Robbery murder trial opens in Elyria
Prosecutors say Manuel Nieves shot Samuel “Freddie” Walls during an August 2004 home invasion in Elyria, saying the death could bring the death penalty if Nieves is convicted. Defense claims Vargas, not Nieves, fired, and includes an alternative perpetrator narrative.
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Elyria
Samuel
Freddie” Walls
Manuel Nieves
Lorain County
Laura Swansinger
Nieves
West 17Th Street
Attor
Taylor
Angel Vargas
Walls
Vargas
Jose Rosado
Rosado
Sheriff seeks help identifying car thieves in Amherst Township
Detectives seek public help after two blue Dodge Chargers, valued at about 52000, vanished from Sliman’s Dodge on Route 58. Video shows two older men near the vehicles, but authorities do not know their identities. A deputy later spotted two Chargers at Speedway on Griswold Road before the theft was reported, with no suspicious activity observed.
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Amherst Twp
Sheriff's
Idea
Sliman
Mike Lopez
Speedway
Griswold Road
Lopez
Ohio
Lorain bridge delay cripples downtown businesses
In Lorain the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge has sat unfixed since June, delaying opening to September and forcing multiple downtown firms to cut hours or close. Chello's Family Restaurant plans to close, Pecora's Wheels-N-Deals loses summer sales, and neighbors Jackalope Lakeside, Riveredge Drive Thru, and Subway reduce operations amid dwindling traffic.
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Lorain
Charles Berry
Black River
Jorge Sanchez
Chello
West Fifth Street
Ron Pecora
Pecora
Erie Avenue
Jackalope Lakeside
Riveredge Drive Thru
Subway
Jackalope
Jim Andrews
Dairy Queen
Patti Kurtz
Hampton Place gains preliminary plan approval for 550 homes
North Ridgeville planners approve a 218 acre Hampton Place project rezoning to planned community status. The plan envisions 540 to 550 homes with 43 to 94 acres for green space, wetlands totaling nine acres, and room for recreation though questions persist about tree removal and true usability of green areas.
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North Ridgeville
Hampton Place
City Planning Commission
Westlake
Anthony Valere
Sam Suhail
Commission
Ray McLaughlin III
McLaughlin
Valore
Center Ridge Road
Stoney Ridge Road
Army Corps of Engineers
Valere
Suhail
Pen Meeees Miahwee Bee
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Brad Dicken
Chronicle-Telegram
Angela Taylor
Kenneth Ortner
County
Bruce Bishop
Council
Grobe
Annette Grobe
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