Under an October Sky A Father Loses His Son to Heroin
Rob Brandt, a Ohio father from Olmsted Township, recounts the night his son Robby, a 20 year old heroin addict, vanished after a relapse in East Cleveland. Using GPS and a haunting vigil, the family learns Robby died from an overdose in a White Castle parking lot. The story traces Robby’s path from teen prescription pills to addiction, the family’s search, and the impact on Rob and his faith.
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Rob Brandt
East Cleveland
Rob
Olmsted Township
Robby
Robby Brandt
East
Cleveland
Brandt
White Castle
Olmsted Falls High School
Brandt Fam
Robert
National Guard
Carla
Robbie
Medina
Elyrians Charged in Mississippi Drive By Shootings
Two Elyria residents Donald E. Hans II and Julie Ann Lewis were arrested February 28 in Marshall County Mississippi on five counts each of drive-by shooting along with weapons and drug charges. Deputies recovered an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun in their red pickup, with no injuries reported. Hans Faces prior felony drug convictions disqualifying gun ownership. Lewis has no notable Lorain County record.
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Elyria
Mississippi
Donald E. Hans II
Julie Ann Lewis
Spruce Street
Marshall County
South
Holly Springs
Mis
Sissippi
Hans
Lewis
Kenny Dickerson
Wreg-Tv
Memphis
Tennessee
Dickerson
Chattanooga
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Lorain County
Common Pleas
Cleveland officer charged with DUI and gun charge
Cleveland police officer Steven Schmitz 38 of North Ridgeville faces felony improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and misdemeanor DUI and speeding after a March 1 stop on I 90 in Avon Lake. He was cited after a 94 mph speed, refused sobriety tests, and released with a summons. A preliminary hearing is set for March 18.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
Avon Lake
State Highway Patrol
Steven Schmitz
Tail Feather Drive
North Ridgeville
Schmitz
Henry Hilon
Avon
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland Police Department
Elyria Post
The
Highway Patrol
Great Lakes Mayors Lobby Against Tariffs
Mayors from the Great Lakes region including Lorain's Jack Bradley gathered in Washington to urge legislators to prevent a U.S. Canada trade clash. They cited potential 25 percent duties on many imports and warned Ontario Ontario Ontario economy links to steel, agriculture and manufacturing would bear the impact.
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Great Lakes
Washington, D.C
Canada
United States
Donald Trump
Mexico
U.S
St. Lawrence
Lorain
Jack Bradley
Hamilton
Ontario
Andrea Horwath
Michigan
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Stacy
Ron
Ron Jantz
Elyrians
Chronicle
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