Sunday, January 15, 2017

Auto sales, housing give Toledo economic boost and other top stories.

  • Auto sales, housing give Toledo economic boost

    Auto sales, housing give Toledo economic boost
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Strong sales of the Toledo-built Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler, plus a surge in area homebuilding and construction projects, rocketed metro Toledo up 63 spots and into the top 100 of the Milken Institute’s annual index of the Best-Performing American Cities. At No. 99 out of 200 large metro areas, it marked Toledo’s highest index rating since before the 2007 recession. Toledo’s improvement from last year — it was No. 162 i..
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  • Toledo Mud Hens unveil new 2017 uniforms

    Toledo Mud Hens unveil new 2017 uniforms
    Toledo Mud Hens unveil new 2017 uniforms 2016-12-14T00:07:57Z2016-12-14T00:07:57ZBy Matthew Copeland, Digital Content Producer (Source: WTOL) TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The Toledo Mud Hens unveiled new uniforms Tuesday they will wear beginning with the upcoming 2017 season.There are in all four uniforms.The home uniform is white with Mud Hens written across the front. They also have an alternate home uniform that is red with yellow and blue sleeves with a Mud Hens logo on the right side..
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  • Toledo man indicted in the death of 2-year-old stepdaughter

    Toledo man indicted in the death of 2-year-old stepdaughter
    TOLEDO, Oh. (WNWO) — A Toledo man was indicted Tuesday in the death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter.Turhan Johnson, 27, faces charges of negligent homicide and endangering children.Toledo Police say officers were dispatched to Mercy St. Charles Hospital earlier this month on a report of a child shot. Upon arrival at the hospital, staff confirmed that the child, Journi Johnson, suffered from at least one gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.Police have not released information le..
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  • The Human Darts shoot sharp: the Toledo punk legends resurface ...

    The Human Darts shoot sharp: the Toledo punk legends resurface ...
    Storming the stage like a perverse, sweaty missile, Iggy Pop set the stage for Toledo’s Human Darts. “It was 1974. He was dressed in lime green thigh-high boots, with matching hot pants and bow tie. Iggy was this frightening thing hurtling at the crowd. Today, no one bats an eye at stage diving, but that day the crowd ran screaming.  Early punk was like that. It was awesome and we wanted to be like Iggy,” said Mark Van Winkle, vocalist for the Human Darts. “Well, Iggy hit the ground and the bo..
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  • Habitat for Humanity finishes Toledo home for single mom

    Habitat for Humanity finishes Toledo home for single mom
    WNWO - Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity dedicates this home in West Toledo. TOLEDO - A single mom of two now has a home to call her own. Jennifer Brown will soon move into the newly remodeled home in West Toledo. "I'm very excited! I'm ready for this new journey in my life. I'm ready to become a homeowner," Brown said. The project was made possible thanks to Thrivent Financial, Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity, the City of Toledo, the Lucas County Landbank, as well as donations and volunte..
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  • Tiger seized in Ohio animal crackdown euthanized in Colorado

    Tiger seized in Ohio animal crackdown euthanized in Colorado
    TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A tiger seized in a crackdown on exotic-animal owners in Ohio has been euthanized just months after it was found in poor health at a South Dakota sanctuary. The tiger had been removed from a roadside sanctuary near Toledo last year. It was among a dozen animals found in poor condition at the Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in South Dakota. Ohio agriculture officials say the tiger had been suffering from an aggressive form of cancer and was euthanized Sunday at its new..
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  • Chief: Fire department unaware of Oakland warehouse concerns ...

    Chief: Fire department unaware of Oakland warehouse concerns ...
    By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Complaints mounted about the cluttered warehouse converted into an illegal artists' colony before a deadly blaze ripped through earlier this month, but few - if any - made it to the Oakland Fire Department. Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed said Tuesday there are no city records showing her department receiving concerns about the building , which former residents, neighbors and others say was the subject of numerous cal..
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  • Daily Log: 12-14

    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Births ProMedica Toledo Hospital Stephanie and DeJuan Dixon, Toledo, boy, Dec. 9. Suzanna and Bradley Walch, Perrysburg, boy, Dec. 9. Amanda Fountain, Toledo, boy, Dec. 10. Tierra Jackson, Toledo, girl, Dec. 11. Monicque Courtland, Toledo, boy, Dec. 11. ProMedica Bay Park Hospital Casey and Stefan Borden, twin boys, Dec. 12. Amy Garcia, Bowling Green, girl, Dec. 12. St. Luke’s Hospital Taylor and Austin Long-Hurst, Toledo, g..
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  • Judge orders Colorado electors to vote for Hillary Clinton - Toledo ...

    Judge orders Colorado electors to vote for Hillary Clinton - Toledo ...
    By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Colorado's nine electors must vote for Hillary Clinton because she won the state's popular vote, a judge ruled Tuesday, effectively stopping the state's electors from joining a longshot effort to unite with Republicans behind a compromise presidential candidate other than Donald Trump. Denver Judge Elizabeth Starrs also ruled that any electors who fail to do so can immediately be replaced when the Electoral College convenes De..
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  • Prosecutors give timeline of accused church shooter actions ...

    Prosecutors give timeline of accused church shooter actions ...
    By MEG KINNARDAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Through a dozen witnesses on Tuesday, federal prosecutors reconstructed the activities of Dylann Roof in the months leading up to night he went to a black Charleston church and shot nine members to death during a Bible study session. Using data from a Garmin GPS found in Roof's car when he was arrested, Joseph Hamski, the lead FBI agent on the case, testified that Roof left Columbia at 6:13 p.m. on the night of the shootin..
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PSX 2016 - Street Fighter V Gets Akuma and 5 New Characters in 2017 Pass .Clemson needs to shape up, or it will get knocked out .
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