Grafton Man Severely Hurt After Train Collision
A Grafton man in his late 20s or early 30s was struck by the second-to-last rail car of a southbound train in downtown Grafton. He sustained severe abdominal lacerations and head trauma and was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where his condition is being evaluated. Police said the incident remains under investigation and traffic was halted briefly.
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Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland
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Main Street
Spitzer
Jake
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MetroHealth
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Sumner
Lorain landlords face charges over inspection violations
Four Lorain landlords accused of skirting city inspection laws and illegally renting properties may face criminal fines up to 1000 dollars and six months in jail per unit. City Law Director Provenza plans to send cases to the county prosecutor today, while names and property details remain unreleased.
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Lorain
Mark Provepga
Building Department
Provenza
Tony Krasienko
Krasienko
Ex-Playmate faces new charges in Westlake incident
Jennifer Jackson, 38, former Playboy Miss April 1989, and James Thompson, 52, of Westlake, were charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication after taunting a neighbor near Center Ridge Road. Both, reportedly intoxicated, confronted officers at 6:45 p.m. and Thompson threatened to punch the neighbor. They were released on personal bonds.
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Playboy
Jennifer Jackson
James Thompson
Center Ridge Road
Guy Turner
Jackson
Thompson
Turner
Lorain Sees Seventh Homicide This Year At McDonald’s
Lorain police found 34 year old Lewis A. Turner dead from a chest gunshot wound after a Monday shooting at the Oberlin Avenue and Meister Road McDonald’s. It marked Lorain’s seventh homicide this year, surpassing the 2006 total. Sgt. Mark Carpentiere said violence has worsened this year.
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Lorain
McDonald's
Oberlin Avenue
Meister Road
Lewis A. Turner
Turner
Mark Carpentiere
Carpentiere
Cockfighting condemned by animal activist in county
Sheffield Township ruffles animal welfare advocates as John Goodwin of the Humane Society argues cockfighting is cruel and illegal in 50 states. He notes roosters may be doped and maimed, with fights ending in death. New Mexico and Louisiana recently banned it, while Ohio keeps a weak fourth degree misdemeanor law.
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John Goodwin
The
Humane Society of the
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Louisiana
Goodwin
Ohio
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