Sunday, July 9, 2017

Toledo about ready to start roof repairs and other top stories.

  • Toledo about ready to start roof repairs

    Toledo about ready to start roof repairs
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The city of Toledo is nearly ready to move forward with its free roof program after winnowing the list of applicants from nearly 1,000 homeowners down to just a dozen — all of whom happen to be women. Toledo’s Neighborhoods Department announced in February it would operate a roof repair and replacement program for about 10 homeowners who qualify. A veritable stampede of people arrived at city hall on Feb. 13, the first day a..
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  • Eighth inning lifts Toledo past Ottawa Legion

    TOLEDO — Toledo scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday evening to defeat the Ottawa Legion 7-4 at Mercy Field. Post 63 scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to tie the game at 4-4 before Toledo answered with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Jay Denman had a two run double to highlight the eighth inning for Toledo. Ottawa was able to get a pair of runners on base in the top of the ninth, but were unable to score any runs. Matthew Bowden took the loss for Po..
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  • iHeartMedia replaces 'Morning Rush' show on 92.5

    iHeartMedia replaces 'Morning Rush' show on 92.5
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print iHeartMedia Toledo management announced Wednesday that it was replacing its top-rated drive-time Morning Rush show on WVKS-FM, 92.5 (KISS-FM) with Detroit's Mojo in the Morning on WKQI-FM, 95.5. Mojo in the Morning, featuring on-air personalities Mojo, Spike, and Shannon, debuts on WVKS on June 19 and will continue to broadcast live from 5 to 10 a.m. from its Detroit studio. Meaghan Mick, part of the Morning Rush crew along ..
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  • Number of Toledo homeowners underwater rises

    Number of Toledo homeowners underwater rises
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The number of Toledo homeowners who owe more on their home than it’s worth was slightly higher in the first quarter than it was in last year’s fourth quarter, though it is still down compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the real estate data firm CoreLogic Inc. The report said 11.4 percent of Toledo mortgages were in negative equity at the end of the March. That’s up from 10.7 percent at the end ..
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  • Parents plead to charges in boy's fatal shooting of sister

    Parents plead to charges in boy's fatal shooting of sister
    TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The parents of a 2-year-old girl fatally shot by her 6-year-old brother have pleaded to Ohio misdemeanor charges in the child's death. Twenty-seven-year-old Turhan Johnson, of Toledo, pleaded guilty Wednesday to negligent homicide for failing to secure the handgun. Twenty-three-year-old Kayla Johnson pleaded no contest to obstruction of official business for lying to police and cleaning up evidence from the shooting. Turhan Johnson, the father of the girl and stepfather of t..
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  • May's UK election gamble backfires as Tories lose majority

    May's UK election gamble backfires as Tories lose majority
    By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament, throwing British politics into chaos. UK media, citing sources they did not identify, reported early Friday that May has no intention of resigning despite calls for her to step down. The shock result could send Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union - due to start June..
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  • Ohio artist unveils "LintBron" sculpture

    Ohio artist unveils
    CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio artist has created an 8-pound (3-kilogram) bust of NBA star LeBron James - out of lint. Sandy Buffie says she used 30 gallons (113 liters) of lint, 3 gallons (11 liters) of glue and various recycled materials to create the sculpture she's dubbed "LintBron." The lint was gathered through donations of a gallon (3 liter) bag of lint from 30 people. Buffie says it took her five weeks to build the statue. It now sits outside of her design studio in Cleveland. She encourages ..
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  • Ivanka Trump's brand distances itself from China shoemaker

    Ivanka Trump's brand distances itself from China shoemaker
    By ERIKA KINETZAssociated Press SHANGHAI (AP) - Ivanka Trump's fashion brand sought to distance itself from a Chinese manufacturer that has come under scrutiny after activists investigating labor conditions there were detained, saying the company last made its products three months ago. In a statement released Wednesday, the brand's president, Abigail Klem, said Ivanka Trump shoes, which are made by licensing partner Mark Fisher, have not been produced since March at the Huajian..
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  • Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial

    Woman accused of leak ordered to remain jailed pending trial
    By JOHNNY CLARK and RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge ordered a young woman charged with leaking classified U.S. documents to remain jailed until her trial after prosecutors argued Thursday she might possess more stolen government secrets. Prosecutors also said 25-year-old Reality Winner might try to flee the U.S. if released on bond. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Solari told the judge Winner had written in a notebook: "I want to burn the White Ho..
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  • USPS temporarily suspends service for multiple West Toledo residents

    USPS temporarily suspends service for multiple West Toledo residents
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Mail for approximately 20 homes in West Toledo was temporarily suspended this week due to “suspected suspicious activity,” according to the United States Postal Service.  David Van Allen, a spokesman for the postal service, wouldn’t provide information as to what that suspicious activity was. The affected area was near Revere Drive, starting at Berdan and extending to Hillcrest Avenue,Mr. Van Allen said.  Mail delivery was ..
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