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Northwood plans for new safety services building
Northwood officials are continuing to explore the idea of constructing a safety services building, with council approving spending $57,300 on a design study. The new building would house police and fire services. “It’s fairly obvious that due to the age of our building, the condition of the facilities and the growth of our departments that we need to start planning for something,” Fire Chief Joel Whitmore said at Thursday’s safety committee meeting. He and Police Chief Jeffery Zahradnik initially approached council’s safety committee in the spring and did a public request for proposals. Five were received.
Driver dead, passenger seriously injured in motorcycle crash on Ohio Turnpike
WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — One person is dead and another is hospitalized with serious injuries following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon in Wood County. The crash happened at 4 p.m. on the Ohio Turnpike near I-280 in Lake Township, according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Local firefighters assisting with RNC in Milwaukee
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Some members of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department are in Milwaukee at the Republican National Convention as part of an assistance team. Four Toledo firefighters and paramedics are in Milwaukee serving with Ohio-1, a federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). 13 members of the Ohio...
Toledo council committee recommends approval for Gary's Automotive
A Toledo City Council committee has overruled an earlier decision and recommend that a Point Place auto repair shop damaged in a tornado can go ahead with reconstruction plans. Gary’s Automotive at 4505 N. Summit St. was severely damaged during the June 15, 2023, tornado that hit Point Place and other areas of Toledo. The owner, Dave Thomas, had submitted a site plan review to the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commission to reconstruct the building, but the commission recommended last month that it not be approved because the materials were not in compliance with the zoning code. “We were turned down because of a material we wanted to use on our building,” Mr. Thomas said Tuesday during a meeting of council’s Zoning and Planning Committee. “It’s more of a cosmetic use rather than a strength issue.” Half of his brick shop is still standing, he said. The cost to rebuild is more than $600,000, using a “pole metal” type of material, which is not on the plan commission’s approved list of materials. The cost would balloon to $900,000 to use bricks — money he said he doesn’t have because the building is underinsured.
14-year-old missing from west Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio — A 14-year-old has been reported missing from west Toledo, according to police. Milan Simpson is missing from the 1900 block of Penn Road by Dorr Street. Simpson is 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 95 pounds, has dark, brown, curly hair and was last seen wearing a white windbreaker, black pants and dark blue-and-white Nike shoes, Toledo police said on social media.
New charges filed for man bitten by TPD K-9
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Three months after Toledo police pulled a man over for a stolen license plate that was not stolen and released a K-9 on him faces a judge on a new charge. The traffic stop happened in April when TPD was alerted to a stolen license plate...
Driver accused of fatally hitting pedestrian with car in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Lucas County grand jury indicted a person for allegedly hitting a woman with a vehicle in Toledo, killing her. The grand jury indicted Kimani Edwards, of Toledo, on July 16 in the death of Leticia Flores, 34, of Toledo, in 2023. Flores, a 34-year-old mother...
Tiny homes community project aims to help veterans experiencing housing insecurity
WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — A new set of free tiny homes is to be built in Lake Township for veterans. Mike Hossler, T Thomas Properties LLC's vice president of business development, said the goal of building these homes is to provide a temporary solution for veterans in the area who need help with housing.
Public keeps access as summer concert series returns to Toledo’s Promenade Park
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One concert down and 13 Action News is taking a look at the conditions in Promenade Park in downtown Toledo. This is the first summer of a new promoter who promised the public would not lose access to the park. Some wanted to see how this was all going to play out in this new set-up now that ProMedica would no longer run the shows.
New affordable housing complex proposed for Dorr Street in Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Dorr Street corridor in Toledo may soon see new life at a spot that currently holds an old vacant church. A familiar name is behind the project. The former Saint Teresa school has been sitting empty off Dorr and Smead for a long time judging by the weeds and growth around it. Soon that spot may have a new purpose and neighbors want to make sure they’re included.
Neighbors upset as trash piles up on sidewalk
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Tall grass, mattresses and a crumbling brick wall; are just some of the issues residents on West Delaware Avenue say the city is ignoring. You can watch the full story above. Latest Local News | First Alert Weather | Crime | National | 13abc Originals.
City council to act on settlement of brutality suit arising from traffic stop
Toledo City Council is poised to approve Wednesday a $50,000 settlement with one of two women who sued the city and two police officers alleging brutality and false arrest during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day, 2023. Kaylynn Smart was a passenger in a car that police pulled over at Central and Maplewood avenues after it passed close to a vehicle involved in the response to an accident several blocks west of there on Central Avenue. In the lawsuit she filed Dec. 22 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Toledo, Ms. Smart claimed false arrest, unlawful imprisonment, unreasonable and excessive force, assault and battery, and related mistreatment by the two officers who performed the traffic stop, as well as seeking undisclosed punitive damages. Police officers Adam Hobbs and Ashlynn Pluff were disciplined for their conduct during the encounter, which was recorded on their cruiser’s dashboard camera.
Teeing it up for local children's charities at the Dana Open
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Since 1984 it has been welcoming the top golfers in the LPGA to Sylvania. The Dana Open is the second-longest-running tournament on the tour, but it’s more than a golf tournament. Golf is of course the focus, but the Dana Open has also been teeing...
City to fund new mini-pitch soccer fields in Schneider Park
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz believes soccer is a sport for everyone. His belief in the need for accessibility within the sport is the motivation behind a new ordinance being presented to city council on Wednesday. The ordinance will authorize the mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Toledo Celtics Inc. so the city can contribute $70,000 toward the acquisition of two new mini-pitch soccer fields at Schneider Park. The fields are similar to a hockey rink, but you play soccer inside of them, according to Joe Fausnaugh, the director of Parks and Youth Services. They have boards surrounding them and are much smaller than a normal soccer field, enabling individuals with mobility issues or visual impairments to enjoy the game.
13 Action News Big Story: Affordable Housing
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The National Low Income Housing Coalition says there’s a shortage of over 200,000 rental homes that are affordable and available to low-income households. You can watch the full Big Story above. You can watch the full big story above. Latest Local News | First Alert...
City of Toledo to hold online HOME-ARP workshops July 23
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The City of Toledo and the Department of Housing and Community Development issued a notice Monday to announce the availability of funding for HOME-ARP Affordable Rental Housing Development and HOME-ARP Supportive Services. According to a press release from the city, the funding available for the Affordable...
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