Superload movements planned Saturday in East Toledo
Movement of two oversized loads Saturday from the Port of Toledo to Toledo Refining Co. refinery will require short-term “traffic disruptions” along the route, the Toledo Department of Transportation said. The first load is scheduled to leave the area of the George Gradel Co. dock off Front Street at Millard Avenue about 9 a.m. and travel Front to Oak Street and Woodville Road...
Man found competent to stand trial for fatal shooting of 15-year-old in Northwood
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A 19-year-old Northwood man will stand trial in Wood County Common Pleas Court for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old January after a treatment center's report found him competent. Jakob Heintzelman had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in March to reckless homicide and...
Grandmother charged after infant dies of fentanyl poisoning
A grandmother is facing charges after the death of her 9-month-old granddaughter.
Toledo crews clean up hoarding property after year of neighbor complaints
Toledo city crews are cleaning up a home on Vermaas after neighbors complained for more than a year about a property overflowing with junk.
Beware The Art: The items in the Toledo Museum of Art’s newest collection may...
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Person shot in ankle in north Toledo late Thursday
TOLEDO, Ohio — One person was injured after suffering a gunshot wound to the ankle in north Toledo Thursday night. According to a Toledo police report, officers responded to the 3300 block of Manhattan Boulevard around 11:12 p.m. after receiving a call for a person shot. Police said they...
Coroner’s office seeking family of man found in bridge framework, others
The Lucas County Coroner’s Office has identified the man whose body was found in the framework of a bridge on the Ohio Turnpike and is asking for the public’s help in finding his relatives. The body of Andre McClain, 62, was discovered Monday by a bridge inspector who was conducting an inspection of the turnpike’s bridges that span the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks just...
Multiagency crackdown targets illegal street riding in Toledo
Officers stopped two all-terrain vehicles being driven illegally on city streets within minutes of beginning their patrol on a recent evening. Such vehicles have become the focus of joint operations between the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Toledo Police Department. The combined effort focuses on high-crime areas in the city. With a highway patrol helicopter overhead, officers and troopers tracked the...
Toledo man arrested after alleged beating inside apartment
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man was booked into the Lucas County Corrections Center and charged with felonious assault after a punching a woman several times and knocking her unconscious earlier this week. According to a Toledo police affidavit, Joshua Passuello, 37, punched the woman after an argument turned...
Perrysburg shops push through downtown roadwork
Downtown Perrysburg is in the midst of a major construction project. While the city said it is needed, businesses along Louisiana Avenue say they're feeling the impact.
