Ability Center of Greater Toledo breaks ground on $8 million campus expansion
SYLVANIA, Ohio — State and local leaders joined community members to celebrate the start of an $8 million expansion at The Ability Center of Greater Toledo in Sylvania during a groundbreaking ceremony Monday. The center has provided services and resources for people with disabilities across northwest Ohio for more...
Property transfers for Ottawa County
The Ottawa County Auditor's Office recorded the following property transfers from May 4 to May 8. Allen Township 22245 Hollyhock Lane, Matthew M. Klink to Kelly Romaker, $365,000. Bay Township 741 Schau Road, Benjamin Wendt to Brittani L. and Kenneth Aa Bacon Jr., $261,500. Benton Township 7105 N. Elliston Trowbridge R
ODOT assesses traffic backups and late reopening after first I-475 closing
MAUMEE, Ohio — Traffic was heavy over the weekend during the first closure of southbound Interstate 475 in the Maumee and Perrysburg areas, though officials may implement changes for the coming weekend. Conant Street in Maumee often sees slow traffic, but William Martin, who witnessed the congestion Sunday, said...
Birders from across country flock to NW Ohio for Biggest Week in American Birding
OAK HARBOR, Ohio (WTVG) - License plates from across the country fill the parking lots at Magee Marsh as birders gather for the Biggest Week in American Birding. Jerry Butler, a birder from Arkansas, said the boardwalks and parks exceeded his expectations. “This is our first morning here, I’d say...
Toledo apartment residents return home after weeks-long displacement
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A group of residents from two Toledo apartment complexes have moved back into their units after being displaced for weeks during renovations. Residents at the Byrneport and Norwich apartments were told they had to move out for renovations. Some of them ended up living in hotel rooms for over two m
Toledo launches more than $4 million in park restoration projects this summer
TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo officially kicked off its summer parks and stream restoration projects Monday, announcing more than $4 million in improvements planned across neighborhoods throughout the city. City leaders say the effort includes 12 different park projects focused on improving recreational spaces, res
Toledo mom receives Helping Hand after investment home stripped bare
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A mother of three who invested months of work and thousands of dollars into a rental property discovered the home stripped of its kitchen, flooring and other fixtures days before she planned to show it to potential renters. Toni Banas said she walked into the property...
Toledo police looking to have 30% of force be women by 2030
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Police Department is looking to have 30% of its force be women by 2030. This is part of a national initiative called 30x30, which aims to change the underrepresentation of women in policing. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has also pledged to try and meet this goal.
New Birding Guidebook: Birds of the Toledo Area
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A new birding guidebook was release in late April called Birds of the Toledo Area. “You can do a regional field guide for a lot of different cities, but it wouldn’t sell very well because the birding is not nearly as good as it is in the Toledo area,” says Matt Anderson who is the lead author of B
West Toledo Burger King robbed at gunpoint
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police are searching for three men accused of forcing a Burger King employee at gunpoint to hand over money from the restaurant’s safe. Officers responded to a robbery call just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to the west Toledo fast-food restaurant in the 900 block of Phillips Avenue, according to a Toledo pol
