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The Toledo Kwanzaa House is excited to invite the community to its annual Kwanzaa Celebration, held this year from December 26-31 at the Frederick Douglass Center, 1001 Indiana Ave. This seven-day event is a vibrant celebration of African heritage, community and the core principles of Kwanzaa—and the organizers are...

A recent University of Michigan study has pinpointed the organism behind one of Lake Erie’s most concerning toxins: Dolichospermum, a type of cyanobacteria that can produce saxitoxin, a potent neurotoxin. This discovery comes at a time when the Great Lakes are experiencing longer, warmer summers, creating conditions...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Just days ago, we told you about a man whose body was found in downtown Toledo after being in the cold earlier this week. Now, with temperatures tonight reaching single digits and the feels-like temperatures hitting below zero, many are wondering where they will go to keep warm.

The Toledo City Plan Commission will delay for 30 days its decision on whether to approve zoning changes in the historic Vistula neighborhood. At the commission’s Thursday meeting, members said the extra time will allow them to get more feedback from residents on whether to recommend to City Council changes that...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Public Schools’ proposed cost-cutting measures are drawing concern and frustration from parents, who say they’re worried about how potential changes could affect their children next year. One of those parents, Melissa Blasingim, said the possibility of major program changes, staffing cuts and a...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The East Toledo Holiday Parade is scheduled to begin Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. on E. Broadway. The parade will go down E. Broadway to Starr and up Main Street to Second Street. Everyone is invited to the Glass City Enrichment Center after the parade...

TOLEDO, Ohio — State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, Toledo) said the financial crisis unfolding inside Toledo Public Schools is not just a local problem. Instead, she said, it’s the result of years of state-level decisions that have shifted more costs onto districts and taxpayers. Her comments come as...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo-based behavioral health agency must repay nearly $1.87 million to the state after a Medicaid audit found widespread billing and documentation violations - findings the agency’s CEO disputed, calling them clerical errors rather than evidence of overbilling. The audit of Empowered for Excellence...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo City Council Member Theresa Gadus plans to introduce legislation to support the city's "Code Blue" program, which provides emergency overnight warming shelters during extreme cold weather. According to the legislation details, this ordinance would authorize the city to spend $80,000 of the...

The city of Toledo is disbanding its Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as DEI programs face increased scrutiny around the country.