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Top stories of 2020 in Lake, Geauga counties run gamut, from court cases to major economic development projects


While the pandemic shut down many events and delayed numerous other activities this past year, 2020 still offered some significant news in the area.
Below is a noncomprehensive list of some notable highlights — and lowlights — from the past 12 months.
January
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The biggest local crime story of the year was right at the beginning: a double homicide in Concord Township.
Blake Sargi of Concord Township, left, sits with his attorneys Brad Wolfe  and Ian N. Friedman Jan. 14 during a probable cause hearing. Sargi is accused of murdering two people in the township Jan. 3. News-Herald file
Blake E. Sargi of Concord is accused of shooting and killing Euclid residents Heavenly Goddess Murphy-Jackson and William Larondez Jackson on Jan. 3. ....

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