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MAUMEE, Ohio — Maumee City Council has selected its new city administrator after the field of 38 applicants was whittled down to four. Joshua Hartbarger, deputy administrator and chief operating officer for the village of Whitehouse, will step into the position June 1, overseeing daily municipal operations, economic development and other functions of a municipality. It has been left vacant since Patrick Burtch's retirement last...

If your ideal comfort meal starts with warm pita and ends with flaky baklava, Ohio has more to offer than you might expect. Across Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and the suburbs in between, Lebanese restaurants and bakeries are turning out mezze spreads, shawarma wraps, and pastry trays worth planning a trip around.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A fifth defendant in the Northwest Capital Ponzi scheme has taken a plea deal and will be sentenced later this month on five of the 20 charges against him. John Walters pleaded guilty to one felony count of false statement in sale of a security and four felony counts of securing writings by deception. Prosecutors will drop all other charges against him...

The filing cabinets of most large law enforcement agencies in the nation are packed with folders that are marked under the label of cold cases. These are the unsolved murder mysteries that keep survivors and detectives awake at night. They may be cold, and often forgotten, but they aren't quiet. They call out to those who remember the victims and those who tried to...

Toledo’s summer pool credit program is now accepting applications, the city announced Monday. Customers who fill a private swimming pool between May 1 and July 31 may be eligible for a one-time sewer credit of up to $50 on their account. The annual program “is designed to offset sewer charges that accrue when residents fill backyard pools — water that flows into the pool...

Northwest Ohio is about to turn into a full-on birding magnet, as visitors from across the country flock to Magee Marsh and Maumee Bay State Park for the 10-day Biggest Week in American Birding festival. The annual event transforms the Magee boardwalk into one of North America's liveliest spring migration corridors, with dozens of warbler species funneling through the coastal woods. Organizers...

A judge granted a seven-week delay in a 17-year-old’s murder trial Monday despite an objection from the victim’s family about how slowly the case is moving. Defense lawyers for Michael Silvera, who is charged with the Jan. 4, 2025, shooting death of Jaidon Mangus, 18, told Judge Dean Mandros in Lucas County Common Pleas Court they needed more time to prepare...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The approval of the Transformation 2.0 plan marks a turning point for Toledo Public Schools and Superintendent Romules Durant is locked in to see it through. The board moved forward with the plan to address a multi-million dollar budget deficit last week, and WTOL 11 has learned that Durant's long-term future with the district was settled months ago.

MONROE CO. — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a shooting reported on Friday in Monroe County. According to a press release, Sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of Lauren Drive and Huntington Drive at approximately 2:27 PM on Friday following reports of a subject being shot.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A woman with northwest Ohio roots is set to appear on one of television's most beloved game shows Monday night. Madeline Kaplan, who attended both West Side Montessori and Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, will appear on Jeopardy!, where she'll answer trivia questions as she competes to earn cash prizes and move onto the next round.