http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:52:52 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/11/us-stocks-jump-after-oil-prices-ease-inflation-update-comes-near-expectations/stories/20260911119 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/11/us-stocks-jump-after-oil-prices-ease-inflation-update-comes-near-expectations/stories/20260911119#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:39:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/11/us-stocks-jump-after-oil-prices-ease-inflation-update-comes-near-expectations/stories/20260911119 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are still rising too quickly for everyone’s liking, also helped calm the market. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:05:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/bgsu-memorial-brings-911-history-new-generation/stories/20260911106 Nearly 3,000 flags filled the heart of Bowling Green State University’s campus Friday, surrounded by photographs showing how students there experienced the Sept. 11 attacks 25 years ago. A woman stops to view a campus photographer's photo taken on 9/11, which was part of a memorial and photo walk in Bowling Green. Victoria Main, a doctoral student at Bowling Green State University, explores a memorial and photo walk. Carlie Doran, a sophomore at Bowling Green State University, sits and observes a 9/11 memorial on BGSU's campus. Bowling Green State University students pass a 9/11 memorial and photo walk. People pass by a memorial and photo walk. A sea of flags, each representing a person who died during 9/11, is displayed at Bowling Green State University. Photos from 9/11 on Bowling Green State University's campus are displayed. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:45:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/25-years-after-911-northwest-ohioans-remember-fear-sacrifice-unity/stories/20260911094 Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Jeff and Pat Kuhr stood among American flags at Toledo Memorial Park on Friday, remembering where they were when the nation came under attack. Pvt. Kirk Wolfe, a firefighter and paramedic with Sylvania Fire-EMS, looks down at American flags representing the fallen first responders and citizens as he leaves after the 9/11 memorial service on the tragedy's 25th anniversary at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania. Nikhil Shelke, a Northview junior, left, and Maggie Wilcox, a Northview senior, play "Taps". Assistant Fire Chief Mike Behan rings the bell. Auxiliary Fire Chief Jeffrey Bennett speaks. Members of VFW Post 2898 give a gun salute. Auxiliary Fire Chief Jeffrey Bennett speaks. American flags representing the lost first responders and citizens are planted around the ground. Chad Albert, president and CEO of Toledo Memorial Park, speaks. Rich Crawford gives his recollection of the day of the attacks. A Sylvania Fire-EMS honor guard carries a wreath. American flags representing the lost first responders and citizens are planted around the ground. Mayor Mark Frye speaks. Members of Sylvania Fire-EMS salute. Attendees gather to commemorate the 25th anniversary. Attendees gather to commemorate the 25th anniversary. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:21:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/man-dies-injuries-bike-crash-car/stories/20260911098 Two Toledo residents have died of injuries received after being hit by cars in two unrelated incidents, police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:38:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/11/ice-should-halt-use-ankle-monitors-haitian-immigrants-faith-leaders-say/stories/20260911092 COLUMBUS — Officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement should end the “dehumanizing and shameful practice of placing ankle monitors on people who have committed no crime,” faith leaders told Gov. Mike DeWine and several members of Ohio’s congressional delegation on Friday. Rev. Julia Joyce-Miesse, director of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Granville, speaks during a news conference at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus on Sept. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:18:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/environment/2026/09/11/parts-lake-erie-are-now-reported-very-scummy/stories/20260911108 Now’s the time to be especially careful if you’re boating on western Lake Erie. A photo of the open water of Lake Erie, near the mouth of the Maumee River, taken Aug. 25 from aboard a NOAA research vessel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:38:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/11/penta-students-pay-tribute-9-11-victims-patriot-day-program/stories/20260911091 None of the Penta Career Center students participating in a 9/11 ceremony Friday were alive in 2001, but they each understood the day’s mission: honoring the people, the stories, and the sacrifices made that day. Spectators and crews from area law enforcement and fire departments listen during the Patriot Day ceremony at Penta Career Center on Sept. 11. A U.S. flag hangs between two ladder trucks before the start of a Sept. 11 ceremony at Penta Career Center marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Members of the VFW Walbridge Post #9963 along with students and staff in the criminal justice and firefighter programs await the start of a Patriot Day ceremony Friday at Penta Career Center. Nicolas Lee, 17, who would play "Taps," waits the start of the 9/11 observance program on Sept. 11. Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn delivers the keynote address Friday marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Penta Career Center. Nicolas Lee, 17, holds his trumpet as he and students in the Penta Career Center's criminal justice and firefighter programs stand at attention while the U.S. flag is raised to half staff on Sept. 11 during a 9/11 observance program. Students in the firefighter and criminal justice programs listen as Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn delivers the keynote address on Sept. 11 marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Penta Career Center. Penta criminal justice student Brielle Konrad and State Rep. Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D., Toledo) spoke following the Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11. Jeremiah Sparks, 17, a member of the Penta Public Safety Honor Guard, credits his instructor Wood County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Rizor with encouraging him to pursue his dream of working in law enforcement. Police and fire vehicles with emergency lights flashing like this one surrounded the area where Penta Career Center's Patriot Day ceremony took place. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:17:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/director-of-humanist-organization-to-speak-as-part-of-lecture-series/stories/20260907002 Fish Stark, executive director of the secular group the American Humanist Association, will speak in Toledo on Sunday. Audrey Johnson, of Toledo, talks with Walaa Kanan, of Toledo,and Jason Daniels, of Perrysburg, at the Community Welcoming Picnic at Swan Creek Preserve Metropark in 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/11/former-great-lakes-museum-director-named-top-job-state-parks-foundation/stories/20260911103 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/11/former-great-lakes-museum-director-named-top-job-state-parks-foundation/stories/20260911103#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:42:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/11/former-great-lakes-museum-director-named-top-job-state-parks-foundation/stories/20260911103 Christopher H. Gillcrist, former National Museum of the Great Lakes director, has been appointed by the Ohio State Parks Foundation as its new executive director. Christopher H. Gillcrist is the incoming Ohio State Parks Foundation executive director. Christopher H. Gillcrist is the incoming Ohio State Parks Foundation executive director. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/09/11/solheim-cup-europe-u-s-4-4-late-heroics-ciganda-on-day-1/stories/20260911107 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/09/11/solheim-cup-europe-u-s-4-4-late-heroics-ciganda-on-day-1/stories/20260911107#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:35:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/golf/2026/09/11/solheim-cup-europe-u-s-4-4-late-heroics-ciganda-on-day-1/stories/20260911107 DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — The opening day of the Solheim Cup started with smoke blowers and party music blasting out of a boisterous first tee. It ended in nervy silence on No. 18 as veteran European player Carlota Ciganda stood over a 12-foot putt to tie the match against the Americans. Carlota Ciganda, right, and Julia López Ramírez of Europe react after holing a putt on the 18th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, on Sept. 11. Carlota Ciganda of Europe reacts after holing a putt on the 18th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, on Sept. 11. Megan Khang of the United States reacts after sinking a putt on the 12th green during the Solheim Cup in Den Bosch, Netherlands, on Sept. 11. Nelly Korda, right, of the United States stakes a selfie on the first tee as teammate Allisen Corpuz watches during the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, on Sept. 11. Spectators react ahead of play at the Solheim Cup at the Bernardus Golf course in Den Bosch, Netherlands, on Sept. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:30:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/11/press-newspapers-closes-54-years-operations/stories/20260911104 The Press, a weekly newspaper that covered the eastern suburban communities of Toledo for more than 50 years, has closed. H. Kenneth Douthit III, the owner and publisher of the Press, said he could no longer fund the paper because of years of declining advertising and rising printing costs. The The final edition of The Press, which served the eastern suburbs of Toledo for 54 years, was printed on Friday with a publishing date of September 14, 2026. The Press newspaper, which covered the eastern suburbs of Toledo for 54 years, has closed. The Press office on Woodville Road on Friday, September 11, is closed after it was announced on Thursday that the weekly newspaper will stop operations permanently. The Press, a weekly newspaper that covered the eastern suburban communities of Toledo for more than 50 years, has closed. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/09/11/briggs-picks-biggest-party-osu-um-monster-weekend-college/stories/20260911097 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/09/11/briggs-picks-biggest-party-osu-um-monster-weekend-college/stories/20260911097#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:12:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2026/09/11/briggs-picks-biggest-party-osu-um-monster-weekend-college/stories/20260911097 No time to waste ahead of a monster weekend of college football. Our Week 2 picks …  Central Connecticut State (0-2) at Toledo (0-1), 3:30 p.m., Saturday, ESPN+ Line: Toledo by 33.5 Central Connecticut might be the third-best team in the Nutmeg State — shout out to Connecticut Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin throws a pass against Ball State on Sept. 5 in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/09/11/walleye-acquire-defenseman-schade-in-deal-with-reading/stories/20260911102 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/09/11/walleye-acquire-defenseman-schade-in-deal-with-reading/stories/20260911102#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:56:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/09/11/walleye-acquire-defenseman-schade-in-deal-with-reading/stories/20260911102 The Toledo Walleye have acquired defenseman Carter Schade from the Reading Royals. Defenseman Carter Schade, who was acquired from Reading by the Toledo Walleye on Friday, played just three games for the Royals last season after wrapping up his college career at Penn State University. