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• Lucas County Explorer Post learns about distracted driving with simulator

  27-10-2015 22:31
  
  To cut back on distracted driving the Lucas County Sheriff's Office teamed up with the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio to bring an interactive simulator to Toledo. Sheriff John Tharp's Explorer Post 2048 had the chance to check it out Monday.
  
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• Montpelier police probe possible homicde

  27-10-2015 21:01 via toledoblade.com
  MONTPELIER, Ohio — Montpelier police are investigating a possible homicide after the body of a man was found near St. Joe River in this Williams County community, authorities said.
  
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• ProMedica breaking ground Wednesday on their new downtown headquarters

  27-10-2015 18:15
  
  Murals, tents, and a banner have gone up as ProMedica hospital prepares to break ground on their new headquarters on the waterfront in downtown Toledo Wednesday. In about a year and a half, ProMedica hospital will have settled about 1,000 employees in their new headquarters on Toledo's riverfront.
  
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• Pro-pot mascot makes Toledo stop

  27-10-2015 17:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  Buddie, the mascot for a campaign to legalize marijuana on the Nov. 3 ballot, made a stop in Toledo today to promote passage of the proposed constitutional amendment.
  
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• Former Rep. Weber backs Ferner for mayor

  27-10-2015 17:08 via toledoblade.com
  
  Mayoral candidate Mike Ferner today claimed the endorsement of former Republican Congressman Ed Weber.
  
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• Councilman Craig denounces trash deal

  27-10-2015 17:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  The district councilman who represents East Toledo and part of the south side said today that a nearly $10 million-a-year tentative contract with the company that collects trash and recyclables in the city is a bad deal being rushed through for council approval.
  
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• Council OK's 10-year trash contract

  27-10-2015 17:03 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo City Council voted 10-2 today in favor of approving a new 10-year contract with the company that collects the city's trash and recyclables.
  
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• Bell: ex-chief Diggs would be safety director

  27-10-2015 16:56 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo mayoral candidate Mike Bell said today that he will appoint former Toledo Police Chief Derrick Diggs as his safety director, a deputy mayor position, if he’s elected.
  
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• Santa makes special delivery to 8 Toledo bars

  27-10-2015 13:58
  
  Santa made a special visit to some of the bars in downtown Toledo. He rode up in a good old fashioned wagon with two beautiful horses pulling what some people considered even more beautiful - Christmas beer.
  
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• Call 11 For Action helps Toledo man get a closer parking spot

  27-10-2015 13:58
  
  A good parking place is hard to come by if you're attending a big event, but it shouldn't be that hard when you're at home. "Well I have asthma, emphysema, COPD and several mostly upper respiratory ailments.
  
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• Minor injuries in car, tractor-trailer rig crash on I-75

  27-10-2015 13:25 via toledoblade.com
  A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer rig tied up morning rush hour traffic on I-75 in Toledo today, authorities said.
  
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• 2-vehicle crash ties up traffic on NB I-75

  27-10-2015 13:25 via toledoblade.com
  A two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer rig tied up the morning rush hour traffic on I-75 in Toledo today, authorities said.
  
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• Third suspect arrested in Oct. 8 death

  27-10-2015 13:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  A third suspect charged with murder in the Oct. 8 shooting death of a Toledo man has been arrested, authorities said.
  
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• Bond set at $1M for 3rd suspect in Oct. 8 death

  27-10-2015 13:15 via toledoblade.com
  Bond was set today at $1 million for a third suspect charged with murder in the Oct. 8 shooting death of a Toledo man, authorities said.
  
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• Third suspect arrested in murder of Jewell Miller

  27-10-2015 12:56
  
  Adrian Warren, 27, one of the three suspected in the murder of 23-year-old Jewell Miller, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Lucas County Jail. Skies will turn overcast into the afternoon with highs in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees.
  
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• Police searching for suspects in string of armed robberies around Toledo

  27-10-2015 12:56
  
  Most of these robberies have been happening at carryouts, but Monday morning, one armed robbery happened in a restaurant in downtown Toledo. At 7:30 a.m., police say a masked man armed with a gun robbed the Subway restaurant on the corner of Superior and Adams.
  
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• One dead after head-on crash in north Toledo

  27-10-2015 12:56
  
  A head-on crash between an SUV and a semi happened in the 500 block of Matzinger in north Toledo has resulted in one death. Joshua Cooper, 34, of Toledo was driving an SUV eastbound on Matzinger.
  
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• Police officer injured in central Toledo crash

  27-10-2015 12:37 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo police officer was injured in a two-vehicle crash in the central city early today, Toledo police said.
  
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• Toledo booed as Halloween city

  27-10-2015 06:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  The candy will still taste sweet and the costumes will still be scary, but Toledo is one of the worst cities for Halloween, according to a social media website that generates lists from various data sources.
  
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• Flower offers behavioral support

  27-10-2015 06:09 via toledoblade.com
  ProMedica Flower Hospital is opening a new unit Monday that will be the first of its kind in northwest Ohio.
  
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• Rules change on dogs, adoptions

  27-10-2015 05:58 via toledoblade.com
  Dog owners are having an easier time fostering and adopting children across Ohio these days.
  
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• Ohio rules change on dogs, adoptions

  27-10-2015 05:58 via toledoblade.com
  Dog owners are having an easier time fostering and adopting children across Ohio these days.
  
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• Grant to target swimming skills

  27-10-2015 05:53 via toledoblade.com
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has awarded a grant to a Toledo-based charity to improve swimming skills.
  
