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• UT football adds 2 more transfers from Florida

  14-04-2016 22:56 via toledoblade.com
  Seven players in the University of Toledo's most recent recruiting class came from the state of Florida, and now the Rockets are adding two more Floridians to the roster.
  
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• Michigan players speak up on satellite camps

  14-04-2016 22:45 via toledoblade.com
  ANN ARBOR — Following the NCAA Division I council’s decision to ban satellite camps, some of Michigan football players took to social media to voice their opinions regarding the decision, as well as the voice they have as individuals and collectively within college athletics.
  
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• Missing Toledo baby recovered in Detroit

  14-04-2016 22:28 via toledoblade.com
  An infant who went missing after he was placed in the custody of Lucas County Children Services was located today in Detroit and returned to Toledo, the agency said.
  
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• Riviera Maia to be renovated, rented again

  14-04-2016 21:45 via toledoblade.com
  
  The future owners of the condemned Riviera Maia apartments met with neighbors and city leaders today to discuss construction plans for the 504-unit complex. 
  
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• Toledo speed cameras nab thousands in March

  14-04-2016 20:31 via toledoblade.com
  
  More than 2,400 motorists have learned they sped past a Toledo police officer with a hand-held speed-detection camera last month when they received citation in the mail. 
  
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• Former test pilot 'Tony' Barnum dies at age 95

  14-04-2016 19:05 via toledoblade.com
  
  Leon E. "Tony" Barnum, the long-time owner of a local aviation business who as a Navy test pilot during World War II helped pioneer unmanned weapons systems like guided missiles and drones, died Wednesday in his Whitehouse home. He was 95.
  
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• Three people were hurt in North Toledo fire

  14-04-2016 18:00 via toledoblade.com
  Three people were injured in a house fire today in North Toledo.
  
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• Three people hurt in North Toledo fire

  14-04-2016 18:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Three people were injured in a house fire today in North Toledo.
  
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• Public invited to try locally-produced foods

  14-04-2016 17:43 via toledoblade.com
  The public is invited to attend, taste, and buy any of several locally-produced food products during a one-hour window for the public at a local food buyer’s show today in the Great Hall of the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. The public can attend the show from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Rossford man pleaded guilty to wife's death

  14-04-2016 17:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Less than a week before he was scheduled to go on trial for his wife's murder, a Rossford man today admitted in Wood County Common Pleas Court that he killed her.
  
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• Police probe fatal stabbing in Adrian

  14-04-2016 15:36 via toledoblade.com
  ADRIAN — An 18-year-old Adrian man was stabbed in the chest and killed early today in this Lenawee County community, authorities said.
  
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• Police investigate fatal stabbing in Adrian

  14-04-2016 15:36 via toledoblade.com
  ADRIAN — An 18-year-old Adrian man was stabbed in the chest and killed early today in this Lenawee County community, authorities said.
  
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• Man arrainged in fatal stabbing in Adrian

  14-04-2016 15:36 via toledoblade.com
  ADRIAN — A 20-year-old Adrian man was arraigned on murder charges today for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man earlier in the day.
  
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• Man arraigned in fatal stabbing in Adrian

  14-04-2016 15:36 via toledoblade.com
  ADRIAN — A 20-year-old Adrian man was arraigned on murder charges today for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man earlier in the day.
  
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• Waite to dedicate softball field

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A new softball field where Waite High School can play true home games will be dedicated today.
  
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• Waite High to dedicate new softball field today

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A new softball field where Waite High School can play true home games will be dedicated today.
  
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• Tower work is under way

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Work is under way on ProMedica’s new tower at Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital.
  
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• Toledo native gets warm welcome on book tour

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  ■ Toledo native and author Lisa Beazley spoke at Open Book hosted by the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Literati, a young professionals group.
  
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• South Toledo shooter gets 9-year prison term

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man convicted in a South Toledo shooting was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison.
  
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• Shot at trooper gets 41½ years

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — A Wood County judge has sentenced a Detroit man who shot at a state trooper on I-75 last summer to 41½ years in prison.
  
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• Relationships provide hook for Second City

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  In its show at the Valentine Theatre on Saturday night, the Second City comedy troupe will tackle a subject that has confused people for centuries: relationships.
  
