Новости за 05.01.2024

A car crash on Western Avenue near Champion Street left one person dead Friday morning, the Toledo Police Department said.

After its nearly year-long hiatus, Uncle John’s Pancake House is set to open Tuesday at its new location, 1440 Secor Rd., Suite R at Gateway Plaza in Toledo.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash near a tiny private island in the eastern Caribbean, according to police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Lucas County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the family of a deceased person, it said on Friday.

COLUMBUS — Lucas County has received $50,000 in state funds toward suicide prevention, Ohio Department of Health announced Friday.

Chris Kaspar has been promoted to vice president of finance for Rudolph Libbe Inc. in Walbridge, President Jeffrey Schaller announced Friday.

COLUMBUS — Days before state lawmakers could vote to override his veto of a bill barring most gender-affirming medical treatment for minors in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday forged ahead with proposed rules he said should help to alleviate legislative concerns.

A Toledo man for whom a judge dismissed two murder charges for insufficient evidence during a jury trial last month received two years’ probation Friday after an unrelated charge involving a car reported stolen was resolved.

EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green) was one of about 60 Republicans who traveled with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to the Texas border this week.

A newly elected Lake Township trustee said a levy for fire operations will not be on the ballot in 2024, and a new citizens committee will be relied on to make recommendations.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought approach to accessing cheaper medications that follows decades of frustration with U.S. drug prices.

David Soul, best known for his role in the popular 1970s television series Starsky & Hutch has died, his wife announced in a statement on Soul’s website.

A Toledo police cruiser collided with an SUV at busy intersection just south of downtown Thursday afternoon.

Starting Jan. 15, the intersection at Fallen Timbers Lane and Maple Street will be closed for sewer work, according to a city of Maumee social media post.

Blade photographers head out every day to capture the triumphs, tragedies, and oddities of life in Lucas County and beyond.

ANN ARBOR — Blake Corum declared it was “natty or bust,” before the college football season kicked off and reiterated his bold statement before helping Michigan beat Alabama to put the school within a win of its first national championship since 1997.

WASHINGTON — Bringing resurgent inflation down was never expected to be so relatively pain-free.

The Wood County District Public Library bookmobile will make several stops this winter, providing materials, services, and home delivery.

FINDLAY — Flag City Honor Flight will have four flights for veterans this year to Washington.

By Kirk Walters / Special to The Blade

The culture of corruption in Columbus is a perfect breeding ground for national political scandal. Longtime operative Barry Bennett is the latest name to shame the Ohio Republican Party.

Cindy Kirk, a retired advocate for nursing home residents and older people and founder of a volunteer ministry to help others in need, died Monday in ProMedica Toledo Hospital. She was 73.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points, Dawson Garcia had a double-double, and Minnesota rallied late and then held off Michigan for a 73-71 victory on Thursday night for its sixth straight win.

Lola Thompson had 19 points as visiting Bowling Green held off Clay 36-34 in a Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division girls basketball game on Thursday night.

FAYETTE, Ohio — Visiting Stryker posted a 34-21 Buckeye Border Conference boys basketball victory Thursday over Fayette in the conference opener for both teams.