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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A new group has taken over the Toledo Children’s Memorial. They hope to continue the legacy and mission while also making it more visible to the public. You may have driven past a monument on Jackman Road and Eleanor Avenue hundreds of times without knowing...

The three-wheelers ride low on the ground with open tops and lots of flash. Not quite a car, not quite a bike, they are called Slingshots, and thousands of fans of the customized vehicles will convene this weekend for the Mud City Classic at the Lucas County Fairgrounds. Joy and Steven Parker are producing the event al

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - While investigators continue working to determine exactly what led to the mass shooting at Toledo’s Old West End Festival, many people in the community are also asking what can be done to prevent violence before it starts. The City of Toledo’s Save Our Community initiative...

SWANTON TOWNSHIP – Swanton Township’s website and email domain has switched from .org to .gov., Trustee Matt Beil announced during the June 1 meeting. The new website will be swantontownshipoh.gov, which is more secure and gives people more confidence that the site is a government entity, he said.

WATERVILLE, Ohio — After years of uncertainty over the future of the Roche de Boeuf Interurban Bridge over the Maumee River in Waterville, supporters can feel more secure that the historic structure may be saved from the wrecking ball after all. On Monday, Waterville City Council voted unanimously to...

When Horace Oates, Jr., of Toledo woke up in the wee hours of April 7 in a burning house, he made sure all eight of his family members and friends made it out alive. The 60-year-old Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Storm got the mother of his children, her 3-month-old foster baby, and an older child down the st

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Victims of the Old West End Fest shooting in Toledo can apply for financial compensation, according to the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office. Those injured in the June 6, 2026 tragedy may be eligible for assistance through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Lucas County Prosecutor...

The city of Toledo is moving forward with the excavation of its spent lime, but this time with a different company. Toledo City Council voted 10-0 to allow the mayor to accept bids and award a contract for the removal, hauling, and beneficial reuse of spent lime produced from the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant. Cou

Metroparks Toledo officials have been in near-constant conversations with law enforcement and city leaders since gunfire injured 12 people at the Old West End Festival, reviewing safety plans and adding precautions ahead of the upcoming Watershed Weekend celebration. “We haven’t talked about anything else,” Metroparks

It's a big year for the Our Lady of Peace Parish Festival: the major fundraiser moved up the festivities several weeks in order to bring back rides for the first time since before the pandemic.