http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:20:35 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/14/ohio-chamber-endorses-ramaswamy-for-governor/stories/20260714085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/14/ohio-chamber-endorses-ramaswamy-for-governor/stories/20260714085#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:29:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/14/ohio-chamber-endorses-ramaswamy-for-governor/stories/20260714085 COLUMBUS — Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday received the endorsement of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee. Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks in Columbus after receiving the endorsement of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce on July 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/harbor-walk-for-hope-aims-to-reduce-stigma-around-mental-health/stories/20260702133 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/harbor-walk-for-hope-aims-to-reduce-stigma-around-mental-health/stories/20260702133#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:24:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/harbor-walk-for-hope-aims-to-reduce-stigma-around-mental-health/stories/20260702133 Harbor Walk for Hope, which aims to spread mental health awareness and reduce stigma, will be held Saturday at the Glass City Metropark. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/youth-leadership-workshop-at-sanger-branch-library/stories/20260702115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/youth-leadership-workshop-at-sanger-branch-library/stories/20260702115#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:23:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/youth-leadership-workshop-at-sanger-branch-library/stories/20260702115 The Neighbor to Neighbor initiative is offering a free public workshop on empowering young leaders on Saturday at the Sanger Branch Library. Sanger Branch Library. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/city-council-advances-public-safety-levy-to-november-ballot/stories/20260714111 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/city-council-advances-public-safety-levy-to-november-ballot/stories/20260714111#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:10:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/city-council-advances-public-safety-levy-to-november-ballot/stories/20260714111 City Council has approved a resolution to place a temporary public safety income tax levy on the November ballot, letting voters decide the future of Toledo’s public safety services. Toledo councilman Cerssandra McPherson speaks during a meeting at One Government Center in downtown Toledo on July 14. Toledo council president Vanice Williams speaks with Paula Howell, deputy clerk of council, during a city council meeting at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14. Toledo city council meets at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14. Toledo councilman Adam Martinez speaks during a city council meeting at One Government Center's council chambers in downtown Toledo on July 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/14/lucas-county-prosecutor-s-office-expands-scope-of-conviction-integrity-unit/stories/20260714086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/14/lucas-county-prosecutor-s-office-expands-scope-of-conviction-integrity-unit/stories/20260714086#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:58:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/14/lucas-county-prosecutor-s-office-expands-scope-of-conviction-integrity-unit/stories/20260714086 After two years in operation, the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office is getting an expansion. Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates said the prosecutor's office is expanding its Conviction Integrity Unit to accept referrals from any attorney who believes a client may have been wrongfully convicted. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/sign-ups-open-for-maumee-film-festival-challenge/stories/20260714097 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/sign-ups-open-for-maumee-film-festival-challenge/stories/20260714097#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:55:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/sign-ups-open-for-maumee-film-festival-challenge/stories/20260714097 The Maumee Film Festival invites filmmakers of all experience levels to participate in the annual 48-Hour Film Challenge. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/lucas-county-library-imagination-station-levies-state-cuts/stories/20260714089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/lucas-county-library-imagination-station-levies-state-cuts/stories/20260714089#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:11:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/14/lucas-county-library-imagination-station-levies-state-cuts/stories/20260714089 Voters may anticipate seeing two landmark Toledo institutions, Imagination Station and the Toledo Lucas Public Library, on their ballots in the fall. Imagination Station is pictured in November, 2020 in Toledo. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Main Branch in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/14/big-boy-wows-thousands-during-northwest-ohio-return-visit/stories/20260714087 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/14/big-boy-wows-thousands-during-northwest-ohio-return-visit/stories/20260714087#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:33:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/07/14/big-boy-wows-thousands-during-northwest-ohio-return-visit/stories/20260714087 FOSTORIA — Jacob Edwards had his wife and four children up well before dawn to camp out at the gate to see the Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy steam locomotive during its open-house visit on Tuesday. John Mayer holds 4-year-old son, Eli, as he waves to the parked locomotive during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 during display day at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 during display day at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Vehicles line up on Seneca County Road 60 south of the Norfolk Southern auto terminal in Jackson Township, near Fostoria, about 7:40 a.m. on July 14 to see the Big Boy Open House. John Mayer, with 4-year-old son, Eli, take in the spectacle during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. At left, John Mayer, with 4-year-old son, Eli, take in the spectacle