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The Toledo metropolitan area experienced hazardous air quality at levels never before recorded locally Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed northwest Ohio. “We smashed the record,” said Jay Berschback, chief meteorologist for 13abc in Toledo. “The records go back to 1999, and the AQI numbers were near 60

13 First Alert Meteorologist Derek Witt joins Josh Croup on Action News Now to detail the latest conditions as wildfire smoke hits the region.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - As air quality conditions continue to be a concern, outdoor workers say wearing a mask while doing physically demanding work in the heat creates its own set of challenges. Jamie Wiztrzykowski, owner of Four Guys and a Roof, said his crews typically start around 6 a.m....

A judge’s decision on whether three teenagers planned to rob another boy instead of selling him a gun will determine whether the oldest defendant’s case is transferred to adult court. The case stems from the fatal shooting of Jaycieon Bennett last year. Defense lawyer Pete Rost argued Thursday before Lucas County Juven

A Toledo man who fatally shot another man in the head at a McDonald’s restaurant on Reynolds Road last year was committed for life to a psychiatric hospital after a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity. Kemarri Anderson, 26, of the 1800 block of Booth Street, had been schedul

(This story has been updated to add new information) Smoke from Canadian wildfires and extreme heat has reached Monroe County, causing hazardous air quality and several cancelations for Thursday, July 16. Monroe County residents report seeing and smelling smoke in the air. The Monroe County Museum System's Territorial

Two brothers convicted in the robbery and fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Toledo boy were sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Lori Olender sentenced Diamani Lear, 23, to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 48 years, and Delveon Lear, 24, to life in prison with eligibility

A woman died in a fire in the central city Wednesday night, fire officials said. Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire in the 2200 block of Hollywood Avenue just after 11 p.m. When they arrived, they found heavy fire conditions and began searching the home while battling the blaze, according to the Toledo Fire

East Coast convenience retailer SNK Petroleum Wholesalers recently opened its first locations in Ohio and Indiana, Chief Operations Officer Messim Kirmani confirmed to C-Store Dive. The Ohio site, which Kirmani said opened earlier this month, is located in Alvada, a community about 50 miles south of Toledo. SNK’s first

A mother remembers one daughter as “the life of the party,” another as determined to follow in her big sister’s footsteps, and her 2-year-old son as a little boy who “left an impact on our world.” Family members are trying to pick up the pieces after a fourth person died on Thursday as a result of a carbon monoxide poi