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The coronavirus in Fulton County…at this hour…203 cases…18 have been in the hospital. There has been one death. Lucas County…6,628 cases and 346 deaths. Defiance County, 217 patients…eight people have died. In Williams County…168 cases and three deaths. Henry County? 246…eight have died. There have been 131,992 cases overall in …

A statewide effort in Ohio to track COVID-19, through fecal matter, has expanded to Defiance. The state department has started collecting samples from the city’s water treatment plant. While the process of testing wastewater doesn’t target a single household, it can give a picture of a large amount of cases …

A 16-year-old New Haven girl dies after being pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan. Officials confirm Trinity Coulter is the victim. They say she was swimming with family near the lighthouse pier in Michigan City, when she disappeared. Her body was recovered about 50 minutes later local first responders. …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 10 crashes claimed 10 lives over the Labor Day Holiday. Other numbers…troopers arrest 538 drivers for DUI…issue 3,289 safety belt citations…bust 477 for drugs…and add 170 felony arrests. They say, in all…26,035 traffic stops were made.

In Defiance County…a two car wreck leaves several hurt. Officials tell reporters Larry Donaldson of Continental was southbound on Kinner Road…when he fails to yield at the Mansfield Road intersection with Steven Corwin of Defiance. Both cars end up in the ditch after the impact. Donaldson?…flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s …

A high-speed pursuit through Paulding, Defiance, Henry and Lucas counties with police. Officers identify the driver of a Nissan Altima on the 24…he’s wanted on a felony warrant. They try to pull the suspect over…he stabs the gas, instead. At speeds over 120…the pursuit goes on for 40 minutes, officials …

Around 48,000 Ohioans have been notified they received an overpayment of unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. State Human Services Agency officials confirms this to reporters. That’s about 6% of the nearly 800,000 people in Ohio who have been paid regular unemployment benefits since the start of the pandemic in …

A Bryan woman, found guilty in July for abusing pet dogs, is sentenced in Fulton County. Theresa Taylor, gets 35 days at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, with credit for two days, previously served. The court also ordered Taylor to spend five years on community control, pay court costs …

A Wolcottville man dies in a motorcycle crash on West Fox Lake Road, west of Angola. Officials tell reporters James Dameron missed a turn…veered off the roadway, smashing into a pole. Dameron was pronounced dead at the scene. Excessive speed is not believed to be a factor, however alcohol use …

Lawmakers pass Senate Bill 357, giving an additional $650 million dollars of federal Coronavirus Aid funding to local communities across Ohio for pandemic-related expenses. The funding excludes Ohio’s six jurisdictions with populations over 500,000, because they already qualify for direct payments. The legislation includes an emergency clause, making the bill …