Toledo neighbors demand action as overgrown weeds take over vacant properties on West Oakland...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Neighbors living near two vacant properties on West Oakland Street say they have been waiting years for the city to act, and they want answers. The properties at 25 and 28 West Oakland Street have become a source of frustration for neighbors. The house at 25 West Oakland has been empty for roughly
This Michigan Riverfront Restaurant Has Served Fresh Great Lakes Perch For Over Ninety Years
Driving along the back roads near the lake shore, the restaurant appears where you least expect it, perched at the point where a narrow river opens up into open water. The same family has been running it since the early thirties, which in restaurant years is practically geological time. The...
Teen accused in Old West End shooting cover-up faces adult trial push
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A 17-year-old accused of helping cover up June’s mass shooting in Toledo’s Old West End appeared in juvenile court Wednesday, where prosecutors handed over a full evidence package and pushed to have the teen tried as an adult. The teen faced Judge Amy Stoner....
Two homes shot at on Mulberry St., one victim hospitalized
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Police are investigating after a person was shot at a house on the 2800 block of Mulberry Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The victim, a 20-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A neighboring home was also struck by bullets. The...
Metroparks Meetup: Restoring the Oak Openings region
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A multi-organization conservation effort has restored more than 1,700 acres of the Oak Openings region, a sandy, globally rare ecosystem stretching from Bowling Green, Ohio, to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over the last century, development, roads and invasive plants have reduced the region’s natural habi
Toledo Pride 2026 kicks off Friday: Here is the full weekend schedule
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Pride is returning to downtown Toledo for a three-day celebration of community, music, and drag starting Friday, Aug. 14. The weekend-long event kicks off Friday at Promenade Park from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. with live music, food, and drag performances. Friday evening will also...
County officials dispel data center rumors at Waterville property
Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said a 150-acre industrial property being annexed into Waterville will not be a data center. The Farnsworth Business Park, being developed by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, is not a “megasite” and will be marketed to house multiple small industrial businesses. “Western Luc
Window World Penn-Ohio and longtime owner honored with the organization’s highest honors
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A home improvement business and its longtime owner have returned from a national convention with two of their organization’s highest honors. Window World Penn-Ohio was presented with the Community Impact Award at the 2026 Window World Family Reunion, according to a statement from a company spokesp
Lucas County shelters full as housing costs drive surge in first-time homelessness
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - More than 1.2 million Ohioans are spending at least half their paycheck just to keep a roof over their heads, according to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. In Lucas County, shelters are already feeling it — and many are full. When there’s no room at...
From house of worship to public nuisance: Abandoned Toledo church may have been used...
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo church building that neighbors remember as a thriving place of worship has deteriorated to the point of the city declaring the property a public nuisance, and the property owner appearing in court. The property at 1664 W. Bancroft St. was once Beacon Church, according...

















