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April 2, 2018
Hohman was also a city council member and served the city for more than 40 years. Current Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz told the Advertiser Tribune that Hohman lead by building bridges and not putting up walls. Montz, who was 18 when he was defeated by Hohman in the 2003 Tiffin mayoral campaign, alsoÃâà...
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April 2, 2018
(AP Photo/Wilson Ring). The 80-year-old statue of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, is taken down from the top of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., on Monday, April 2, 2018. The wooden statue was believed to be rotting and it is headed to a w.
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April 2, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) - A fast-moving spring snowstorm swept through parts of the Northeast, spreading a wintry mix that made for a slow, slippery and slushy commute to start the work week. The storm stretched from Ohio to coastal southern New England early Monday, and northern New Jersey took a hard hitÃâà...
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April 2, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents' wishes to keep tabs on their kids and teachers find ways to work them into lessons. The percentage of K-12 schools that prohibited cellphoneÃâà...
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April 2, 2018
A family in Luckey, Ohio is receiving a major favor from a Sylvania roofing and construction company: Thirteen brand new windows free of charge. It's all thanks to a foundation that supports families of children with cancer. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. "This was just one of the greatest things for me that I feltÃâà...
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April 2, 2018
The Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging students to get real-world experience and start businesses with the "Student Start-up" program. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The program is available to students in 6th through 12th grade attending a number of schools in the area. Each successfulÃâà...
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April 2, 2018
The City of Toledo made a promise of a stronger partnership in terms of working with Lucas County as a member of the sustainability commission. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Members say the city has always been a partner on paper, but Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz says there will be more action.
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March 27, 2018
According to authorities, the 3-year-old somehow backed her father's car into the pond after the man left it parked but running. (Source: WXIN/CNN). INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WXIN/CNN) – An Indiana father managed to rescue his 3-year-old daughter when the girl accidentally backed a car into a pond, but heÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland police officers must adhere to a new "bias-free" policing policy approved by a federal judge. Cleveland.com reports the move announced Friday is the latest reform under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice that the city agreed to in 2015. The agreement wasÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A proposed $1.27 million settlement has been announced with the family of an 18-year-old killed in an accident last year at the Ohio State Fair. Court documents show the parents of Tyler Jarrell would receive $870,000, and the rest will go toward attorney fees and funeral costs. Jarrell died andÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A police officer has been disciplined in connection with a 17-year-old who fatally shot himself in the back seat of a police cruiser in Ohio. According to a disciplinary letter, Officer Devin Ray failed to thoroughly search Xavier McMullen before putting him in the back of a patrol car Aug. 25.
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March 27, 2018
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Police say an Ohio woman has been arrested for making lewd comments to an Easter Bunny. Authorities say they were called to Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield on Saturday after the woman made the comments while taking a picture with the Easter Bunny. Police report sheÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
As another season of the Walleye Run gets underway, river levels are set to rise this Easter weekend. Following widespread 1/2"-1" of rain this week, the Maumee River will stay below flood stage, but high enough to encourage good early fishing action.
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March 27, 2018
The federal government is investigating Facebook's privacy settings. This is following a huge data gathering by a company without their consent. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Now that we know our private information is out there, what can be done to protect it moving forward? After Cambridge AnalyticaÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
A new statewide campaign about opioid addiction is educating doctors and patients about safe pain medication practices. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The campaign is called the Take Charge Ohio Campaign and it was launched by The Ohio Department of Health. In 2016 the state had the fewestÃâà...
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March 27, 2018
It's one of the biggest decisions facing our community in the coming year, the Toledo Area Water Authority or TAWA. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Several showed up Monday night at the Gesu Sullivan Center to learn more. Some neighbors took the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns about theÃâà...
Rolling Out
March 26, 2018
The dangers of the opioid crisis took center stage in Toledo, Ohio, after a major drug bust last week. Acting on a tip from a wary hotel manager, police arrested three people from Texas who thought they were going to make $1M by selling the deadly synthetic opiate fentanyl. Instead, they wound up beingÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
The company sent a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organization that sets the global standard for emojis. Apple is asking for 13 new additions to the emoji family. They include an ear with a hearing aid, a person in a wheelchair, a prosthetic arm, a service dog and a person with a cane.
