LORAIN — Two men arrested today for a string of arsons on their Central Lorain street set the fires for the entertainment value, according to the lead detective on the case.

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Michael A. Agosto, 27, and Joseph Romero, 22, were arrested today by the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on warrants for four counts of arson and four counts of breaking and entering. They both live at 830 North Central Drive, according to Lorain police.

The warrants were issued through Lorain Municipal Court as a result of an investigation conducted by Sgt. Mark McCoy of the Lorain Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau, according to a news release from Lorain police.

Police believe the pair were responsible for at least six arsons in the North Central Drive area of Central Lorain in December 2009 and January 2010.

The investigation is ongoing and may result in additional charges being filed, according to police.

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ELYRIA — Parents are being asked to pick up their children at Elyria High, which is without water after a contractor sliced a water line.

The water problem came about not long after the students returned to school after being evacuated following a threat.

Details are sketchy as to what the actual threat was, but district Spokeswoman Amy Higgins said Elyria police have cleared the building and students are returning to class.

Students were evacuated from the building around 11 a.m. in a fire drill type fashion and were outside for roughly 20 minutes before getting the OK to return to the building.

No serious injuries were reported after a bus chartered by the Elyria and Open Door schools was involved in an accident on the way back to Lorain County from a ski trip last night, according to a spokeswoman for the Elyria Schools.

The accident happened at Snowville Road and U.S. Route 21 in Brecksville about 8:20 p.m., according to Brecksville police. The Lakefront Lines bus was returning to Lorain County from Brandywine Ski Resort carrying ski club members from Open Door and from Elyria Schools’ Northwood Middle School, Elyria Schools spokeswoman Amy Higgins said.

Higgins said the bus was stopped at a traffic light when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. The other vehicle was a white Honda Accord.

Higgins said at least one student was taken to a hospital but was not seriously hurt. A father of a male student who was taken to the hospital also said no one was seriously hurt but that several students complained of headaches and dizziness after the accident.

Photos courtesy of Ron Stadnick, who was on the bus:

A body discovered under a Cleveland bridge on Jan. 17 has been identified as an Elyria woman, according to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office.

Powell Cesar, coroner’s spokesman, said although the dead woman has been identified as 27-year-old Rachel Sergent, a cause of death has not yet been determined.

Medical examiners are still awaiting the results of toxicology reports before making a final determination on what killed Sergent, he said.

A Cleveland police report said Sergent’s body was found about 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 in the area of Train and Vega avenues by a man who was collecting cans to recycle.

Investigators initially believed that Sergent accidentally froze to death, according to the report.

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