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Genetic counseling can determine inherited cancer risks

More than 14,000 people across the region have been seen by ProMedica’s genetic counselors since the medical system launched consultations in 2013. Genetic counseling offers patients and families the opportunity to know in advance risk factors they may have from inherited diseases and disorders. “Our program has grown
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Free backpack giveaway returns Sunday to Verizon stores in Toledo

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Students across the country will be able to start the school year with a new backpack this weekend as Round Room, one of the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailers, brings back its annual “School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.”. The company said it plans to give...
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Juvenile dies in ATV crash in Summerfield Township

PETERSBURG, Mich. — A teenager died Saturday morning when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating struck a car backing out of a private driveway, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Harvey Richards, 14, of Dundee, Mich., was driving a four-wheeler south on Bacon Road, south of Todd Road in Summerfield Tow
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Toledo firefighters rescue mom, 5-year-old after she holds child out window during house fire

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo firefighters rescued a mother and child from a house fire on Saturday, according to first responders at the scene. Firefighters arrived to find a mother holding her 5-year-old child out of a window on the back side of the home, according to officials with Toledo Fire and Rescue.
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Toledo man accused of firing shots in two incidents in one day, police say

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo man is accused of being the gunman in two separate shooting incidents on the same day, according to officials. Halee Thornton Jr., 29, was arrested Friday. Police say in the first incident on Monday, Thornton shot at and hit a woman’s car while she...
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Ohio food service supplier lays off 64 workers as Toledo facility changes hands

A long-running Ohio manufacturing operation that supplied branded drinkware and beverage products reduced its workforce this spring, with dozens of employees losing their jobs as the company transitioned ownership of…
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Local man takes plea deal in Amish buggy crash that injured pregnant mother and...

State troopers said the Nov. 12, 2025 crash left the Amish family with serious injuries and mounting medical bills. The pregnant mother was forced to deliver her baby two months early, family members told 13 Action News.
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Monroe County Truck Stop Uncovers Cash-Stuffed Bunk And 200 Pounds Of Pot

What started as a roadside stop outside a weigh station in Erie Township turned into a major bust after Michigan State Police say they found more than 200 pounds of marijuana and $346,000 in cash in a commercial tractor-trailer. The driver was taken to the Monroe County Jail while the Monroe Area Narcotics Team picked
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Toledo neighbors frustrated by vacant Albert Street property overrun with pests

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Neighbors near a vacant home on Albert Street say the property has become overrun with bees, rats, groundhogs and raccoons since the owners left months ago, and they are calling on city and county agencies to act. Larry Wertz, who lives near the property, said a...
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Brewing community in West Toledo: Funky Turtle opens taproom

More than six years after launching as a microbrewery, Funky Turtle Brewing Co. has opened its doors to its first permanent taproom. The locally owned brewery celebrated its grand opening at 1921 Tremainsville Rd., drawing a full crowd throughout the afternoon and evening. For owners William “Drake” Pregnall and Kerry

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