Fighting hunger in Toledo
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print In the summer, the Food Research and Action Center released a report identifying Greater Toledo as the third worst area in Ohio when it comes to hunger. The report stated that 17.7 percent of area residents said there had been times in the past year when they did not have enough money to buy food. It is heartening to see that ProMedica and Mercy Health are taking leading roles in addressing the problem by having doctors ques..>> view originalEarly morning fire destroys front of Toledo home
TOLEDO, Ohio (13abc Action News) - Investigators are looking into the cause an early morning fire in the 100 block of Gibbons. The fire chief tells 13abc that five people were living inside of the duplex at the time of the fire. All of them made it out safely without any injuries. Firefighters believe the blaze started on the front porch and then moved its way up the front of the building. The exact cause of the fire is not known at this time. The chief on scene also tells 13abc that the Red C..>> view originalSafety costs similar to other U.S. cities
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Toledo’s do or die date — the Nov. 8 Election Day — has the nerves of many leaders, including Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, alternating between frayed and calm. Renewal of the city’s temporary income tax has been called critical to keep police officers and firefighters on duty responding to emergencies. Without the nearly $57 million generated by that 0.75 percent tax, authorities said hundreds of men and women in uniform will ..>> view originalForecast: Halloween looking nice and dry
Groups: Work curbing Lake Erie algae need to target hotspots
By JOHN SEEWERAssociated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Groups working to solve Lake Erie's algae outbreaks agree that a key step will be targeting areas that are sending much of the algae-feeding phosphorus into the lake. Researchers say the bulk of the phosphorus comes from less than half of the farmland in the western Lake Erie region that's mainly in Ohio and parts of Indiana and Michigan. These hotspots are where the huge amounts of phosphorus from farm fertilizer and livestoc..>> view originalMan dressed as Freddy Krueger shoots 5 at party in TX
Man dressed as Freddy Krueger shoots 5 at party in TX 2016-10-31T00:38:16Z2016-10-31T04:01:55Z Officials say a man dressed as horror movie villain Freddy Krueger shot 5 people during a Halloween party in San Antonio, TX. (Source: Korbib/Flickr) SAN ANTONIO, TX (RNN) A man dressed as horror movie character Freddy Krueger pulled out a gun and shot five people early Sunday morning at a Halloween party, police said.Police said the suspect was part of a group of men who arrived at the party uninvi..>> view originalDetroit weather radar service down for technology upgrade
DETROIT (AP) - The National Weather Service forecast office serving Detroit and Pontiac says its radar system will be down for three days beginning Monday. Officials say technicians will be installing a new signal processor. It will make a number of improvements over the old system, including boosting processing speed and data quality while enhancing security. The work has been scheduled to reduce effects on office operations. During the outage, radar coverage will be available from radar sites..>> view originalUP community will unveil sign to honor poor at cemetery
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) - A burial site for hundreds of poor people in an Upper Peninsula city will be marked with a special sign. The Chippewa County Historical Society and the city of Sault Ste. Marie will hold a ceremony Tuesday at a potter's field in Riverside Cemetery. There are no grave markers or monuments. After the sign is installed, visitors will be able to pause and reflect on the people buried there from 1890 to 1935. Caroline Grabowski, president of the historical society, tel..>> view original
Sunday, December 18, 2016
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