Businesses ‘disgusted’ after appearing on health department list
There’s more to the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department’s list of unpaid food service operations than meets the eye. A list of more than 100 food service operators was posted to the health department’s website and announced in a news release Tuesday, with the department saying the listed establishments “may pose a...
Toledo ranked top housing market, while city leaders continue to address housing issues
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo was nationally ranked as one of the top housing markets this spring in a joint ranking by the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com. This comes as city leaders are drafting housing plans for the next five years. Toledo's housing issues are not a new conversation, and neither are the city's housing...
Toledo Kroger set for grand reopening Friday
TOLEDO, Ohio — Kroger on Monroe Street in Toledo is officially unveiling its $1 million renovation on Friday with a grand reopening celebration. The store, located at 4533 Monroe Street, underwent three months of renovations. The grocery chain said updates include an expanded grocery selection with new items, an...
Journalist who died in Russian captivity was tortured, report says
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna , who died in Russian captivity, was tortured and had organs removed before her body was returned, according to a joint media report published Tuesday through Forbidden Stories , a nonprofit media organization. In February, Russia returned Roshchyna's emaciated body with signs...
Woman shot when quarrel between friends results in gunfire
A 36-year-old woman was shot late Monday night after she and a passenger in her car got into an argument, according to police. At 12:01 Tuesday morning, police were sent to the University of Toledo Medical Center for a walk-in gunshot victim. According to the woman, she and a friend, Sonny Field, 36, of the 1000...
Residents in south Toledo neighborhood get update on city’s progress to repair major sinkholes
TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo announced its working with Crestline Paving and Excavating, a paving company, to fix a waterline on Arlington Avenue between South Detroit and Francis avenues. The issue stems from two massive sinkholes that have disturbed nearby residents more than a year now, including...
City of Toledo prepares to implement RE-TREE program
The city of Toledo is preparing to plant the first round of trees through its federally funded RE-TREE program, with West Toledo neighborhoods seeing greenery first. Sara Stacy, the city’s urban beautification commissioner, spoke to a crowd of about 20 people at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library on Monday night....
Body of missing Swanton man found submerged in water
SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - The Lucas County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the body of a missing Swanton man was located Monday. Keith Klein Sr. was last seen in person by a neighbor on April 2 and on surveillance video on April 3. Numerous searches by the public and...
Men plead no contest in 2024 south Toledo shooting that killed 2
TOLEDO, Ohio — One of two suspects in a May 2024 south Toledo shooting that turned into a double homicide has been sentenced to prison, according to court records. A Lucas County judge sentenced Markas Walker on Monday to 22 to 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to two involuntary manslaughter charges in...
Health department: More than 100 Lucas County facilities operating without valid food license
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — The Toledo Lucas County Health Department said in a press release Tuesday that it plans to post "highly visible placards" outside the entrances to establishments that it says are operating without a valid food license. The department said that more than 100 food service operators...
