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Ohio Turnpike closed following fatal crash Monday morning
ELMORE, Ohio — A Cleveland-area woman was killed Monday morning on the Ohio Turnpike when a tractor-trailer crashed through the median barrier in a construction zone and struck her vehicle, which then caught fire, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. The turnpike’s eastbound lanes were closed for more than five hours following the crash in Sandusky County’s Washington Township, which was reported at 9:49 a.m. and also involved an eastbound tractor-trailer. It occurred in an area about two miles east of the State Rt. 51 interchange near Elmore where bridge repairs currently block the westbound lanes and two lanes of...
‘Pipe bomb’ found by magnet fishers in Ottawa County
ROCKY RIDGE, Ohio — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s office says an explosive device was found in a rural area of the county on Saturday. Deputies say two people were magnet fishing when they found what looked like a “pipe bomb” in the area of State Route 590 and West Toussaint North Road just north of Rocky Ridge.
Fremont Police officer disciplined for arresting wrong man
FREMONT, Ohio (WTVG) - An officer with the Fremont Police Department was given a three-day suspension without pay for arresting the wrong man while executing a warrant. Officer Chevy Farmer will also have to do additional training for failing to check the man’s ID. The attorney for the man...
Large fire breaks out at Seneca County produce farm
OLD FORT, Ohio — Smoke could be seen all the way in Fostoria and Clyde after a large fire at a farm near Old Fort in Seneca County on Saturday evening. The multi-alarm fire, at Riehm Produce Farm on State Route 53 in Seneca County, started around dusk on Saturday.
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