Real Heroes awards honor Lorain County locals for lifesaving acts
Alfonseno Donofrio, 81, lifted an electric wheelchair off neighbor Rhoda Lee to prevent harm during a August accident. Donofrio, small in stature, credited God with giving her unexpected strength as she helped Lee into a manual chair and waited for her husband. The Red Cross Lorain County chapter honored 29 heroes at a breakfast ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Alfonseno Donofrio
Rhoda Lee
American Red Cross
LCCC
Elyria — Alfonseno Donofrio
Donofrio
Meister Road
Lee
St. Peter School
Lorain
American Red Cross Lorain County
Nancy Dohanos
Dohanos
Brandston Avenue
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Lorain Shooting Claims Two Brothers in Early Morning Incident
In Lorain at 2:54 a.m. Brandy and Damis Crawford were outside an East 30th Street apartment when a car window gunfire erupted. Brandy survived but Damis died after exchanging affectionate final words: Dannis said I love you, Brandy responded I love you.
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Lorain
Brandy Crawford
East 30Th Street
Brandy
Damis
Dannis Crawford
Friends remember life of Dustin Bassett after fatal crash
Elyria residents gather on Frank Court for a candlelight vigil honoring Dustin Bassett, a 20 year old known for his big smile. He died August 11 after a car crash in Amherst Township on August 1 and ten days at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland. His sister Danielle Bassett recalls how he lived rather than the accident.
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Elyria
Frank Court
Dustin Bassett
Amherst Township
Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland
Bassett
Danielle Bassett
White House mulls easing deepwater drilling moratorium
Four months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion regulators lag in overhauls while the Gulf spill ends. Interior Secretary Salazar halts deepwater drilling until November thirty and orders rigs to reexamine safety measures. An emergency response network costing a billion dollars won’t be ready for a year. The shift leaves doubts about future safety and readiness.
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New Orleans
U.S
White House
Charles Perrow
Yale
Gulf
Ken Salazar
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Red Cross
Lisa Roberson
Chronicle-Telegram
Damnis Crawford
Brother
South Lorain
Crawford
Chris Kahn
Dina Cappiello
Harry R. Weber
Associated Press
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Obama
Gulf Coast
Lee Drilling
AP File
Noble Danny Adkins
Louisiana
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