Toledo woman pleads guilty in lottery ticket theft scheme
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A woman facing 13 charges for a lottery ticket theft scheme took a plea deal. According to a new court filing she is pleading guilty to four of the charges. Prosecutors say the scheme stretched from 2023-2024. Traci Weills, 37, of Toledo, was accused of stealing...
Barefoot at the Beach set for August celebration | #11Together
OREGON, Ohio — One of the Toledo area’s most popular summer fundraisers will return to the sandy shoreline of Lake Erie in August. Barefoot at the Beach is set to take place Aug. 16 at Maumee Bay State Park. The celebration raises vital funds to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo, helping provide after-school...
Man who held wife hostage, tried to shoot neighbor pleads guilty to multiple counts
A Toledo man who held his wife captive in their home, then tried to kill a neighbor with whom the wife took refuge after escaping, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges of attempted murder and abduction. Michiel Robinson, 43, of the 1300 block of West Alexis Road, faces up to 21 years in prison when Lucas County...
Company for South Toledo mining project has long past in city, despite asking for...
Rocky Ridge Development LLC signed a contract with the city of Toledo for a spent lime removal project in December, 2023, at 4004 Angola Rd., although the property is zoned as single-dwelling residential. It wasn’t until two years later that the company began the process of requesting a zone change. On April 10,...
Police investigate Sunday shooting death as homicide
A Toledo man was found fatally shot in the central city, police said. Eric Wright, 33, died at the scene after police found him about 4:10 a.m. Sunday in an alley in the 1900 block of Mulberry Street suffering from at least one gunshot wound, a police report said. Officers who found the victim were responding to a...
‘You could taste it in your mouth’: Residents describe thick sewer stench as bacteria...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Nearly two weeks after a sewer collapse sent raw sewage flooding into south Toledo neighborhoods and waterways, public health advisories remain in place as the city works to address the contamination, and residents continue to grapple with the damage. Public health officials said water in Swan...
Explore a 1907 Traditional Two-Story Home in Ohio With Enclosed Porch, Built-Ins and Original...
This charming century home in Toledo’s Beverly neighborhood boasts historic appeal with original hardwood floors, built-ins, and a decorative fireplace, reflecting early 20th-century architectural style. Recently updated, it features a high-efficiency boiler and hot water heater, a roof and front porch replaced in...
Death of Bedford High grad under investigation
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP , MI — Bedford Public Schools Superintendent Carl Shultz set up a GoFundMe page for the family of Gwendolyn Smith, a Bedford High School 2025 graduate who died Saturday, June 14. "Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough is reporting a death investigation in Bedford Township.The Monroe County Sheriff's...
Toledo man dies after hitting parked construction vehicle on Secor Road
A 37-year-old Toledo man died after an early morning accident in which his vehicle hit a parked and unoccupied construction excavator, police said Monday. Adam Simmons of Talmadge Road in West Toledo was southbound on Secor Road between Laskey and Alexis roads in a construction zone at 3:02 a.m. Saturday, according...
Woman killed after hitting stopped truck in Monroe County
MONROE — A woman was killed Monday in a crash on North Telegraph Road in Monroe County, the sheriff’s office said. Jessica E. Benner, 30, of Carleton, Mich., was northbound in the 13000 block of North Telegraph in Ash Township when her car smashed into the rear of a northbound flat-bed truck that was stopped to turn...
