Saturday, May 21, 2016

Estranged family expresses shock and other top stories.

  • Estranged family expresses shock

    Estranged family expresses shock
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 - Updated: 2 minutes ago Shackled teen’s estranged family expresses shock Suspect’s brother, sister-in-law cut ties with him 15 years ago BY RYAN DUNN BLADE STAFF WRITER Estranged relatives of the two Toledo men that authorities have accused of shackling a teenage girl in a basement said Friday they were disturbed by details of the case. The brother and sister-in-law of Timothy Ciboro said in a statement they dissociated from him and his family at lea..
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  • Law strips funds used for free STD tests

    Law strips funds used for free STD tests
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Law strips funds used for free STD tests Targets Planned Parenthood clinics BY MARLENEHARRIS-TAYLOR BLADE MEDICAL EDITOR An Ohio law that strips government funding from Planned Parenthood would force officials in Toledo to stop providing free screenings for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Ohio’s law targets the more than $1 million that Planned Parenthood gets through the state’s health department. The money, which..
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  • Zoo-goers can take ride on the wild side

    Zoo-goers can take ride on the wild side
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Zoo-goers can take ride on the wild side Zipline, sky bridge give views over ‘Africa’ area BY JAY SKEBBA BLADE STAFF WRITER Blade reporter Jay Skebba rides the zipline on the Aerial Adventure Course presented by Mercy Health at the Toledo Zoo. Members of the local media got to try the course, which opens to the public Friday, May 27. The zipline starts 80 feet in the air and riders can reach up to 35 mph. THE BLADE/..
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  • Huntington puts funds into underserved areas

    Huntington puts funds into underserved areas
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Huntington to put $16.1B into underserved areas in Midwest BLADE STAFF Huntington Bancshares Inc. announced Friday a community development plan that dedicates $16.1 billion in investment, lending, and philanthropy to underserved communities across several Midwest states, including Ohio. The five-year commitment was developed with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and will begin in 2017, according to a statement from ..
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  • Man indicted in shooting, stabbing in '14

    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 Man indicted in shooting, stabbing in ’14 BLADE STAFF A Toledo man who was convicted of lying to police about what happened the night of a fatal shooting outside a South Toledo bar in 2014 has been indicted for complicity in the victim’s death. A Lucas County grand jury Friday handed up a three-count indictment against Alexander Perez in the murder of Abriel Ruiz and the stabbing of two other men. Perez, 23, who recently lived on Western Avenue, will ..
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  • Toledoan arrested, charged in rape of teenage girl

    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 Toledoan arrested, charged in rape of teenage girl BLADE STAFF A Toledo man is to be arraigned Monday in Toledo Municipal Court on a charge of rape involving a minor. Jerry Osley, 46, of the 1200 block of Page Street was arrested Friday. Toledo police charged Mr. Osley with rape and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Officers investigated a report in which a man reportedly choked a girl Friday between the age of 13 and 16 and held her at knifepoint...
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  • Toledo bicyclist dies; vehicle driver sought

    Toledo bicyclist dies; vehicle driver sought
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 BORDERLAND Toledo bicyclist dies; vehicle driver sought BLADE STAFF A Toledo man was fatally injured when he was struck by a vehicle when riding a bicycle in the central city Thursday night, authorities said. Douglas Kania, 54, was riding a bicycle north on North Hawley Street at Nebraska Avenue about 7:10 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle, which was driving east on Nebraska, according to a written statement released by police. He was transported to Mer..
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  • Websites link volunteers to services

    Websites link volunteers to services
    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 RELIGION COMMENTARY Websites link volunteers to services Toledo Together, Just Serve reaching people online BY TK BARGERBLADE RELIGION EDITOR Have you been thinking about volunteering but don’t know where to start? Thanks to two churches, you can use websites to search for a variety of local opportunities. Both are available for free, with the aim of helping others and setting any proselytizing aside. That is a clear example of “doing good works.” Toledo..
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  • Honolulu to settle suit from lesbians jailed after kissing

    Honolulu to settle suit from lesbians jailed after kissing
    Published: Friday, 5/20/2016 Honolulu to settle suit from lesbians jailed after kissing ASSOCIATED PRESS This file photo shows Courtney Wilson, left, and Taylor Guerrero posing for a photo in Honolulu. Honolulu will pay $80,000 to settle a lesbian couple's lawsuit alleging a city's police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store while on vacation. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge HONOLULU — Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a law..
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  • Area Lutherans to choose new leader during synod

    Published: Saturday, 5/21/2016 - Updated: 23 seconds ago RELIGION Area Lutherans to choose leader during synod Assembly goes with theme ‘Expecting to be Surprised’ BY TK BARGERBLADE RELIGION EDITOR Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Toledo. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Enlarge | Buy This Image BOWLING GREEN — Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, the presiding bishop of the E..
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