during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, speaks to attendees during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, speaks to attendees during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. John Mayer, center, gets an autograph from Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. People view the parked locomotive during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. People view the parked locomotive during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. People view the parked locomotive during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, signs autographs during a display day of Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 at the Fostoria Automotive Distribution Center in Fostoria on July 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/habitat-chapter-debuts-modular-construction-to-speed-homebuilding/stories/20260714080 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/habitat-chapter-debuts-modular-construction-to-speed-homebuilding/stories/20260714080#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:27:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/14/habitat-chapter-debuts-modular-construction-to-speed-homebuilding/stories/20260714080 Half of a house was hoisted more than 20 feet in the air on Independence Road in Toledo on Tuesday. Crews with Ritz-Craft hoist the first half of a modular home in the air to place it on a foundation on Independence Road in Toledo. Crews with Ritz-Craft lower the first half of a modular home to its foundation on Independence Road in Toledo. Erin McPartland, executive director of Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity, speaks at a program celebrating the installation of a modular home on Independence Road in Toledo. David Stogsdill, construction director for Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity, speaks at a program celebrating the installation of a modular home on Independence Road in Toledo. Stephen Oleszkowicz, regional sales manager with Ritz-Craft, speaks to a colleague in the kitchen of the home on Independence Road in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/oregon-mayor-promises-to-limit-future-land-use-east-of-wynn-road/stories/20260714083 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/oregon-mayor-promises-to-limit-future-land-use-east-of-wynn-road/stories/20260714083#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:52:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/oregon-mayor-promises-to-limit-future-land-use-east-of-wynn-road/stories/20260714083 Oregon Mayor Steven Salander says there should be no industrial development east of Wynn Road and north of Corduroy Road. The future land-use designation was included in an update of the city’s comprehensive master plan, approved by council in March. It was significant enough to underscore Municipal Complex in Oregon in 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/14/seneca-county-sheriff-releases-video-of-fatal-shooting/stories/20260714084 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/14/seneca-county-sheriff-releases-video-of-fatal-shooting/stories/20260714084#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:55:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/14/seneca-county-sheriff-releases-video-of-fatal-shooting/stories/20260714084 REPUBLIC, Ohio — The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera video of a portion of the July 7 shooting that killed a Bloomville, Ohio, man. A still image from a body-worn camera video of the July 7 incident that left Jeffrey R. Sergent dead. It shows a law enforcement officer in the path of Sergent's pickup. A still image from a body-worn camera video of the July 7 incident that left Jeffrey R. Sergent dead. It shows a law enforcement officer in the path of Sergent's pickup. A still image from a body-worn camera video of the July 7 incident that left Jeffrey R. Sergent dead. It shows a law enforcement officer climbing over a guardrail to avoid Sergent's pickup truck. A still image from a body-worn camera video of the July 7 incident that left Jeffrey R. Sergent dead. It shows Sergent's pickup after the shooting and after it crashed into a Seneca County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/data-center-opponents-hopeful-that-voters-can-overturn-rezoning-decision/stories/20260713088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/data-center-opponents-hopeful-that-voters-can-overturn-rezoning-decision/stories/20260713088#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/07/14/data-center-opponents-hopeful-that-voters-can-overturn-rezoning-decision/stories/20260713088 BOWLING GREEN — A petition drive has been started by people who don’t want to see Meta’s footprint grow another 32 acres for its future hyperscale data center along State Rt. 582 in Wood County’s Middleton Township. Artist rendering of what Meta's completed hyperscale data center in Middleton Township will look like. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/13/maumee-places-legislation-allowing-removal-elected-officials-on-november-ballot/stories/20260713085 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/13/maumee-places-legislation-allowing-removal-elected-officials-on-november-ballot/stories/20260713085#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:27:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/07/13/maumee-places-legislation-allowing-removal-elected-officials-on-november-ballot/stories/20260713085 Maumee residents will vote in November on a proposed charter amendment that would allow elected city officials to be recalled from office. Maumee councilmen discuss during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Karla Lewis observes Maumee's council while it discusses a charter amendment governing the recall process on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Maumee councilman Rosemarie Barciz listens during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Maumee councilman Gabriel Barrow speaks during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Maumee mayor Chelsea Ziss listens during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Maumee councilman Andrew Huyghe speaks during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Karla Lewis speaks during the public comment period of a Maumee council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. Maumee councilman Ted Kurt speaks during a council meeting on July 13 at the Maumee Municipal Building. