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Woman drowns in pond
LAGRANGE — The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office and Lorain County Metro Parks Rangers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the Friday death of an Elyria woman. Lorain County Coroner Dr....
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Family of drowned woman seeks answers
KRISTIN BAUER | CHRONICLEA photo of Quishawn Johnson, of Elyria, is held by her sister, Enjole Davidson, outside of their family’s Elyria home. ELYRIA — While sitting around a dining room table...
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Duck Pond death ruled an accident
CARLISLE TWP. — The Sept. 4 drowning death of Quishawn Johnson in the Duck Pond at Carlisle Reservation has been ruled an accident. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans issued the ruling Wednesday...
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Jury selected for Elyria man accused of manslaughter, child endangerment
ELYRIA — The trial of an Elyria man facing involuntary manslaughter and endangering children charges for his alleged role in the death of 2-year-old Demarius Boone three years ago began Monday with...
View ArticleOberlin murder victim ID’d
OBERLIN — The fatal shooting of a 24-year-old Oberlin man has been classified as a homicide. Steve Davis, 24, was found dead in his home at 40 Locust St., about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after his cousin...
View ArticleOberlin homicide victim recalled as friendly, outgoing; shooter remains at large
OBERLIN — Homicide victim Steven L. Davis was remembered Wednesday as friendly and outgoing by neighbors. Police said Davis was found dead in his apartment at 40 Locust St. by officers shortly after...
View ArticleLocal, state candidates file for March primary
SHEFFIELD TWP. — There will only be a few contested state and local races in Lorain County during the March primary, according to a list prepared by the county Board of Elections after the filing...
View ArticleCounty records 56 OD deaths in 2015
Drug overdose deaths continue to plague the county, with at least 56 confirmed deaths in 2015, and another seven deaths that the coroner suspects were drug-related but which results have yet to...
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Employee death at 3M plant investigated as workplace accident
ELYRIA — A workplace death at the 3M Elyria plant is being investigated by the Lorain County Coroner’s office. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans verified David Kleinsmith, 48, of Elyria, died...
View ArticleLorain County’s highest-paid employee cashed out more than $84K in unused...
ELYRIA — The highest-paid worker in Lorain County government last year was a long-time deputy engineer who retired at the end of September. Wayne Mileti, who worked for the county for 23ﾽ years, was...
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Lorain County Jail inmate dies after medical emergency
ELYRIA — A Wellington man serving a 90-day sentence at the Lorain County Jail was found dead late Sunday night by jail personnel. Joseph Boden Joseph Boden, 37, was found by jail officers who were...
View ArticleCoroner seeks expert help with remains found in field
HUNTINGTON TWP. — It’s unknown how long human remains found Tuesday were in a field along state Route 58, and the county coroner intends to bring in anthropology experts in an effort to help determine...
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The Morning Hit–3/24/16
Welcome back to The Morning Hit, where we talk about what people are talking about online. The web has become the digital equivalent of the office water cooler, and it’s becoming more necessary by the...
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Coroner: Woman who shot herself died instantly
ELYRIA — The woman who took her own life Friday outside the residence of a former girlfriend died instantly, officials said. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans said Saturday that the woman, whom...
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Elderly man dead in apartment fire
SHEFFIELD LAKE — An elderly man died in an apartment fire Tuesday afternoon. According to Lorain County Coroner Stephen Evans, a 69-year-old man died in what appears to be an accidental fire at the...
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Man dies in Sheffield Lake apartment fire
SHEFFIELD LAKE — A man died in a fire Tuesday at an apartment complex. Richard Dull, 69, died in the fire that started about 3 p.m. in his first-floor apartment at The Perch on the Lake Apartments,...
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Baby sitter indicted in death
ELYRIA — A Lorain baby sitter has been indicted on murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the death of an 18-month-old girl she was watching last year. Summer Shalodi Summer Shalodi, 30,...
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Lorain County coroner: We lost the War on Drugs
AVON LAKE — Nancy Krasienko knows the agony that comes with watching a loved one spiral out of control as heroin addiction consumes them. The Lorain resident watched her daughter Megan Wheeler go from...
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Babysitter pleads not guilty in death of 18-month-old
ELYRIA — A Lorain baby sitter facing murder and other charges in connection with the death of an 18-month-old girl she was watching pleaded not guilty during a brief court appearance Thursday. BRUCE...
View ArticleCoroner says death of Amherst man struck by train was accidental
AMHERST — The death of an Amherst man who was struck by a train early Monday was an accident, according to the county coroner. “At this point we have not ruled, but there is no reason to believe that...
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