Toledo OH

The body of a 19-year-old Toledo disabled man who had been reported missing was recovered from the Maumee River, the family of Andreas Madrigal said. “After days of searching and hoping for his safe return, Andreas was found deceased in the Maumee River near the Martin Luther King bridge on August 8,” his...

OHIO — A Toledo man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly stabbing a woman and stealing her vehicle, police said. Jonathan Brown, 38, is charged with felonious assault with a weapon and theft of a motor vehicle. According to charging documents, Brown used a knife to “stab and cut up” a woman he knows on […] ...

Dorothy Rideout Leonhardt was chosen Miss Pearson Park in 1949. She is pictured here with George Pearson, for whom the park was named when it opened in 1934. Pearson was the East Side reporter for The Blade for 50 years, and his articles were instrumental in saving the land to become a park. Dorothy is still an...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The public is invited to an event on Saturday that seeks to make sure students and families are healthy and have everything they need to go back to school. The Rise & Thrive Back to School Community Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, at...

When I moved back to the United States six years ago after more than a decade abroad, I was amazed by how much Perrysburg had grown. My wife and I arrived with two small children, thinking we would only stay a short while before relocating somewhere warmer. With my mom here, it seemed like a good stopover. Then our...

Yes, that’s corn growing on the lawn at the Little Green Bungalow. No, I didn’t plant it. Credit for the natural phenomenon goes to the squirrels. My analysis of the surprise growth is that the squirrels I feed in the backyard transported the corn kernels that they buried for next winter’s larder. Imagine how...

The humane society reminded pet owners that, legally, animals kept outside must have proper shelter, food and water.

A 67-year-old McClure, Ohio, man died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a car in Lucas County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash happened about 4:47 p.m. on State Route 295 at South Berkey Southern Road. Troopers said Savannah I. Anderson, 18, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, was driving a 2015 Nissan...

We're told one boat burst into flames and drifted into another boat, causing it to also catch on fire. Toledo Libbey Glass union members vote to go on strike. They plan to go on strike beginning on Friday, Aug. 22 at 11:59 p.m.

1894: The first story of the Wood County courthouse is completed. 1905: The “Pope-Toledo” automobile is selling nationwide for $3,500. It is called the “quiet mile-a-minute car.”. 1927: Aviation hero Charles Lindberg performs a low altitude flyover of a ballgame at Armory Park in Toledo. He drops...