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/13/17-year-old-girl-fatally-shot-in-east-toledo-apartment-complex/stories/20260713061 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/13/17-year-old-girl-fatally-shot-in-east-toledo-apartment-complex/stories/20260713061#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:31:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/07/13/17-year-old-girl-fatally-shot-in-east-toledo-apartment-complex/stories/20260713061 A memorial gathering at the Weiler Homes apartments turned tragic early Monday when 17-year-old Zayona Jackson was fatally shot. A torn strip of crime scene tape hangs from a railing at the Weiler Homes apartments after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Zayona Jackson, who died July 13. Swayvone Morgan Weiler Homes in Toledo. Weiler Homes in Toledo. Weiler Homes in Toledo. Weiler Homes in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/self-advocates-take-the-stage-in-salute-performance/stories/20260702105 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/self-advocates-take-the-stage-in-salute-performance/stories/20260702105#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:30:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/self-advocates-take-the-stage-in-salute-performance/stories/20260702105 SALUTE Storytellers, a group of self-advocates who write and perform stories about their developmental disabilities to foster positive social change, will host a public performance on Sunday. People line up at the Broadway Street gate before opening at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo on July 15, 2019. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/summer-community-pool-barbecue-looks-to-prevent-gun-violence-in-toledo/stories/20260713100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/summer-community-pool-barbecue-looks-to-prevent-gun-violence-in-toledo/stories/20260713100#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:45:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/summer-community-pool-barbecue-looks-to-prevent-gun-violence-in-toledo/stories/20260713100 The thud of basketballs against concrete and sounds of children jumping and playing in the pool filled the air in a North Toledo park Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, hot dogs sizzled on a grill and a boy asked for popsicles beneath the shade of a tree at Wilson Park during one of many neighborhood Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. Amina Grace, 7, and D.J., 8, cool off in the pool after a hot lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. Brysen Davis, a violence interrupter, plays basketball with young D.J., 8, as guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. Mike Mims, a violence interrupter, helps guests get lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. Amina Grace, 7, and D.J., 8, cool off in the pool after a hot lunch at the 'Save Our Community Summer Outreach BBQ' at Wilson Pool on July 13 in North Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/pulitzer-winner-brings-tales-of-new-novel-to-toledo/stories/20260713077 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/pulitzer-winner-brings-tales-of-new-novel-to-toledo/stories/20260713077#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:58:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/07/13/pulitzer-winner-brings-tales-of-new-novel-to-toledo/stories/20260713077 Daniel Kraus, who in May won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Angel Down, is excited about one thing when he meets Toledo readers Thursday. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Kraus will speak Thursday at the Toledo Main Library as a featured writer in the library system's Authors! series. "The Sixth Nik" is the new novel by Daniel Kraus who won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel "Angel Down." Author Mazey Eddings will speak Saturday at the Toledo Main Library about her romance novels featuring characters with mental health and neurodiverse experiences. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/13/driver-in-teenager-s-robbery-slaying-gets-8-years-in-prison/stories/20260713094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/13/driver-in-teenager-s-robbery-slaying-gets-8-years-in-prison/stories/20260713094#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:34:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/13/driver-in-teenager-s-robbery-slaying-gets-8-years-in-prison/stories/20260713094 The man who drove a car used in a botched gun sale that ended with a boy’s shooting death last year was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison. Delveon Lear, top left; Diamani Lear, top right; Shamur Hughes, bottom left, and Omarion Coleman, bottom right. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/rotary-club-of-toledo-inducts-first-african-american-president/stories/20260713091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/rotary-club-of-toledo-inducts-first-african-american-president/stories/20260713091#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:55:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/rotary-club-of-toledo-inducts-first-african-american-president/stories/20260713091 The newest president of the Rotary Club of Toledo understands the significance of her election. Outgoing President Scot Hinshaw, right, swears in incoming President Candice L. Harrison during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13. Incoming President Candice L. Harrison speaks during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13. Incoming President Candice L. Harrison reacts to the applause after she was sworn in during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13. People stand up and clap after the swearing in of incoming President Candice L. Harrison during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on July 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/family-inmate-aziz-greene-unexplained-medical-deterioration/stories/20260702117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/family-inmate-aziz-greene-unexplained-medical-deterioration/stories/20260702117#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:37:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/07/13/family-inmate-aziz-greene-unexplained-medical-deterioration/stories/20260702117 A phone call brought Zakiyyah Triplett’s world crashing down. Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal. Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal. Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal. Zakiyyah Triplett holds a picture of her son, Aziz Greene, who is in prison and had a sudden medical event that left him nonverbal.