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• Fire destroys home, damages another

  

  Published: Saturday, 5/7/2016 Fire destroys home, damages another BLADE STAFF A fire of a yet unknown origin destroyed a single-family house and damaged another in North Toledo early Friday. No one was reported hurt, fire officials said. Crews arrived about 4:20 a.m. and saw flames coming from the house at 24 East Park St. Firefighters brought the flames under control in an hour, but not before the house was a total loss and a neighboring house at 22 East Park was damaged, Toledo fir..

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• Men accused of sex crimes striking back at colleges

  

  By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press After years of complaints that they weren’t taking sexual assault reports seriously, colleges are finally doing so, and finding themselves slammed with lawsuits from men who say they were unfairly suspended or otherwise punished. The schools are feeling caught in the middle. “We’re trying to walk the razor’s edge between being more attentive to the issue but still being fair to all our students,” said Dana Scaduto, general counsel at Dickinson College in Car..

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• Devils win suspended game; Generals rally to take 2nd game

  Published: Saturday, 5/7/2016 - Updated: 4 minutes ago HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Devils win suspended game; Generals rally to take 2nd game LaPoint’s 2-run home run in 14th inning lifts Springfield BY MARK MONROE BLADE SPORTS WRITER Both Anthony Wayne and Springfield experienced the extreme highs and lows that are typical of Northern Lakes League softball battles as the teams split a pair of tight games on Friday. The first game was the resumption of a contest called due to darkness on ..

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• State bill would negate Toledo's puppy-mill law

  

  Published: Saturday, 5/7/2016 State bill would negate Toledo’s puppy-mill law BY JIM PROVANCE  BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS — State lawmakers could vote as early as next week on a bill that would override Toledo’s 2-year-old ordinance prohibiting stores from selling dogs not obtained through approved sources. The ordinance, designed to crack down on the sale of pets obtained through so-called “puppy mills,” affects any commercial sales of “companion animals” in the city by st..

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• 2 people reported shot in West Toledo

  Published: Saturday, 5/7/2016 BORDERLAND 2 people reported shot in West Toledo BLADE STAFF Two people were shot Friday night on Telegraph Road in West Toledo, police said. Toledo police were investigating how the shootings were connected. The victims were taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, authorities said. The shootings were reported about 8:20 p.m., first in the 5500 block of Telegraph and then in a room at a motel ac..

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• Toledo plant sales fertile soil for garden inspiration

  Published: Saturday, 5/7/2016 - Updated: 3 minutes ago Toledo plant sales fertile soil for garden inspiration Hundreds shop for flowers on 1st day of event BY TAYLOR DUNGJEN BLADE STAFF WRITER Flowers hang at the Toledo Botanical Garden spring plant sale on Elmer Drive off North Reynolds Road. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Buy This Photo Chris Shunk isn’t any good at gardening, or so she says. She, with her husband, William, were at the Tole..

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