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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...

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...

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...

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...

“The puppies were very young, maybe around 10 days old,” an animal charity official told local media.

LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. — A 68-year-old Toledo woman died Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle crash into a ditch in Lenawee County, according to the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office said deputies responded to the 12000 block of Loar Highway in Ogden Township at 5:41 a.m. after a passing motorist came...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local contractor is now facing charges after allegedly scamming clients over the span of 15 years. According to court records, Rodney Vaughn was charged with Engaging in Pattern of Corrupt Activity Receive Proceeds, a second-degree felony. Court records show during those 15 years, Vaughn was...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Community leaders are considering creating a task force to look into Lucas County Children Services in an effort to bolster the services it provides and rebuild community trust. It comes after educators say they reported concerns of potential abuse against Ke’Mani Latigue on multiple occasions...

PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — A kindergarten teacher at Eastwood Elementary School is in the hospital after recently suffering a brain aneurysm while at school. According to a GoFundMe, Kelsay Hocanson was battling a headache that quickly turned into something much worse. Around 11 a.m., she reportedly lost all feeling in the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Darnell Jones, 33, remains hospitalized after being shot by police while being taken into custody Tuesday in Victorian Village. Jones, suspected of murdering his 13-year-old daughter Keimani Latigue in Toledo, was being sought in Columbus after police got a tip he may be in the area.