Post sparks widespread push for community accountability in Toledo following Kei’Mani Latigue’s death
TOLEDO, Ohio — In the wake of Kei'Mani Latigue's death, community leaders are calling on Toledo residents to take action in supporting and protecting young people. Christina Rodriguez, Executive Director of Mom's House Toledo is using her platform as a longtime children's advocate to encourage engagement, mentorship,...
Kei’Mani Latigue’s former teacher recalls concerns before 13-year-old’s death
TOLEDO, Ohio — One of Kei'Mani Latigue's former teachers says she and others involved in her schooling called Lucas County Children Services multiple times to report signs that the teenager, who was found dead on Monday inside a vacant home in east Toledo, may have been abused at home.
One person dead following semi truck crash in Ohio
OHIO — A fatal crash involving a semi truck occurred early Wednesday morning on U.S. Route 30 in Columbiana County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), troopers responded to the scene near milepost 6 in West Township around 4:45 a.m. Authorities said Robert J. Walters, 59, of Manchester, New Jersey,...
Children services in Lucas County, around Ohio experiencing critical caseworker shortage
Children need to be protected. The case of 13-year-old Keimani Latigue, who was murdered and found in a dilapidated house in Toledo, serves as a painful reminder of the crucial diligence needed to protect children. At a time when Lucas County Children Services is facing questions surrounding Keimani’s death, the...
Another Ohio beauty spa loses license over bootleg drug allegations
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy on Tuesday suspended the license of a beauty spa after determining that it was giving patients dangerous drugs that lacked the proper approvals. In this case, the spa was injecting patients with “counterfeit” Botox that the operator said she’d gotten from a California dentist she wouldn’t...
Ohio woman overnights $23,000 for ‘verification purposes’ after chat with ‘CIA agent’
TRUMBULL COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - An Ohio woman overnighted $23,000 for "verification purposes" in the latest PayPal scam affecting Ohioans. According to WFMJ, authorities are warning residents in Trumbull and Mahoning counties about internet scams after a woman lost $23,000 when she received an email she believed was...
Ohio Inspector General investigation finds Ohio Department of Job and Family Services intermittent and...
March 27, 2025, Press Release from the Office of the Ohio Inspector General:. COLUMBUS, Ohio - In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased unemployment of millions of Americans, Congress passed various programs to address the crisis, including the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. The...
$665k worth of food canceled at Seagate
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The USDA has paused half of its funding from its commodity credit corporation, nearly $500 million worth. Those funds provided additional resources for emergency food programs across the nation. Food banks are now losing money that they use every day to serve those in need. Dozens...
Tobacco tax increase could save tens of thousands of lives
Earlier this month, Jeremy Pelzer of Cleveland.com reported Ohio House Finance Committee Chair Brian Stewart has said the House will be removing Gov. DeWine’s proposed tobacco tax hike from the state budget. When DeWine rolled out his child tax credit increase as the centerpiece of his final budget proposal, he...
Attack on Muslim woman outside Ohio apartment building should be probed as hate crime,...
An attack on a Somali Muslim woman by four suspects in Ohio should be investigated by police as a possible hate crime, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Video footage of the assault showed the Muslim woman outside an apartment building arguing with the group, who appeared to be white, on March...
