Новости за 22.03.2024

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed their best of the year so far with a quiet finish on Friday, remaining near their records.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jacy Sheldon had 19 points and three other Ohio State players scored in double figures as the Buckeyes ran away from Maine 80-57 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Not every family or soon-to-be parent knows about the resources available to help them in Lucas County, which has contributed to elevated infant mortality rates.

Over the past four Ohio high school boys basketball seasons, the programs at both Whitmer and Centerville have been on the rise.

MOSCOW — Russia’s Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.

The traffic lights at the intersection of Weckerly and Finzel roads in Whitehouse will be down Wednesday for repairs.

The public is invited to attend a hearing covering plans to improve Toledo’s neighborhood conditions, economic development, and access to basic services for residents.

Violin-piano duo Opus Two will perform Saturday at the University of Toledo Center for the Performing Arts for free.

Youngsters ages 9 to 18 are invited to be part of Sylvania Youth Theater’s summer camp.

BOWLING GREEN — The Northwestern Water and Sewer District has several projects happening in Wood County.

If there were a bike path from her home in the southern area of Perrysburg to downtown, Becky Facer probably would have pedaled over to a public workshop on an active transportation plan.

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

A plan to provide soccer and lacrosse fields for athletes to practice and play on is on hold after glass was discovered coming up through the soil.

The second week of performances for the American Theatre Guild’s production of Disney’s Frozen at the Stranahan Theater have been canceled, the guild announced.

Boochy Mama’s Kombucha taproom is closing its doors on March 30, encouraging its “Boochy Buddies” to come in to buy any last products, fill their glassware, and sign up for its monthly newsletter, the company announced in a Facebook post.

The University of Toledo ranked among the top 10 institutions worldwide in successful proposals for the first cycle of scheduled observing time on the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, with four faculty members allocated hours on the largest, most powerful and most complex telescope ever launched into space.

The bar is set high for Toledo-area high school softball talent in 2024.

After winning its first-round matchup against Cleveland State 76-68 Thursday in the first round of the inaugural WBIT — which has jumped the WNIT in the pecking order after the NCAA tournament — the University of Toledo women’s basketball team will continue postseason play this weekend.

It’s been almost six months since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but Inor Kagno still can’t sleep.

Jill Sobule was the “it” girl for ’90s mixtapes.

Toledo’s future will be determined by the ability to keep young people raised here or educated here in the community to live and work as adults.

STORRS, Conn. — Freshman Jada Williams had 17 points, Helena Pueyo scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half and Arizona earned its fourth straight opening win in the NCAA Tournament over Auburn on Thursday night in the First Four.

In a game worthy of the month of March, the University of Toledo and Cleveland State entertained a Savage Arena crowd of 1,877 for 40 minutes on Thursday.

BOWLING GREEN — Rashaun Agee, a double-double machine for Bowling Green State University’s men’s basketball team this season, entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on X on Thursday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — Bowling Green State University could not muster any postseason magic, falling 75-63 to Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the opener of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament on Thursday.