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:08:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100 Forest City, Mo. — The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn. Farmer Jason Kurtz harvests corn on Sept. 8 near Forest City, Mo. The cost of diesel is displayed on the bottom of a gasoline price board at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Mill Valley, Calif. Diesel prices are displayed at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Carlsbad, Calif. The cost of diesel is displayed on a gasoline price board at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Mill Valley, Calif. FILE - Diesel prices are displayed at a gas station as prices hit a record high in the U.S. on Sept. 4 in Minneapolis. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:10:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/11/photo-gallery-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-1-7/stories/20260911096 The University of Toledo Athletics Department hosts a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Glass Bowl. Members of the Toledo ROTC, Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, the Toledo Police Department, and the general public gathered in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The event is designed to honor the firefighters and police officers who climbed the 110 stories of the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 attacks. Lt. Leslie Cook of the Toledo Police Department, left, and Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11 at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Tom Hawkins and others walk the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Rossford Police Officer Michael Shaffer, center, walks the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11. Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Lt. Leslie Cook of the Toledo Police Department climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Bowling Green Firefighter Ryan Steen climbs the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. University of Toledo ROTC cadets and athletes climb the stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:52:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/11/missing-st-agnes-church-fire/stories/20260911090 Two people known to stay at St. Agnes Church remain missing after a search of the fire-damaged property found no human remains. A worker in an excavator demolishes the former St. Agnes Church after a fire in Toledo on Sept. 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/11/property-records-reveal-one-seagate-sale-price/stories/20260911089 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/11/property-records-reveal-one-seagate-sale-price/stories/20260911089#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:34:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/11/property-records-reveal-one-seagate-sale-price/stories/20260911089 One SeaGate, an iconic skyscraper in downtown Toledo, sold for $9.5 million to an ownership group including the president of a technology company that will establish headquarters there. One SeaGate, at right, has long been a fixture in the Toledo skyline. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:45:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/09/11/doctor-hassan-james-abbas-6-months-jail-abortion-girlfriend/stories/20260911086 A doctor who fraudulently obtained abortion medication and then administered it to his then-girlfriend received a six-month jail term Friday morning from a Lucas County judge. Hassan-James Abbas, the UTMC doctor accused of forcing abortion pills on a woman, appears in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:19:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/us-marks-25-years-sept-11-attacks/stories/20260911087 NEW YORK — Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. A law enforcement officer stands during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, passes former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. People join their hands as they pray for Father Mychal Judge during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, on Sept. 11 in New York. Members of New York Police Department carry a US flag ahead of memorial observances on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, at the site of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:36:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/09/11/trump-commemorate-25th-anniversary-9-11-attacks-pentagon/stories/20260911083 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a ceremony at the Pentagon commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations, upending American foreign policy and national security. Service members unfurl a flag on the 25th anniversary over the portion of the Pentagon's west side that was struck by an airliner hijacked by terrorists on Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, and other officials, watch as the flag is unfurled at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. Service members unfurl a flag on the 25th anniversary over the portion of the Pentagon's west side that was struck by an airliner hijacked by terrorist Sept. 11 in Arlington, Va. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards Air Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Sept. 10 in Dallas. A helicopter flies over the Pentagon as smoke billows over the building in Washington on Sept. 11, 2001.