Consultants Recommend Lakefront Changes
A group of consultants have unveiled to the Lakefront Plan Advisory Committee its list of suggestions for improvements to Cleveland's Lake Erie shoreline. The proposals, which grew from ideas given last summer in a series of community meetings, include moving Interstate 90 near East 55th Street several hundred yards south and adding and expanding parks and beaches. The group says some of the projects can be completed within a few years, while others could take as many as 20 years. The committee will debate the proposals at their next meeting and then hold public discussion forums.

Hearings Planned on Inner Belt Plans
Two public meetings are scheduled next week to discuss the four revised proposals for improvements to be made to Cleveland's Inner Belt. The meetings, set for 5:30 p.m., will last three hours. The meetings will be held Tuesday at Cuyahoga County Community College's Metropolitan Campus Theater and Wednesday at the Slovenian National Home.

Error Causes Councilman's Removal From Ballot
A paperwork technicality has disqualified a Brunswick councilman from running for his current office on May's primary ballot. Petitions needed for a candidate to have his name on the ballot mistakenly stated that John Rocha was running for 'Ward 4,' rather than 'Brunswick,' as required. The Medina County Board of Elections met following a complaint filed by Rocha's challenger and made the ruling Thursday. Rocha, who has served on Brunswick's council since 1996, says he will run as a write-in candidate.

Road Rage Crash Leads in Parma Hts. to Murder Charge
A Parma Heights man has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide after a suspected road-rage incident killed a Hinckley Township driver. Witnesses say Todd Kahn, 19, caused Michael Balint, 19, to run his car off the road as the two chased one another up Pearl Road in Parma Heights. Balint died of head injuries when his car vaulted off the road and into a tree. His passenger, a 17-year-old girl, was treated for injuries

Construction Vehicle's Fuel Tank Contained Heroin
Authorities in Broadview Heights have called in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration following a surprising discovery Thursday. Police say they confiscated just under two pounds of heroin, which was found by workers in the fuel tank of a new construction vehicle at Ohio Machinery Company. The heroin is believed to be from Mexico, where part of the vehicle was assembled. It was mixed in with diesel fuel in the tank.