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March 25, 2018
The McLennan County Sheriff's Office said they found a Thighmaster after getting a report of a suspicious package at the post office in Leroy Saturday morning. Chief Deputy Kilcrease said deputies were called out to the post office located at the 100 block of W Commerce St. When the bomb squad arrivedÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
Remaining residents fear the hillside will continue to crumble and further destroy homes. (Source: KSTU/CNN). RIVERDALE, UT (KSTU/CNN) - Below a landslide in Riverdale, UT, is a mess of mud and debris. "I look at everything and I think, 'How much worse can it get,'" said Becky Meehan, a resident ofÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Newspapers in Columbus, Canton, Sandusky, Newark and Chillicothe were named the best in the state Saturday in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition. General Excellence awards for 2017 went to The Columbus Dispatch, The CantonÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
Live video from FOX 8 Live is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts. When FOX 8 Live is not airing a live newscast, you will see replays of the most recent newscasts. Internet Explorer users please note compatibility mode may disable display of the live player, disableÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is taking place on Sunday April 22 and will begin and end on the campus of the University of Toledo. The route of the marathon will take runners through west Toledo, Wildwood Metropark, Olander Park in Sylvania and along the University Parks Trail. For thoseÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
A woman and her boyfriend have been indicted in southeast Ohio on aggravated murder charges in the death of the woman's 3-month-old daughter. The Athens County Prosecutor's Office says 23-year-old Christina Hazlett and 21-year-old Jerry Andresen, both of Athens, also face charges for allowing drugÃâà...
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March 25, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tony Geftos, reporter/anchor for WTVG in Toledo, was elected president of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors association for 2018-19 at the group's annual convention Saturday. Mike Throne, editor of the Chillicothe Gazette and Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, was namedÃâà...
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March 24, 2018
State officials say Ohio's unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in February, the lowest rate since 2001, but remained higher than the national rate. The state unemployment rate decreased from 4.7 percent in January and was lower than the 5.1 percent rate of February 2017. The national rate was 4.1Ãâà...
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March 22, 2018
XI'AN CITY, CHINA (CCTV/CNN) - Both wine and liquor get better with age, but archaeologists in China discovered a drink that would severely test that principle. Researchers believe they have found a 2,000-year-old liquor in China's northwest province of Shaanxi. They discovered a bronze kettle,Ãâà...
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March 22, 2018
SOLITUDE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities have contained a diesel spill in a southwestern Indiana creek and will try to recover the fuel. On-scene coordinator Kevin Turner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said he believes about 42,000 gallons of fuel spilled into Big Creek in Posey County before theÃâà...
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March 22, 2018
Mueller team briefed Trump lawyers: Special counsel Robert Mueller's team reportedly briefed President Donald Trump's attorneys on specific topics Mueller would question the president about during a sit-down interview. Trump unhappy over newest leak: The president is infuriated over yet another leak,Ãâà...
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March 22, 2018
CINCINNATI (AP) - Federal prosecutors say an Ohio man has been charged with a hate crime for beating a man whom he believed was Jewish. Authorities say 32-year-old Izmir Koch stepped outside of a Cincinnati-area restaurant in February 2017 and yelled asking if anyone was Jewish. When one manÃâà...
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March 22, 2018
It was relatively dry across our viewing area, but in our extreme southern counties the scene was quite snow covered Wednesday morning. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Though Wednesday is the first full day of spring, if you look around down in Wyandot County, you would be hard pressed to think it wasÃâà...
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March 22, 2018
A night described as a relief for several, after Patrick Hickey's resignation from the board Tuesday. Hickey appeared in court Wednesday and maintains his innocence, pleading not guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct. And Wednesday was the last time the WLS Board would meet off schoolÃâà...
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March 22, 2018
TOLEDO, OH -- If you've ever wanted to live in a storybook, this is your chance - well, it's a subset of Tudor architecture called "storybook," anyway. This 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath house located at 2228 Orchard Rd is a delight from the street where the weathered white brick is set off by blue shutters. Inside, theÃâà...
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March 21, 2018
You know the feeling, being in a deep sleep until something wakes you up. One local dog knows that feeling all too well and there's proof. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Alexis Waclawski's dog Moose, was sleeping next to her snoring, when all the sudden his snore was so loud he woke himself up andÃâà...
