State affidavit details allegations of illegal dumping behind Rocky Ridge searches
Sylvania-based Rocky Ridge Development LLC was allegedly disposing of spent lime and solid waste at a quarry in Ottawa County, despite a court order prohibiting the company from operating there. In an affidavit signed by Josh Rammel, a special agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the state agent said h
Bowsher High School holds final graduation before becoming an academy
TOLEDO, Ohio — Seniors at Bowsher High School in south Toledo are now graduates after a ceremony on Tuesday morning. It was the last graduation for Bowsher in its traditional high school setting. The school will be a science and arts academy starting in August. Despite the change, not...
Commissioner declines to fund local nonprofit, citing transparency concerns
Commissioner Anita Lopez voted against giving money to Nuestra Gente’s Barrio Latino Art Festival, citing concerns about the nonprofit’s transparency and governance. Despite her vote, the $15,000 economic development grant to Nuestra Gente Community Projects was ultimately approved by the two other commissioners Monday
Perrysburg senior billed $782 after apartment flooding, disputes cause
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Rose Williams says when she moved into Harbor Town Senior Residence last October, she quickly noticed issues inside her apartment, problems she says were never fully resolved. Williams said it started with slow drainage in her sink and tub the day she moved in. Then in...
911 calls: Witness follows driver accused of hitting couple in Sylvania Twp., leading to...
SYLVANIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) — A Michigan woman was arrested after police said she hit a couple walking their dog and drove away. Cammy Cortes, 24, of Newport, Michigan, was arrested May 30 on charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident, two counts of child endangerment, operating a motor vehicle under the
Historic Old West End home gets second chance to shine during festival
Homes featured on the Old West End Festival tours are rarely repeated, but the historic home at 624 Delaware Ave. will return to the lineup for the 53rd annual event. Dubbed the 624 Delaware Revitalization Project — and part of last year’s lineup — the historic home has been the focus of a five-year effort by the Old W
Judge Duhart to receive scouting’s distinguished alumnus award
Judge Myron Duhart will be honored June 4 with the Erie Shores Council Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award, presented at the council’s 100th Annual Scouter Recognition Dinner, is given to alumni who have used their scouting skills to make a positive and lasting impact in their profession and community, organizers sa
Police: Person injured in west Toledo shooting
TOLEDO, Ohio — One person was injured in a shooting in west Toledo Tuesday night, according to police. The victim, a male, was taken to the hospital in "stable" condition, a Toledo police sergeant at the scene told WTOL 11 shortly before 10:45 p.m.. The sergeant did not have more information about the victim's conditio
Four men indicted for gas station robbery, cross-state police chase
TOLEDO, Ohio — The four men accused of robbing a Toledo gas station at gunpoint last month and leading police on a vehicle chase into and back out of Michigan have been indicted on charges in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. According to court documents, four men from Toledo,...
Police seek help solving 2022 slaying outside North Toledo bar
Toledo police are seeking the public’s help to solve a 2022 homicide. Melvin D. Thomas, Jr., was attending a birthday party for his girlfriend at a bar at Elm and East Hudson streets in the early morning hours of Sept. 8, 2022, when three masked people approached and opened fire on the partygoers standing outside, poli

















