2 WWII Toledo veterans receive French Legion of Honor awards
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Two local World War II veterans received France’s highest national decoration Friday for their youthful valor as they fought for the country’s freedom. The men — just teenagers when they left Toledo to join the Army — sat in wheelchairs as a consul general pinned the red-ribboned French Legion of Honor to their chests. David Schwartz, 91, of Waterville and Richard Perry, 90, of Ottawa Hills, whose courageous service as young..>> view originalEveryone safe after overnight fire in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A house was damaged by fire, but the people who live there are safe. The first call came before 2:00am Saturday for a fire on the 800 block of McKinley Avenue near Navarre Avenue. Toledo firefighters told 13abc people do live in the house but no one was home at the time of the fire. When crews arrived, firefighters found flames on both floors. Firefighters managed to quickly extinguish those flames and no one was hurt in the incident. The cause of the fire is still unde..>> view originalWork to close lanes on I-75 near B.G., Toledo
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print BOWLING GREEN — Pavement work in the I-75 construction zone in Wood County will restrict the freeway to one lane each way in the Bowling Green area for parts of the day today, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced. From 4:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., northbound I-75 will have one lane open between Portage Road and State Rt. 582. From 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., southbound I-75 will have one lane between Route 582 and Devils ..>> view originalGrab a drink, tour Toledo with Glass City Pub Cycle
© NBC 24 | Portions are © Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.NBC 24 provides coverage of news, sports, weather and local events in the Toledo, Ohio area, including Sandusky, Fremont, Findlay, Whitehouse, Maumee, Holland, Lima, Delta, Napoleon and Defiance, Ohio and Adrian, Monroe and Milan, Michigan.>> view originalOhio man standing in Michigan roadway struck by car, killed
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A 43-year-old Toledo, Ohio, man has been struck by a car and killed while standing in a southeastern Michigan roadway. The Monroe County sheriff's office says Saturday that Michael Carver had his back toward traffic Friday night on South Telegraph Road in Bedford Township. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 31-year-old Toledo woman driving the car that struck Carver was not hurt. The sheriff's office says speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the ..>> view originalSeparate missions: Toledo mayor also church music director
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The music director at Redeemer Lutheran Church has a side job that can keep her away from a worship service. Her office is on the 22nd floor of One Government Center. The music director is Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, and she has been at Redeemer for about 18 years. “For Paula to come [to Redeemer] on a Sunday morning is a gift,” said the Rev. Lori Strang, who has been Redeemer’s pastor for 12 years. “We feel we’ve deployed her..>> view originalGroup: Designate of all of Lake Erie as impaired
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print One of several groups lobbying hard to get all Lake Erie water in the United States designated as impaired announced Friday it is calling upon Toledo city officials to help get the state of Ohio on board. Buoyed by Michigan’s surprise announcement on Thursday, Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie, also known as ACLE, said in a letter to Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson and Toledo City Council members it is time for them to step up and jo..>> view originalBirding group plans suit to fight wind turbine on Lake Erie
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) - A national birding organization that's opposing plans for a commercial-scale wind turbine along western Lake Erie says it will sue to block the project if the Ohio Air National Guard moves forward. The Blade in Toledo (http://bit.ly/2dOVdBq ) reports The American Bird Conservancy has warned the national guard. It calls the $1.5 million project at Camp Perry ill-conceived and unlawful. Group representatives are upset that the turbine's foundation was installed before th..>> view originalAmid anti-Trump protests, 1 injured in Oregon shooting
By TERRENCE PETTYAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - As protests of President-elect Donald Trump entered another day, police in Portland, Oregon, say one person was shot by a man who had gotten into a confrontation with a protester. Portland police said the person who was shot was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening. Police said they were looking for the shooter, who apparently fled in his vehicle after the attack early Saturday morn..>> view originalSurf's up! Women compete for 1st time in big-wave contest
By CATHY BUSSEWITZAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - Charging into violent waves at a Maui surf break known as "Jaws," a group of women made history Friday as they competed for the first time in the World Surf League's big-wave surfing competition. The female competitors paddled into mountains of turquoise water towering more than 30 feet, but the wind shifted at the start of the first heat and several were pummeled by an unexpected breaking wave. Women have pushed for years to ..>> view original
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