Local experts, officials urge caution when riding e-scooters, e-bikes
In the last five years, e-scooter and e-bike accidents have increased 300 percent nationwide, according to an emergency medicine specialist with Mercy Health. One such accident occurred Monday when Toledoan Emmalee J. Jackman, 31, died after she was struck while riding an e-scooter in Sylvania Township. Ms. Jackman...
Police seek woman accused of hitting man with vehicle in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police are looking for a woman accused of striking a man with her vehicle and fleeing the scene early Friday morning following a fight involving several people. Officers responded just before 2 a.m. to the area of Greene Street near Center Street in south Toledo.
‘Our cruisers are the coolest:’ Fremont police drop $320,000 on new vehicles
FREMONT – The Fremont Police Department is getting four new cruisers, and the entire fleet is getting new graphics. “Our cruisers are the coolest,” Chief Derek Wensinger said. “On some level, a police car is a police car, we need them to be easy to identify, but we do need to be refreshing the reflective graphics.”...
Toledo ranks 4th in US for housing market, offers high quality of life, report...
TOLEDO, Ohio — According to Northwest Ohio Realtors, the city of Toledo has maintained its status as one of the top housing markets in America. The city was ranked fourth in the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com Summer 2025 Housing Market Ranking, placing it among the top U.S. metro areas offering a balance of...
Woodville Surplus survives against the odds
Before big-box chain stores ruled the retail universe, there were stores like Woodville Surplus, a family-owned business on Woodville Road in Oregon that’s been around for 75 years. Few of these independent stores remain today. But to walk through the doors of Woodville Surplus is to walk back in time to an era...
After 26 years serving local anglers, Spot and Spam’s Bait Shop is closing
TOLEDO, Ohio — After more than two decades as a go-to stop for anglers in the Point Place community, Spot and Spam’s Bait Shop has announced it is closing its doors for good. In a Facebook post shared Wednesday, the owners said they will not reopen this year,...
Latest on Lorain officers shot, what’s new at the Ohio State Fair and uncommon...
Good morning, Toledo. Here's what you need to know today. Today will be the hottest day of the week! A Heat Advisory is in effect with highs in the lower 90s for most of Ohio. Higher humidity levels mean our heat index or "feels-like" temperature will reach the lower 100s during the afternoon. Stay hydrated and take...
Flock Cameras Aid Shrewsbury Police in Recovering Stolen Vehicle and Nabbing Felony Suspects
Last week, Shrewsbury Police Department had its hands full with a series of crime-related incidents, a few of which were pinned down thanks to the help of a Flock camera system. The camera's first notable contribution resulted in the discovery of a stolen vehicle on July 14 that had made its way into Shrewsbury....
2 charged in connection with murder of 86-year-old Port Clinton man
PORT CLINTON — Two Toledoans have been arrested for their roles in the death of an 86-year-old Port Clinton man. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, around 1 p.m. on July 17 crews responded to a home in the 2600 block of East Harbor Road on a report of a dead body. They found the body of the homeowner,...
Toledo doctor takes plea deal for setting another doctor’s house on fire
SYLVANIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WTVG) - A local doctor accused of setting another doctor’s home on fire in an incident that injured a firefighter has taken a plea deal in the case. A statement from the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday said Andrew Campbell, 34, pleaded no contest to three counts of aggravated...