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
Charges dropped against Toledo man charged in death at Econo Lodge
Charges against a Toledo man accused of killing a man at a Monroe County hotel in March have been dismissed. According to Monroe County Prosecutor Jeffrey Yorkey, the manslaughter charge against Mark Holmes in the death of Cazz Vinson, 46, of Monroe, was dropped in late May after an autopsy report showed that Vinson ha
Three local students earn Farm Bureau agriculture scholarships
Three local students were honored with $750 scholarships from the Monroe County Farm Bureau, according to a community announcement. The scholarships are awarded to students pursuing careers in agriculture. Zoe Stanger of Dundee received the Betty Bliss Scholarship. This award, established in 1988, is named after long-t
Toledo Yacht Club looks to alter course to stop sheriff’s sale through restructuring
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Yacht Club is working to resolve an upcoming property sale as it undergoes a major restructuring. With a June 10 sheriff's sale still officially on the calendar, club leadership announced Tuesday that they expect to finalize a restructuring process before that deadline. The historic...
OPMobility Breaks Ground on Ohio Exterior Systems Plant
OPMobility is expanding its North American footprint with a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the greater Toledo area of Ohio, marking the company's first dedicated exterior solutions plant in the Midwest and its 12th manufacturing site in the United States. The facility, scheduled to begin production in t
Ohio adds another 16 acres of wetlands to watershed inventory
BASCOM, Ohio — Sixteen more acres of wetlands have been added to the growing list of thousands that the state of Ohio has paid to build or expand across northwest Ohio since 2019. The conservation efforts have come in response to Toledo’s algae-driven water crisis in 2014, and are being done to improve water quality th
18-year-old taken into custody for shooting at Toledo charter school
An 18-year-old has been taken into custody in connection with a February shooting at a charter school in downtown Toledo. Vashawn Dixon was arrested on Monday and charged with felony assault. In late February, police obtained an arrest warrant for Dixon after surveillance footage and witness accounts identified him as.
Toledo man granted motion to seek new trial in 2022 murder
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County judge has granted a man sentenced to life in prison without parole permission to file a motion for a new trial after a new review by the Lucas County Coroner’s Office questioned the original ruling that Erica Cole’s death was a homicide.
No injuries after car crashes into west Toledo building
TOLEDO, Ohio — A driver allegedly confused by the controls of a new car crashed into a west Toledo business, avoiding injury but prompting an inspection of the building's structural integrity, a representative with Toledo Fire and Rescue said. Emergency crews responded to the Modern Adult store on Telegraph...
Ohio man dies during recreational dive near the Cedarville shipwreck in Lake Huron
A recreational dive fatality is under investigation near the Cedarville Shipwreck site in Lake Huron, Michigan, where an experienced diver passed away during a scheduled excursion May 29.

