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March 21, 2018
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A school board member in Ohio is resigning after authorities in Michigan filed charges accusing of him sexual misconduct with a former student decades ago. Washington Local Schools board member Patrick Hickey said the allegations aren't true as he decided to step down Tuesday.
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March 20, 2018
One of Ohio's largest marketing and advertising agencies, Hart and Associates, is moving back to where it started, downtown Toledo. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The new 20,000 square foot space takes over the fifth and sixth floors of the Hylant Building. It even has 360 degree views of downtown,Ãâà...
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March 17, 2018
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe pauses during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). (RNN) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired former FBI Deputy DirectorÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
Johnsonville is recalling their Jalapeno Cheddar Smoke Sausage because of plastic embedded in the food. (Source: Johnsonville). Look for the sell-by date to see if the package you have falls under the recall. (Source: Johnsonville). (RNN) – Johnsonville, one of the largest sausage producers in the U.S.,Ãâà...
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March 17, 2018
WARREN, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors say a woman accused of killing her husband in Ohio in 2007 and fleeing to her native Brazil confessed while being returned to the U.S. this year and alleged he sexually and mentally abused her. Fifty-three-year-old Claudia Hoerig has pleaded not guilty to an aggravatedÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
Tripp was severely injured when a tree limb landed on him in 2012 but kept fighting. His mother posted a picture on Facebook Thursday morning saying he woke up with a high heart rate and labored breathing. He passed away at 5:47 p.m.. Tripp was playing outside of his Winder daycare when a treeÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
The University of Maryland-Baltimore County defeated the University of Virginia, 74-54, in a historic first upset for a 16-seed over a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. No 16-seed team had ever beat a 1-seed in tournament history. Such a victory was widely thoughtÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
“She wants everyone to feel like they are a miracle,” explained mom Renee of her daughter Regan. Regan describes herself as a normal 12-year-old kid, but to so many others she's a miracle. Despite several medical setbacks, she's dancing her way to the top. "From the moment that I met her she had aÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
Police are on the lookout for a man they say shot another man in the foot in north Toledo on Friday afternoon. Police say a disagreement over damage to a car led to do the shooting on Islington Ave. around 2:15 p.m.. The victim suffered from non-life threatening injuries. Police had set up a perimeter aroundÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
Amateur scientists discovered the aurora which occurs at lower altitudes, and has a distinct purple band. (Source: KCAL/CNN). (KCAL/CNN)- Amateur scientists in Canada have discovered a dazzling new aurora lighting up the skies. But the only thing more fascinating than the visuals on display is whatÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
TOLEDO, OH -- Toledo Police are getting a police cat — at least that's the offer if they reach 20,000 Twitter followers and 3,500 more on Instagram. "As we said earlier on social media, the challenge has been accepted," said Toledo Police Chief George Kral in a video posted to Twitter. "If we can get a totalÃâà...
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March 17, 2018
The days are getting longer and (hopefully) warmer. Here's some things you might want to check out this weekend. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Saturday, March 17. Shamrockin' the Blarney: One of Toledo's biggest St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Happening all day starting at 6 a.m. Music starts at noon.
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March 13, 2018
'Oh, my gosh dude': Navy video shows unexplained encounter - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account|; Log Out. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google. HOME Ãâ÷ Download the WTOL 11 News app Ãâ÷ Email Alerts Ãâ÷ Live streamÃâà...
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March 10, 2018
With the 'official' kick off to spring less than 2 weeks away, when will the Spring temperatures begin to show? Winter isn't releasing it's grip over our area for Sunday. Highs will stay in the mid 30s, with partly sunny skies and a cool lake breeze. The cooler feel will stick around through Monday, Tuesday andÃâà...
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February 28, 2018
Pothole season is in full swing in our area and it's something that none of us can ignore. It seems to be an issue every day. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Now, the city has laid out a plan to help tackle the huge problem. The city has two DuraPatcher machines that are currently being cleaned and prepped forÃâà...
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February 27, 2018
The interim security clearance of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, was downgraded last week. (Source: CNN/Pool). (CNN) – Officials said Jared Kushner has been stripped of his access to the nation's top secrets following a downgrade in his security clearance.
