Whiteford Elementary adjusts safety procedures after incident between dog and adult requiring ’emergency medical...
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Whiteford Elementary is adjusting its security procedures from Monday through Thursday, following an emergency medical incident last week on school grounds. Due to an active investigation, details were intentionally limited while the district was working with law enforcement and the Lucas County Dog...
Man arrested in Springfield Township homicide
A suspect has been arrested following a fatal shooting Friday in Springfield Township, according to the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office. After an arrest warrant was issued for Jordan Graves, 20, the suspect turned himself into authorities and is in custody, the office said on Facebook. At about 7:46 p.m. Friday, Tanaro...
Police detain multiple people after shooting in central Toledo Sunday
TOLEDO, Ohio — Multiple people were detained for questioning after a central Toledo shooting on Sunday. Toledo police say an adult male walked into a hospital around 3:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound. Police say the shooting victim’s injuries were serious but he is expected to live. In...
Area’s only Cinnabon opening at Franklin Park Mall Monday
TOLEDO, Ohio — A popular national chain bakery is opening a location at the Franklin Park Mall even as other well-known chains have been departing from the west Toledo shopping center in recent years. Cinnabon will open for business in the Center Court of the mall on Monday at...
Lake Sturgeon Return To Four Ohio Rivers
The quiet work of restoration took a visible leap forward this fall as lake sturgeon, a species long absent from most Ohio waterways, were released into the Cuyahoga, Sandusky, Scioto, and Maumee rivers. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says these 6- to 8-inch juveniles mark the beginning of a new chapter for...
Hundreds of area needy to receive winter coats, clean as new
The three dryers resembled the ones at a coin laundry place, only larger, but the washer was nothing like that — a huge metal device looming over eight bins inside. Each of the dryers had a dozen heavy winter coats tumbling while the washer had a total of 56 coats cycling, seven per bin, in a regular washing...
Doug Pratt, 1933-2025: Perrysburg farmer, volunteer donated land to county
Douglas “Doug” Pratt, a Perrysburg Township farmer who with his wife donated 160 acres of their land in order to preserve green space in Wood County, died Nov. 29. He was 92. Mr. Pratt was an everyman in the Perrysburg area, said his longtime friend and estate executor Bruce Rutter. “He was a good man who loved his...
‘It is not acceptable’ | Gubernatorial candidate weighs in on proposed changes at Toledo...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Public Schools' finance committee met Friday morning, the first time since the district announced major changes that could be coming starting next school year. There was no dedicated discussion at the meeting about the Transformation 2.0 plan, but it was mentioned that there could be...
Toledo could follow other Ohio cities with entertainment fee
In 2011, Kyle Miasek, the finance director for the city of Youngstown, went out on a limb and created an additional tax levied on admission to events at the city’s arena and amphitheater. That tax now generates about $300,000 a year for the city. “That money then goes into a special fund that can only be used to make...
Toledo to begin weekly bulk garbage pickup in January
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Weekly bulk garbage pickup will begin in Toledo on January 5, eliminating the need for residents to call in reservations for the service. Republic Services will offer bulk pickup on regular garbage collection days as the city prepares for potential changes to garbage services in 2026. The...

















