Lorain man gets 5 to 7½ years for fatal July assault
Nelson Veloz-Sanchez, 50, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related felonies in Lorain County. Judge Melissa Kobasher imposed an indefinite sentence of five to seven and a half years with a five-year minimum. the other charges merged. The victim was Rafael Bueno-Zepeda, killed after an on‑the‑job confrontation at Papasito’s in Lorain.
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West Fourth Street
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Rafael Bueno-Zepeda
Daniellela Leigh
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Papasito’s
Broadway
Drive thru pantry serves 300 families at Ely Stadium
Volunteers from Second Harvest and Elyria Schools handed out 350 food boxes to about 300 families in Ely Stadium parking lot during a rainy distribution. Extra cars kept arriving, with a second drive thru planned for Lorain’s Oakwood Park from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Three-car Turnpike crash kills woman in Sandusky County
Samantha Smith, 35, of Chardon, died when a Kenworth T880 tractor struck barriers and the Ford Escape she drove, igniting a fire on the Ohio Turnpike east of Route 51 in Washington Township. Tim Moulton, 58, of Toledo, and Keo Thach, 43, of Countryside, Illinois, were involved. Moulton was seriously injured and Life Flighted. Eastbound lanes were closed about five hours. investigation ongoing.
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Chardon
Washington Township
Sandusky County
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Ohio State Highway Patrol
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Moulton
Kenworth
Smith
Keo Thach
Countryside
Illinois
Thach
Mercy Health
Elyria Man Arrested For Sixth DUI In 18 Years
Willie Johnson, 40, of Fourth Street, was arrested after a crash in a Cleveland Street construction zone. He faces felony DUI and related charges. bond set at $5,000. Johnson has prior DUIs in 2023, 2018, 2017, and 2006. He refused tests and was found near a Taurus in a ditch.
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Fourth Street
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Council Member Watkinson suffers medical incident at meeting
Sheffield Village Council member Kevin Watkinson fainted during a Monday session. Assistant fire chief Greg Davis provided aid and kept the airway open. Sheffield Lake Fire responders conveyed Watkinson to hospital after he left on a stretcher, with the meeting briefly adjourned and then resumed.
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Greg Davis
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Lorain Mayor Endorses Harris for President
Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley endorsed Kamala Harris for president as part of a DMA statement signed by over 250 Democratic mayors. He cited Biden's withdrawal and emphasized unity among mayors to back Harris, noting a 2022 meeting with Biden and the desire to follow his guidance.
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Kamala Harris
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National Association of Mayors
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United States
Ohio
Cleveland
Justin Bibb
Akron
Shammas Malik
Lakewood
Meghan George
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Girl Scouts receive 900000 for two camps upgrades
The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio announce 900000 in state funding for Camp Timberlane in Wakeman and Camp Sugarbush in Kinsman. Timberlane gets 600000 and Sugarbush 300000 for security access water activities and camping capacity. Timberlane will add entrance gate video monitoring generator waterfront pavilion storage and shoreline stabilization.
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Camp Sugarbush
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Timberlane
Girl Scouts
Bre Tischler
Girl Scouts of North East
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