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• Good Samaritan repairs mailbox

  27-10-2015 05:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  All Joe and Adele Federman wanted was a new mailbox.
  
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• Good Samaritan delivers

  27-10-2015 05:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  All Joe and Adele Federman wanted was a new mailbox.
  
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• Algae season over - water remains safe to drink

  27-10-2015 05:49
  
  Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson officially announced the end of the 2015 harmful algal bloom season amid collaborative partners at a media event in front of the Collins Park water treatment plant Tuesday morning. Much of this resulted from an August 2014 crisis in which nearly 500,000 area residents were told that they could not drink Toledo's water for an entire weekend, leading to a crisis that drew national media attention.
  
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• Jeffrey Warnicke (1942-2015): Educator, football coach always upbeat

  27-10-2015 05:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  PORT CLINTON — Jeffrey Warnicke, a retired high school administrator who challenged students to reach their highest potential, died Saturday in Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. He was 73.
  
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• Kasich: No change in executions

  27-10-2015 05:39 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich said Monday he doesn’t believe Ohio will turn to the electric chair, gas chamber, or other means to execute murderers, but he said delays in carrying out the death penalty will not continue indefinitely.
  
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• A year later, search for killer still active

  27-10-2015 05:33 via toledoblade.com
  MONROE — A year since Chelsea Bruck disappeared from an outdoor Halloween party, authorities have conducted about 800 interviews in pursuit of her killer.
  
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• Candidates meet at Walbridge Park

  27-10-2015 05:31 via toledoblade.com
  
  Candidates for Toledo mayor, city council, and school board gathered at Walbridge Park Monday to share their thoughts on economic development and funding for the city’s parks and recreation.
  
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• Stores begin drug tracker as debate on pot persists

  27-10-2015 05:21 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — Shortly after hearing a Carrollton woman describe how her 21-year-old daughter died of a heroin overdose after first experimenting with marijuana, Gov. John Kasich on Monday said he’s already cast his absentee ballot in opposition to Issue 3.
  
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• NASA grant to assist UT curriculum

  27-10-2015 05:18 via toledoblade.com
  
  A University of Toledo professor will try to improve science education through a grant from NASA.
  
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• Union 'positive' on GM deal

  27-10-2015 05:14 via toledoblade.com
  As General Motors Co. employees await the full details of a proposed contract that is expected to provide significant raises for veteran workers and more recent hires alike, local labor leaders say their members are cautiously optimistic.
  
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• UT preps for tough November

  27-10-2015 05:02 via toledoblade.com
  Before the 2014 season, University of Toledo coach Matt Campbell sat down with his staff to completely revamp the way the Rockets practiced.
  
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• UM looks toward ‘fresh start’

  27-10-2015 05:02 via toledoblade.com
  ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh believes the next five games will be where and how the Michigan football team will determine its season.
  
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• Clay reaches first district final

  27-10-2015 05:02 via toledoblade.com
  Clay junior Karleigh Clere has shown a flair for the dramatic in the Division I girls soccer tournament and her latest fantastic finish sent her team to the district final for the first time.
  
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• Welltower, partner close deal

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo’s Welltower Inc., formerly Health Care REIT, and Revera Inc., its Canadian partner, said Monday they have completed the acquisition of assisted-living services provider Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. of Toronto.
  
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• Tasmanian devils go on display today at the zoo

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  The Toledo Zoo’s Tasmanian devils go on exhibit today. Tatiana, Orchid, and Nugget arrived in Toledo on Oct. 14 from Monarto Zoo in southern Australia.
  
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• Saneholtz’s goal sparks Generals to win

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  When opportunity knocks, making the most of the situation is advised.
  
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• Police K-9 to be given vest

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN — A Bowling Green police dog will receive a bulletproof vest today, thanks to ProHealth Physician Group.
  
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• Perrysburg QB Hafner has sprained right collarbone

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  Perrysburg senior quarterback Trevor Hafner has been diagnosed with a sprained right collarbone and is day to day.
  
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• Oak Harbor, Napoleon advance in boys soccer

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  MILLBURY — Nate Poiry scored four goals to lead Oak Harbor past Bowling Green 5-2 in a Division II boys soccer district semifinal on Monday at Lake High School.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 10-27

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800.
  
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• Jailed attorney is absent for Parra

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  After Toledo police Officer Shawn Parra was convicted of theft in office, his attorney, Mark Deters, was arrested by court deputies on outstanding warrants from Sylvania Municipal Court.
  
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• Holland man pleads to vehicular assault

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Holland man who struck and injured a road construction worker on the I-475/​U.S. 23 bridge at the Maumee River last year pleaded no contest Monday to vehicular assault.
  
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• Halloween fun not limited to kids

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Halloween is a great day to be a kid. You get to play dress up, run around the neighborhood collecting free candy, and are granted a once-a-year pass to gorge on that overload of sugar you’ve lugged around all evening.
  
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• Findlay firm gets tax credits

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  COLUMBUS — Findlay software firm Plumbline Consulting LLC has received a seven-year state job tax credit for its planned addition of 20 workers.
  
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• Event to raise funds for veterans’ housing

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  In cities across America this year on Veterans Day, service clubs will host fund-raising rallies to benefit homeless veterans, thanks to a partnership between two Toledo nonprofit groups.
  
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• Beer, food a perfect fall pairing

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A cold beer is one of the true pleasures in life.
  
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• 3rd down stops key in Falcons’ shutout

  27-10-2015 05:00 via toledoblade.com
  BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University football team put together its best defensive effort of the season in a 48-0 victory at Kent State Saturday.
  
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