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The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 16 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the holiday reporting period, from last Friday to Monday. Impairment is a factor in at least five of those accidents. Troopers made 536 arrests for impaired driving…and 368 on drug-related charges.

In Henry County…Roberto Rosales is eastbound on Ohio 65 in Damascus Township. He loses control of the vehicle. It careens across both lanes of traffic…off the roadway…and into a tree. Rosales is pronounced dead at the scene…his body is taken to the County Morgue. State and local officials continue their …

Along County Road U in Ridgeville Township…a 4-wheeler, driven by Harlin Gault, 17, of Wauseon, loses control on a dirt trail…the ATV overturns…sending the boy…and passenger, Kendall Smith…he’s 17, too…flying. Smith has minor injuries. Gault has to be flown to an area hospital in serious condition.

Former North Central High School track coach, Jared Stewart…is sentenced on felony charges of gross sexual imposition against a student-athlete. All this…in a Williams County courtroom. He gets six months behind bars…community control…150 hours of community service…pay some restitution…and register as a sex offender. Stewart served as the North Central track …

A bank heist in Defiance…an Hispanic man…5-2 to 5-4…medium build…goes into the State Bank branch on Clinton St. He’s carrying a bag. That’s when he reveals to the teller…he has a bomb…then the demanded for money. The bandit gets some…no one is saying how much…and the robber leaves the place…in …

Sex charges in LaGrange County. Stanley Myers is accused of sexual misconduct with a minor and possession of child pornography. Officials tell reporters the investigation began…when police learned of possible illegal activity…involving Myers…and the girl who had started living at Myers’ home in 2014…when she was 14.

Stacks of fireworks…piled next to a rental truck…ignites…setting off a round of explosions at a Fourth of July block party in Toledo, injuring four people and littering a street with debris. A video from a neighbor shows people yelling and running for cover…as the fireworks exploded in every direction. At …

Gov., DeWine is sending 185 members of the Ohio National Guard to the southwest, later this year, at the request of the federal government. Officials say they will provide non-law enforcement support to U.S. customs agents…as part of the government’s Southwest Border mission. The governor didn’t provide further details about …

Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding the FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million dollars…paid to an attorney, to end his consulting contract shortly before he became the state’s top utility regulator. Akron-based, FirstEnergy disclosed that payment in the wake of allegations…in connection to that $60 million dollar bribery …

In Montpelier…a Randolph St., home is destroyed in a blaze that requires several departments to join in the fight against the flames. Officials say the fire started on the porch of the place. The fire team set up a few trucks and move in. The blaze is extinguished in minutes. …