Thursday, March 9, 2017

Man dies in Monday night house fire in Toledo and other top stories.

  • Man dies in Monday night house fire in Toledo

    Man dies in Monday night house fire in Toledo
    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The investigation continues this morning to find out what happened to a elderly man found dead in a burning house last night. Fire investigators are still trying to piece together the events before 7:45 p.m. When they arrived at 5311 Brophy Dr., near Washington Township. The house was fully engulfed in smoke and flames when they arrived. The man was found in the bathroom and has not been.Official identification will come from the Lucas County CoronerĂ¢€™s Office later t..
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  • Toledo eyes ban on gender-conversion therapy

    Toledo eyes ban on gender-conversion therapy
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Toledo City Council plans to vote today on a law prohibiting the controversial therapy designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. It has been discredited by medical experts and denounced by gay and transgender groups. The proposed law change, which states “no mental health provider shall engage in sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts with any person,” would make it a misdemeanor of t..
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  • Toledo will join suburbs to look at regional water system

    TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Ă¢€” The city of Toledo is joining with neighboring suburbs in northwestern Ohio to look at creating a regional water system.Toledo's city council recently approved a resolution supporting the idea. At least eight other suburbs and counties are on board. The Blade (http://bit.ly/2ijoTam ) newspaper reports Toledo residents might face higher rates under a regional system.But the city also could face losing its suburban water customers if it goes against taking part in a regional..
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  • Goodbye to a Toledo institution

    Goodbye to a Toledo institution
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print I’d have chimed in last week on the news about The Andersons’ plans to close their retail stores, but time got away from me. I’m a bit more than fashionably late now, but I can’t just let this slip by. Having only lived in Toledo for three years, I don’t have the history with The Andersons stores that many of you do. But I have good memories, nonetheless. Very soon after I came to town, I was invited to a lunch at the now-cl..
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  • Toledo man faces life in prison without parole in fatal stabbing

    Toledo man faces life in prison without parole in fatal stabbing
    TOLEDO, Oh. (WNWO) — A Toledo man faces life in prison without parole after reaching a plea deal in the stabbing death of a west Toledo woman.Michael Dean entered an Alford plea to the aggravated murder Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court for the death of Suzanne Dixon on May 14.*An Alford Plea does not admit guilt of a defendant, but admits prosecution could likely prove the charge.*He originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in June. Police say Dean stabbed Suzanne Dixon an..
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  • Trump courts business, labor in delicate balancing act

    Trump courts business, labor in delicate balancing act
    By LAURIE KELLMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's opening work day offered a look at his tricky balancing act between American businesses and the working-class voters who propelled his march to the White House. The name of the game, Trump tweeted before dawn: "Jobs." He then met with American business executives to both charm and threaten them into doing business in the U.S. The real estate titan later served notice he was pulling the U.S. out of par..
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  • Ohio aims to curb human trafficking

    Ohio aims to curb human trafficking
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday said agents within his office will scour databases for youths with histories of running away or being transferred between foster homes for potential signs of vulnerability to human trafficking. In some cases, he believes his people will find minors who’ve already been trafficked. “When these kids are out on their own, they, of course, need shelter,” he said during the qu..
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  • After women's marches, can numbers translate to real change?

    After women's marches, can numbers translate to real change?
    By NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Deb Szeman, a self-described "homebody," had never participated in a demonstration before hopping on an overnight bus from her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend the women's march on Washington. She returned on another bus that pulled in at 4 a.m. Sunday, full of people buzzing about what might come next and quipping that they would see each other at the next march. "I wouldn't have spent 18 hours in Washington, D.C...
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  • Trump wrongly blames fraud for loss of popular vote

    Trump wrongly blames fraud for loss of popular vote
    By KEN THOMAS and ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump asserted in a private meeting with congressional leaders Monday night that he would have won the popular vote in the 2016 election if 3 million to 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally hadn't voted. Trump made the debunked claim, without offering any evidence, at a White House meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders, according to a Democratic aide familiar with the exc..
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  • At least 1 dead in fiery tractor-trailer crash in Ohio

    At least 1 dead in fiery tractor-trailer crash in Ohio 2017-01-24T11:28:08Z2017-01-24T11:32:12Z (Source: Dublin Ohio Twitter) DUBLIN, OH (AP) - A tractor-trailer crashed and burst into flames on a highway in central Ohio, killing one person.Dublin police Lt. Steve Farmer says authorities believe the driver was the only person killed in the crash Monday morning in the Columbus suburb.Police say the truck carrying gasoline caught fire after the driver hit a guardrail at the exit fr..
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Credit card skimmer found at Toledo gas station .Auto sales, housing give Toledo economic boost .
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