Former funeral home has found a new beginning in the afterlife
TOLEDO, Ohio — The former Urbanski's Funeral Home in north Toledo has new owners with new ideas. The building has been reopened as Mortuary Manor, which offers tours throughout the building. You can view a real ice casket, which was used to transport a Civil War veteran back to...
Starbucks workers rally in Bowling Green, demand fair union contract
TOLEDO, Ohio — Starbucks workers in Bowling Green joined a nationwide push Tuesday night, rallying outside the Wooster Street store to demand what they call a fair union contract. Employees and supporters gathered as part of a coordinated effort by Starbucks Workers United, the union representing thousands of...
House under renovation catches fire on Tecumseh St.
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A housefire is being investigated from an incident on Tecumseh St. near Nebraska and North Hawley Tuesday night. According to Toledo Fire & Rescue, just after 11 p.m., crews were called to a house with a front porch that was fully engulfed in flames. The fire...
Former assisted living employee accused of stealing thousands of dollars from blind woman
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A former assisted living facility employee is accused of using a blind, elderly woman’s debit card to buy thousands of dollars worth of items for herself over the course of nearly a year, according to TPD. According to police, Tiesha Hunt, 46, of Toledo was...
1 killed, 2 injured in two-vehicle crash
NEY, Ohio – An Archbold, Ohio, man died Tuesday and a mother and child from Toledo were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 127 and State Route 249 in Defiance County’s Washington Township. Cierra Jaquillard, 26, of Toledo, was eastbound on Route 249 at 11:21 a.m. when she failed to yield for...
Lucas County prosecutor asking for more attorneys to prosecute cases
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Lucas County Prosecutor has made a request for more lawyers to prosecute some of the most dangerous defendants. The issue is that right now, county leaders are asking departments to keep their budgets flat. The ask comes amid Lucas County budget hearings, which resumed Tuesday.
Mandatory overtime leading to exhaustion, injuries at Jeep plant, union officials say
Union officials representing workers at the Toledo Jeep plant say mandatory overtime is increasing workplace injuries caused by employee exhaustion. Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company, says a fire in Carey, Ohio, at CSP, one of Jeep’s suppliers, prompted the company to begin running the Jeep plant on an accelerated...
Man indicted on 13 charges in fatal shooting of 36-year-old woman in west Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A man is facing more than a dozen charges in the death of a woman who was found shot in west Toledo. Jeffrey Townsend, Jr., 35, was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on the following counts Tuesday, each of which includes a firearm specification, and three of which - the murder and felonious...
One person injured after being struck by vehicle in Ohio
OHIO — A 24-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized Monday night following a hit-and-run crash in west Toledo, police said. According to Toledo police, the pedestrian was crossing Jackman Road from westbound Alexis Road around 9:39 p.m. when they were struck in the crosswalk by a vehicle turning left onto Jackman Road...
‘I just want them home’: Mother prays for daughters trapped in Jamaica during Hurricane...
TOLEDO, Ohio — As Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, a Toledo mother says she’s been living in fear for her two daughters as they remain trapped in the middle of the Category 5 storm. Sabrina Brown’s daughters, Tonette and Tonae Crayton, left Saturday for a short vacation in Montego...

















