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• Investigator | CSU president balks at talking about new digs

  Cleveland State President Ronald M. Berkman (Photo: Cleveland State University) CLEVELAND - Some Cleveland State University students just don’t get it.They see their mounting loan debt.They see the rising tuition.And that $200 textbook.And then some see that new $800,000 house purchased for Cleveland State University President Ronald Berkman.It’s Berkman’s third address since taking over as CSU president in 2009.“We as students just don’t understand why he’s in need of a new..

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• Annual drug take-back day set for Saturday

  

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 1 hour ago Annual drug take-back day set for Saturday BLADE STAFF Sylvania Volunteer Patrol Divison worker Chris Roby disposes of prescription drugs and pill bottles during the Community Drug Take Back Day at the Sylvania Police Department last April. THE BLADE Enlarge | Buy This Photo The Lucas County annual prescription drug take-back day will be Saturday, county officials announced today. The medication ..

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• no criminal charges in US attack on hospital

  

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 45 seconds ago Punishments but no criminal charges in U.S. attack on hospital ASSOCIATED PRESS An employee of Doctors Without Borders walks inside the charred remains of the organization's hospital after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October, 2015. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge WASHINGTON — A U.S. aerial gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, proces..

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• Toledo woman charged with throwing bleach in aunt's face

  

  TOLEDO (13abc Action News) – A Toledo woman is charged with assault, domestic violence and criminal damaging after police say she attacked her aunt and threw bleach in her face. According to court documents, Shavone Belcher, 27, assaulted Torino Belcher at a home in the 1400 block of Freeman St. Court documents show Torino suffered temporary problems with her vision and burning to her eye. Shavone was arraigned in court Friday morning. She pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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• Ohio State football | NFL draft: 'I was crying like a baby,' Joey Bosa ...

  

  >> Big night for Buckeyes at NFL draft CHICAGO -- Joey Bosa knew he’d break out crying when he was taken in the NFL draft. He just didn’t think he’d get to do it so soon.Bosa had seen and heard the draft rumors that he was falling out of the top five picks after once being considered the likely No.1 pick. So when the San Diego Chargers took him at No.3, a wave of emotion overcame him.“I kind of blacked out for a minute there,” he said.It was a given that the first two picks of the draft would b..

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• Two dogs shot in central Toledo

  

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Police investigate dog shooting in central Toledo BLADE STAFF Two dogs were shot early today in central Toledo after allegedly killing a third dog and biting a person. Toledo police were called at 7:46 a.m. to an incident in the 1100 block of Fernwood Avenue, near Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys. A police report said two “pit bulls” owned by Anthony Allen, 43, of Fernwood Avenue, attacked and killed a third dog and bit a p..

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• 4th of July festivities moving to Marina District

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 17 minutes ago RED, WHITE, KABOOM Toledo's 4th of July festivities moving to Marina District BLADE STAFF The Blade’s Red, White, KABOOM Independence Day event, presented by Taylor Automotive, ProMedica and Dashing Pacific, is moving across the Maumee River, with festivities taking place at the Marina District this year. Previous celebrations were held at Promenade Park, but construction for ProMedica’s new downtown headquarters prompted the move..

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• UT allays fears of ProMedica deal

  

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago UT allays fears of ProMedica deal Affiliation to train medical students is to begin July 1 BY MARLENEHARRIS-TAYLOR BLADE MEDICAL EDITOR Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the University of Toledo Medical Center is not part of the ProMedica, UT affiliation agreement and will remain an independent hospital. As the University of Toledo and ProMedica move forward with plans to partner and train medical resid..

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• Crashes slow I-75 north, southbound traffic

  Published: Friday, 4/29/2016 - Updated: 49 seconds ago Crashes slow I-75 north, southbound traffic No injuries reported in incidents, police say BLADE STAFF Toledo police are responding to crashes on both I-75 north and southbound. Traffic is backed up this afternoon on I-75 southbound at North Detroit Avenue, according to a police dispatcher. The Ohio Department of Transportation reported at 1:45 p.m. the southbound lanes are closed. Northbound I-75 traffic is also slowed between Ba..

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• Stanton heeds God's call to sing

  

  Kristen Stanton of Defiance grew up in musical family, relatives on her mom’s side enjoyed singing, and her dad’s side had several musicians. Stanton also enjoyed singing, she just never thought she would sing in front of people.That all changed a little more than five years ago when the Defiance lawyer felt called by God to share her singing talents. In 2011 Stanton recorded a southern gospel CD at Oceanway Recording studios in Nashville, Tenn., titled, “Destiny By Design.” Before she knew it,..

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