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Stephen Palladino’s arson trial continues in Defiance County. Prosecutors say in 2018, Palladino started a fire at his ex-wife’s home in Highland Township. The blaze severely damaged the home. The woman and their child inside, were able to get out safely. So far, several witnesses have taken the stand, most …

Alonzo Irelan of Swanton is sentenced in a Toledo courtroom to 17 years in prison for trying to kill his estranged wife on two separate occasions. He entered an Alford plea to two counts of attempted murder…meaning the defendant does not admit guilt but admits the evidence presented would likely …

A Maumee man, accused of seriously harming a woman is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Michael Buck, 28, faces burglary and assault charges. Prosecutors say back on June 13, he broke into a County Road 15 address in Bryan, hitting the victim in the face several times. She …

Logan Guess of Delta is indicted for DUI and interference with the operation of a train in Fulton County. Guess has another court date soon over the June incident.

The Central Local School Board approves 2.5% pay increases for both Superintendent, Steve Arnold and Treasurer, Kerry Samples. The board also welcomed new personnel to the district.

Defiance County deputies arrest an Evansport man, suspected of raping two minors. James Sheets was booked into the Corrections Center in Stryker. Both victims were under the age of 10.

Ernesto Martinez of Bryan is arraigned in Williams County on several counts of gross sexual imposition. The two alleged victims were ages 6 and 7 when they were inappropriately touched by Martinez in February 2019 during an overnight stay at a local residence, prosecutors say. Martinez is scheduled to appear …

A former Napoleon school teacher and coach, facing 12 counts of sexual imposition, appears in a Henry County courtroom. Randy Burke was indicted on 10 counts late last year. Then, Burke was indicted late last month on an additional count, this after another alleged victim came forward. A jury trial …

Ryan Dangerfield is indicted by a Williams County grand jury on murder charges and more…in connection to the stabbing death of Dylan Bible in Bryan on June 23 at a Bryan motel. Dangerfield faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

A man is sentenced to prison in Defiance County for his involvement in a drug transaction that led to a woman’s overdose death more than three years ago. Daniel Oberlin pled no contest to involuntary manslaughter, and drug trafficking. Oberlin was given a 54-month prison term.