Wood County inmates get green thumb in jail garden
BOWLING GREEN — Inmates at the Wood County Jail have the opportunity to earn green thumbs while serving time. For two decades, the Wood County Jail has introduced gardening to inmates through a garden at the facility, with some even vowing to continue growing the skill when they have served their sentences, said Wood C
Toledo youth use photography to heal from gun violence
Adrianna Van Hoose last saw her friend Jaden Skaggs the day before he was found shot on April 10, 2023, at the Ravine Park Village Apartment complex in East Toledo. The 15-year-old Waite High School student was the fourth Toledo teenager shot and killed that year. “It’s just like I had just seen him, and then I was loo
Employees speak out after 13 Action News report on Maumee nursing home conditions
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) — Less than 24 hours after Julie Galloway said she wanted to be a voice for residents who couldn’t speak for themselves, more people began reaching out. After 13 Action News first reported concerns about conditions inside Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center, the newsroom...
Navarre Avenue safety improvements tackle increased traffic
Oregon’s Navarre Avenue Safety Improvement project is now in Phase 3 and will connect previous work that started at I-280, city officials said. The $6 million project is creating a variety of safety improvements along Navarre between Isaac Streets Drive and Coy Road. Deputy City Engineer Rodney Shultz said the goal is
Four hospitalized when semi strikes oncoming traffic on Airport Hwy.
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WTVG) - Four people were injured in a crash on Airport Highway on Wednesday. Troopers said a semi was heading eastbound on Airport around 1 p.m. when it went left of center for unknown reasons. The semi struck a lane of oncoming traffic in the 8100 block...
Maumee nursing home resident says she has no air conditioning in her room
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - A resident at Addison Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center on Butz Road says she has gone weeks without air conditioning in her room — a claim the facility disputes. Julie Galloway, who relies on a wheelchair to get around, said she is speaking out for...
Lucas County Child Protection Task force releases eight recommendations to strengthen child welfare system
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The members of the Lucas County Child Protection task force met for nearly a year to find ways to strengthen the child welfare system and restore trust with the community. The task force was formed shortly after 13-year-old Kei’Mani Latigue’s murder sent shockwaves through the surrounding...
Toledo homesteading: Integrated Pest Management
IPM is a more holistic approach that is less disruptive and aims to minimize the amount of chemicals used.
Ukrainian drone maker picks Northwest Ohio for first US manufacturing center
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A leading Ukrainian drone manufacturer has selected Northwest Ohio for its first major U.S. assembly and manufacturing center, backed by an $18.4 million Pentagon investment and expected to create at least 300 jobs in the village of Holland. Ukrainian Defense Drones — UDD — is the...
Lake Township trustees deny rezoning request for heavy industrial dump
LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) — Lake Township trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a rezoning request that would have converted a residential property at 508 Union Street in Walbridge into an M-2 heavy industrial dump. The special meeting drew a packed room of Walbridge residents opposed to the proposal,...

















