Lucas County, OH

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One man was arrested Tuesday evening when he sent a woman to the hospital after allegedly stabbing her. TPD responded to a weapons call on to 2000 block of Mayport Drive around 5 p.m. When police arrived, they reported that Kelsey Santiago, 32, was suffering from...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman who was recently charged with the murder of her ex has pleaded not guilty. Tyrefa Hill, 27, appeared in court on Wednesday where she entered into a not guilty plea. Her bond remains at $1 million and she is currently in the custody...

A new Lucas County Land Bank survey tells contrasting stories about the 84 square miles and nearly 120,000 individual parcels that make up Toledo. One one hand, it reveals progress since the land bank's last survey in 2015. Canvassers counted about half as many exterior building problems such as peeling paint, roof damage, and unstable foundations. The data confirmed that the land bank and others have made headway carrying out demolitions and repurposing vacant lots in recent years.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The doors remain temporarily closed at Adelante Inc. after an employee is under investigation accused of stealing nearly $400,000. Adelante – which is a Latino resource center – provides services for substance abuse, pregnant mothers and much more. The president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee also known as FLOC told me his agency works well with Adelante.

Brittany Campbell, Genoa, Ohio, girl, May 18. Megan and Joshua McCrum, Temperance, girl, May 16. Marialbert and Jorge Lopez, Perrysburg, boy, May 18. Hannah Sulser, Antwerp, Ohio, boy, May 10.

TOLEDO, Ohio — This Sunday, Lucas County Canine Care & Control will host 'Snout & About' giving dogs the chance to get out and enjoy the 419. Starting at 10 a.m. anyone is welcome to come to the shelter and take a dog on a field trip to area locations until 4 p.m. All dogs are available for adoption following the event.

An official who most recently served as Lucas County's child protection ombudsman has been named the state's first family ombudsman, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. Jennifer A. Sheriff is one of two named to lead the newly created Youth and Family Ombudsmen Office, which is to be in the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services starting May 31.

A Lucas County grand jury has indicted a Toledo 18-year-old in the May 6 shooting death of 14-year-old Zho'Nasia Ticey. Jeano Lampkin was indicted on one count of murder, three counts of felonious assault and one count of discharging a firearm under disability. Ticey was shot around 8:17 p.m. May...

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz gave the key to the city of Toledo to VProject founder Sean Savage at Levis Square in downtown on Thursday, commemorating a successful community effort to help reach the 70 percent adult coronavirus vaccination benchmark in Lucas County.

Louise H. Barkan, who oversaw agencies offering drug and alcohol prevention help to children when few others did, died Monday in Kingston of Sylvania. She was 90. The cause of death was not yet known, her husband, Bill Barkan, said. Shortness of breath led to a hospital stay last month, during which she tested negative for coronavirus, but she later tested positive when she was in rehabilitation, he said.

A temporary road closure is planned along Sylvania Avenue in western Lucas County. Sylvania Avenue, between Fulton-Lucas Road and Lathrop Road, is scheduled to be closed to through traffic from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday for pavement repair work, the Lucas County Engineer's Office said in a social media update.

TOLEDO, Ohio — With recent summer-like temperatures, we have to consider what issues will come as the weather becomes warmer. As the weather continues to warm and showers continue in our area, mosquitoes will become more common in our lives. "The more rain we get, the more standing water...

Owens Community College ran into powerhouse Rock Valley College in the NJCAA Division III Midwest district softball final to see the Express’ postseason bid come to an end on Wednesday.

The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is reporting what it describes as an increase in the spread and impact of coronavirus across the county. Lucas County’s average cases per day is 38.14, up from the previous two weeks daily average of 22.36, the department said in an update Monday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Congregations nationwide are on alert following a fatal church shooting in Southern California. Michael Pitts, founder of Cornerstone Church said it’s a shame that safety has to be a concern in the church. “Well it’s very painful, very hurtful. As much as it is...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman was arrested for assaulting an off-duty deputy on Sunday. According to the Toledo Police report, multiple Toledo Police Department crews were dispatched to Ottawa Cove Drive and Suder Avenue after calls of a melee involving multiple people in the intersection. Among the officers was Off Duty Lucas County Sheriff’s Deputy William Leu.

MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s just like any regular car show, but this weekend, there’s a car show to raise money for an important cause for our community. For the second year in a row, the Lucas County Fair Grounds is hosting the Cruisin’ for Hospice Car Show.

The trial of an Indiana man charged with several counts of rape and murder in three Toledo cold cases from 22 years ago began Monday in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Kenneth Marshall, 55, of Hammond, Ind. was arrested in January, 2021, after investigators said his DNA matched the DNA collected at the time of the attacks. Marshall is charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and six counts of first-degree felony rape with repeat violent offender specifications.

TOLEDO, Ohio — It might have been lost in the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it never went away. When it comes to the opioid epidemic, the synthetic opioid fentanyl is a killer that's ruining families. "I said when are you going to hit bottom? When are you...

The Lucas County Coroner has ruled in the following deaths:. Sherrill Adkins, 67, of Maumee, June 26, at home. Suicide, combined drug toxicity (aprazolam, ethanol, morphine, oxycodone).