Small Town Spotlight: Genoa, Ohio
GENOA, Ohio (WTVG) - This village of about 2,200 people was incorporated back in 1868, but before then, it was known as Stony Ridge, which is now the name of a different community in our area. “The old wife’s tale is that they were going to record the name at...
Local doctor accused of placing cameras in hospital bathroom enters plea deal
A local doctor, who is facing criminal charges for allegedly placing a hidden camera in a staff bathroom at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, has entered into a plea deal, according to the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Humane Ohio's Laura Simmons-Wark visits Good Day with Brie for your Furry Friday.
Suspect in custody after shooting person with pellet gun in Frenchtown Township
MONROE — A 44-year-old male is in custody after shooting an acquaintance in the face with a pellet gun in a dispute at a Frenchtown Township mobile home park on Friday, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said. Around 7 p.m., sheriff’s deputies and Michigan State Police troopers responded to the 200 block of Mark Drive, where the suspect’s vehicle had been reported. Officers...
Zoo scare ends with all clear, no injuries
The Toledo Zoo said its Friday evening events will proceed as usual after police evacuated guests to investigate a bomb threat and report of gunshots. Zoo patrons, including some students, were escorted out of the zoo Friday morning as emergency crews swept through the facility. No injuries were reported, and crews left the scene around noon after declaring the area was safe. The bomb...
New Organization Helps To Get Toledoans ‘Off The Streets’
The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Deacon Ed Irelan was getting a flood of phone calls from people who had been released early from prison. Irelan runs the prison ministry for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Toledo, so people were turning to him to ask for help when...
Toledo business owner retires after 43 years, looks forward to life of travel and...
TOLEDO, Ohio — After more than four decades serving Toledo’s construction industry, a longtime business owner is hanging up his hard hat—with plans that sound a little more like vacation than retirement. Louis Crippen, founder of C-N Construction Supplies, is retiring after 43 years in business. He...
Detective details speakerphone confession in Sylvania woman’s killing
The man accused of beating his mother-in-law to death at her Sylvania home April 15 confessed to the crime in a phone call to his father shortly afterward, a Sylvania detective testified during a court hearing Friday morning. The father had the call on speakerphone with police officers present when the alleged confession was made, the detective said. Judge Michael Goulding ordered...
Toledo woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal Starr Avenue shooting
TOLEDO, Ohio — A woman was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for a fatal east Toledo shooting. 32-year-old Andreania Pruitt pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of felonious assault on April 8. The shooting happened in the 2000 block of Starr avenue, near...
Love’s opens Ohio store with 108 truck parking spots, reopens Nebraska truck stop
Truckers will have access to two more Love’s Travel Stop locations in Ohio and Nebraska, the company announced on Friday. On May 1, Love’s announced the opening of a store in Delta, Ohio, located at 8099 State Route 109, off of I-90 at Exit 39. “This location in Fulton County serves as a critical stop […] The post Love’s opens Ohio store with 108...

















