
Armed Suspect Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit Linked to Elyria Shootings
An Elyria man wanted in connection with a recent string of drive-by shootings was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a dangerous police pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash on State Route 2. According to a press release from the Elyria Police Department, 38-year-old Terrence Jackson of Lorain was Continue Reading
Head-On Collision Shuts Down Route 2 After Felony Suspect Flees Police
A police pursuit involving a wanted suspect ended in a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on Route 2 near mile marker 165.2, triggering a major emergency response and shutting down both directions of the highway. According to scanner traffic monitored by the Scanning RF Facebook page, the suspect, a Black male Continue Reading
Window Smashed, Threats Made at Elyria Foundry
Elyria, OH – Jason Mayo, 46, of Elyria, was arrested on June 18, 2025, for aggravated menacing and criminal damaging after allegedly smashing a car window and making threats against his ex-girlfriend and her supervisor at The Foundry, a workplace located on Filbert Street. According to a report from the Continue Reading
Candlelight Vigil Held at Lakeview Beach for ‘Juice’
Lorain, OH, June 25, 2025 — A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night at Lakeview Beach to honor Juice, also known as Ayesha Kadi, a 20-year-old Lorain resident who drowned on Monday. Juice was transitioning and had asked to be called Juice or Jordan. The ceremony began at 8:40 p.m. Continue Reading
Amherst Road Rage Suspect Indicted After Van Driver Shot Protecting Disabled Passengers
A Lorain County grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting a van driver during a May road rage incident in Amherst Township. The bullet, which remains lodged in the victim’s spine, left her temporarily paralyzed—and her quick actions may have saved the lives of five passengers in her Continue Reading
20-Year-Old Lorain Woman Drowns at Lakeview Beach
Lorain, Ohio — A 20-year-old Lorain woman has died in a suspected drowning at Lakeview Beach after jumping off a break wall and failing to resurface, according to a statement from the Lorain Police Department. Police were called to Lakeview Beach, North, around 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, after Continue Reading
High-Speed Chase Ends in Violent Crash and Felony Charges on State Route 2
VERMILION, Ohio — A high-speed pursuit involving a wrong-way driver ended in a violent crash and multiple felony charges Sunday evening, June 22, on State Route 2 near Baumhart Road. Emergency dispatch logs show that the first calls came in around 5:04 p.m., when a silver sedan was reported traveling Continue Reading