Toledo OH

According to a 2020 report from the Athens City-County Health Department, 34.9% of Athens County residents are considered obese, including over half of all adult residents. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 38.1% of Ohioans were obese. One major cause for obesity, especially in...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A growing sinkhole in central Toledo is just feet away from a home and a utility pole. Residents who live near the hole said they are fearful of what could happen with more rain on the way. The hole that’s spreading underneath a sidewalk is located...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of a 33-year-old was sentenced to prison Thursday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Eric Salmon, 44, will serve 7-10.5 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Joshua Anders in west...

OAK HARBOR - The Oak Harbor Village Council is considering two ordinances that support responsible animal ownership while preserving quality of life for all residents, Mayor Quinton Babcock announced April 24. “When I talk to community members, the most common sentiment I hear is that they think everyone should have...

ADRIAN — Thursday's testimony in the “headless, handless” murder trial in Lenawee County Circuit Court wrapped up with the defendant’s brother and former co-defendant on the witness stand. Michael Sepulveda, brother of defendant Richardo Sepulveda, accepted an agreement where he would plead guilty to second-degree...

Over the past year, The Blade tested well water in and around Luckey, Ohio, to see if the former Cold War weapons site on the edge of the village was affecting drinking supplies. The testing was funded by the Pulitzer Center, a nonprofit organization that funds investigative reporting projects. The Blade paid...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's 80-year-old Galapagos turtle "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson, who was born the same year the microwave oven was invented, died peacefully Thursday. The zoo said it suspected Emerson had heart disease three years ago and, since then, had...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - There are 18 homes in the Old South End of Toledo scheduled to be demolished by the city of Toledo. Residents said there are even more problem properties in their neighborhood, and they want to see a change. Janie King took it upon herself to walk...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Questions and heartbreak still remain for several families in Sandusky County, many years after their loved ones' deaths. The current sheriff, Christopher Hilton, has tried to provide those answers since he assumed office in 2017, after the previous sheriff, Kyle Overmyer, went to prison for stealing...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Galapagos tortoise that’s been at the Toledo Zoo since 2014 has passed. The Zoo announced Friday that Emerson, 80, was euthanized after several years battling heart disease. The 500 lb. reptile “captivated visitors” who had “admired his majestic presence and gentle nature.”...