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One of the alleged victims in a rape trial took the stand Monday afternoon, claiming Chris Sturtevant raped and choked her to the point she passed out. Sturtevant, 20, is on trial this week for four counts of rape, all a first degree felony, involving two women. Two of the …

The Bryan City Council approved a building permit for 122 S. Lynn St…right next to Kora Brew House and Wine Bar…to Maynard Rentals, LLC….and another permit for 105 W. Butler St. to Ignacio Romero Angeles…during its meeting on Monday, at the Don North Municipal Building. The Lynn Street property, which …

The Swanton Council started the approval process for a new economic development commission in the village. The first reading of an ordinance to create the commission was unanimously approved. Duties of the commission would include making recommendations on matter relating to improvement of sound economic growth and business development in …

A shooting sends one man to the hospital in Paulding County Saturday, in the village of Cecil. Officials say…28-year-old Kurtis Puckett was trespassing on the property of Judd Spencer. During a verbal confrontation, Puckett attacked and assaulted 37-year-old James Weaver, a friend of Spencer. As Spencer attempted to stop the …

A $9,500 state grant will increase the number of people capable of handling hazardous materials in the county. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced $800,000 dollars in grants for training across the state, including one to the Williams County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Money for the grants come from …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle injury crash in Farmer Township, Defiance County on State Route 2, south of Beerbower Road. Officials tell reporters…Logan Rehle, age 27 of Defiance, was riding southbound on 2…when he struck a deer attempting to cross the roadway. Riehle was not wearing …

A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America, in Lake Erie off the coast of Cleveland, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. At issue is the 2020 approval by the Ohio Power Siting Board of the project by …

A Toledo man, accused of running unlicensed funeral operations in four counties across Ohio is convicted of dozens of felony charges. Shawnte Hardin, 41, maintained his innocence after a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found him guilty of 31 counts, concluding a bench trial that began earlier this year, …

A crash on U.S. 30 outside New Haven shut down the highway for several hours on Wednesday. According to INDOT, the crash happened eastbound at Doyle Road, less than a mile east of the Interstate 469 interchange. All lanes were blocked for a time. State and local officials are handling …

Another person has died after that crash in Steuben County last week, on S.R. 120 near C.R. 850 West, a mile east of Orland. We reported…a pickup truck, driven by 50-year-old Donald Squires of Howe was traveling westbound on 120 when it drifted left of the center line and hit …