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• ProMedica tower work under way

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Work is under way on ProMedica’s new tower at Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital.
  
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• New president hired at public relations firm

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  R/​P Marketing Public Relations, which has as client list that includes Libbey Inc. and national health-care organizations, has brought on a veteran communications leader as the first step in a multiyear plan to phase in new leadership as Martha Vetter, founder and chief executive officer, looks at retirement.
  
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• Mercy Health plan changes moved on

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo City Council committee Wednesday pushed along plans for Mercy Health to change its Cherry Street campus master plan to allow for expansion of the emergency room and a new outpatient dialysis facility.
  
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• Man sentenced for threatening calls

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — A Jerry City, Ohio, man who made threatening phone calls to a Bowling Green factory was sentenced to 30 days in work release and placed on community control for two years.
  
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• Man admits to test-drive heist

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man charged with robbing a used-car salesman during a test drive has admitted his role in the holdup.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 4-14

  14-04-2016 06:00 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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• James Tucker, Jr. (1935-2016): Standout athlete at BGSU became executive at Ford

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  FOSTORIA — James Tucker, Jr., a standout high school athlete who went on to basketball success at Bowling Green State University and business success as a Ford Motor Co. executive, died Friday in Good Shepherd Home. He was 80.
  
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• Hickory Farms founder’s passion was philanthropy

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Richard K. “Dick” Ransom, the founder of Toledo-based Hickory Farms, Inc., was a “business visionary” and a marketing genius, say those who knew him best.
  
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• Hawk cleared for takeoff

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Laura Zitzelberger, operations manager of Nature’s Nursery, prepares to release a red-tailed hawk back into the wild. The hawk had suffered spinal trauma that caused partial paralysis. Nature’s Nursery, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Whitehouse, helped restore it to health and released it Wednesday in Sylvania, where it was found earlier this year.
  
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• Gun-rights rally, march set for BGSU

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Gun-rights advocates, with weapons in hand, will march through Bowling Green State University Saturday to push for changes in state restrictions of concealed weapons on college campuses.
  
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• Former music director, pastor sentenced

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The former music director of a local Christian radio station was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation for assaulting a woman.
  
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• Findlay police to equip K-9 with body armor

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  FINDLAY — The Findlay Police Department will soon equip its K-9 with body armor, thanks to a charitable donation.
  
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• Don’t overlook tasty Thai

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Just off of I-280, tucked into an unassuming strip in Northwood, is the sort of urban dive you’d expect to have the best kind of food.
  
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• Credit union leader guilty of theft

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  PITTSBURGH — The former president and chief executive officer of Toledo Metro Federal Credit Union pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court's Western Division of Pennsylvania to stealing from the thrift.
  
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• Castalia driver hurt as car slams into state patrol post

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  SANDUSKY — A Castalia, Ohio, man was seriously hurt when a car he was driving while without a license crashed into an Ohio Highway Patrol post late Tuesday, authorities said.
  
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• Auto-carrier truck strikes overpass

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  An auto-carrier truck struck a railroad overpass Wednesday in Sylvania Township after its driver failed to lower its upper deck once vehicles were loaded, township police reported.
  
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• Authorities seek mom in custody case

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Toledo police were looking for a woman who reportedly ignored a court over to turn over custody of her infant son.
  
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• Area base in competition for jet facility

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Ohio Air National Guard base at Toledo Express Airport is one of 18 facilities nationwide that the Air Force will consider for either of two planned F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jet bases within the National Guard system, military officials announced.
  
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• ‘An Iliad’ to benefit collaborative

  14-04-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A classic story of war shouts to us over centuries to warn us of the horrors of today.
  
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• Recently reviewed restaurants: 4-14

  14-04-2016 03:09 via toledoblade.com
  
  Summaries of recently reviewed area restaurants, in the order in which they were reviewed, with the most recent at the top. To see previous Bill of Fare reviews on the Web, go to toledoblade.com and type “Bill of Fare” into the search box and click enter.
  
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• Fremont man dies in single-car accident

  14-04-2016 03:08 via toledoblade.com
  FREMONT — A Fremont-area man has died after his van drove off the road and through ditches, state troopers said.
  
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