Huffman home from Japan to become leader with Hens and other top stories.

• Huffman home from Japan to become leader with Hens

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 - Updated: 18 seconds ago BASEBALL Huffman home from Japan to become leader with Hens Veteran doing what it takes to help Toledo win BY JOHN WAGNER BLADE SPORTS WRITER Toledo will never be confused with Chad Huffman’s home state of Texas. But after playing the past two seasons in Japan, Huffman is one Mud Hen who is happy to be “home.” “Japan is a great place to play baseball,” Huffman said. “They have great fans and great people. “But it’s not home..

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• Protests turn violent outside Trump rally

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 Protests turn violent outside Trump rally in New Mexico ASSOCIATED PRESS Pepper spray is deployed at protestors of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump at the Albuquerque Convention Center. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico turned violent Tuesday night as demonstrators threw burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police officers, overturned trash cans and ..

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• 2 involved in fight charged with assault

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 - Updated: 8 seconds ago 2 involved in fight charged with assault Race called spark for brawl in N. Toledo BY TOM TROY AND RYAN DUNN BLADE STAFF WRITERS Charles ‘Cowboy’ Butler, Jr., 33, shows his tattoos, which he says helped him get along with others while in prison. THE BLADE/CAMERON HART Enlarge | Buy This Image Adrian Williams says he was loading tools outside his North Toledo home when he noticed a pick..

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• Former fire chief hired by Village of Swanton

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 - Updated: 9 seconds ago BORDERLAND Former fire chief hired by Village of Swanton BLADE STAFF Wolever Enlarge SWANTON — Mike Wolever, a former Toledo fire chief, has been hired by the Village of Swanton to run its department in the wake of the resignation of Chief Howard Myers. The village hired Mr. Wolever Monday as a “fire consultant” for a year, according to a written release. During that time, he will serve as chief executive offic..

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• Man on trial for alleged rape, prostitution

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 Man on trial for alleged rape, prostitution Teen says she was beaten, scared of suspect BY JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER A Toledo woman told a jury Tuesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court that she was forced at age 15 to prostitute herself and give the proceeds to Kerry Simpson, who fed her crack cocaine habit. The teen finally broke away, she said, on Sept. 10, 2005, after Simpson brutally raped her. She said she was out with a john after th..

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• Work on I-75 detour jams traffic

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 - Updated: 4 minutes ago Work on I-75 detour jams traffic in Toledo I-475, I-280 also congested as crews pave, paint BY DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER Work crews get ready to reroute northbound I-75 traffic onto Ex-pressway Drive near Stickney Avenue to do setup work forthe I-280 detour. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Enlarge | Buy This Image Northbound I-75 was jammed for as far as seven miles through Toledo while stat..

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• Mosquito control an important step

  

  Mosquitoes biologist Paul Bauman collected from scrap tires for the Asian Tiger Surveillance program are dis-played at the 2016 Zika Forum at ProMedi-ca Toledo Hospital. Twelve cases of the virus have been iden-tified, but all have been con-tracted through travel. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Buy This Image Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 PREVENTING ZIKA, OTHER VIRUSES Mosquito control an important step Lucas County says it’s prepared BY LAUR..

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• Singer battles brain cancer

  

  Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip (left) and Neil Young perform during a 2005 concert in Barrie, Ont. The Tragically Hip announced Tuesday that Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 Singer battles brain cancer BLADE NEWS SERVICES TORONTO — The lead singer of Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer but the band will go on tour this summer becau..

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• Toledoans accused of shootings indicted

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 BORDERLAND Toledoans accused of shootings indicted BLADE STAFF Two Toledoans accused of shooting into a group of people were indicted Tuesday on nine felonies that include specifications they used a gun and were gang members. Tyru McClendon, Jr., 20, whose address was unknown, and Robert Mathis III, 18, of the 2300 block of Franklin Avenue, were indicted on seven counts of felonious assault each and one count each of improperly discharging a firearm in..

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• Ex-trauma surgeon sues over his firing

  

  Published: Wednesday, 5/25/2016 PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL Ex-trauma surgeon sues over his firing Suit claims harassment, hostility BLADE STAFF A former trauma surgeon at ProMedica Toledo Hospital claimed in a lawsuit filed in Lucas County Common Pleas Court that his employment contract was terminated after he reported sexual harassment by a nurse practitioner. Dr. Eric Ferguson of Sylvania alleged in his complaint that he suffered a hostile work environment, retaliation, and gende..

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