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• Get ready to run ... or walk in The Journal Jog
  LORAIN — Get ready to run — The Morning Journal will host the third annual Journal Jog on Aug. 5 in downtown Lorain.
  
  
• Ohio law ends labeling of pit bulls as 'vicious'
  COLUMBUS (AP) — Pit bulls will no longer be labeled as "vicious" dogs under a new Ohio law.
  
  
• Lawmakers play vintage 'base ball' game at Ohio Statehouse
  COLUMBUS  (AP) — More than two dozen Ohio lawmakers are putting aside political differences as they team up for an old-fashioned ballgame on the Ohio Statehouse lawn.
  
  
• Jobless rates drop in region, stable in Lorain
  LORAIN — The unemployment rate for Lorain dropped slightly from March to April, according to the latest figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
  
  
• Two men sought in Lorain home invasion
  LORAIN — Two men, armed with a gun and metal pipe, entered a East 31st Street home, tied up a resident and stole belongings, according to a police report.
  
  
• Horses loose at Ohio farm where exotics escaped
  ZANESVILLE  (AP) — A sheriff says his office is investigating after horses repeatedly escaped from the Ohio farm where dozens of exotic animals were released by their suicidal owner and later killed by authorities last fall.
  
  
• Lorain Council approves pay freeze, business incentives (with video)
  LORAIN — Lorain’s elected officials won’t be getting pay raises anytime soon.
  
  
• Brassfield convicted of involuntary manslaughter for baby’s death in Lorain County Common Pleas Court
  ELYRIA — Though members of his family cried, 24-year-old Charles Brassfield didn’t show a reaction as a Lorain County Common Pleas jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter and endangering children. However, the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the murder and felonious assault charges for the death of 8-month-old Desiree Nicole Wade.
  
  
• Local plastics company to add 30 jobs in Avon Lake
  AVON LAKE — A local plastics company will get a job creation tax credit to add 30 jobs in the next three years.
  
  
• Commission voted to uphold decision to fire Camera (with video)
  LORAIN — Fired Lorain Street Commissioner Chuck Camera will not get his job back, according to a ruling by the Lorain Civil Service Commission.
  
  
• Clearview forensics students tackle mock crime scene (with video)
  LORAIN — Clearview High School yesterday was the scene of a mock “grisly double murder,” and a crack team of 16 senior students were on hand to solve the case.
  
  
• 10 Cheapest Sports Cars of 2012
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- A good summer sports car will blow other cars off the line. A great one will do it without blowing away your bottom line.
  
  
• Elyria could benefit from turnpike privatization (with video)
  ELYRIA — Mayor Holly Brinda and other Lorain County mayors and managers met with state officials last week to talk about Gov. John Kasich’s idea of privatizing the Ohio Turnpike.
  
  
• Avon Lake considers joining land bank (with video)
  AVON LAKE — Members of council had a few questions after hearing a presentation about the Lorain County Land Bank last night.
  
  
• Resurfacing to take place at Lakeview Park in Lorain
  LORAIN — The west end parking lot of Lakeview Park will be closed at 7 a.m. today as the Lorain County Metro Parks start resurfacing the parking lot.
  
  
• Cold case gets another look; Testimony begins in Bobbie New murder hearing
  ELYRIA — Testimony began in a hearing to determine if the case against Bobbie New, accused of the 1976 slaying of his girlfriend Dorothy Spencer, is too old to prosecute and whether evidence taken from New’s trailer home in the wake of the shooting was obtained illegally.
  
  
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