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A Defiance woman dies in a solo crash, Saturday morning on Ohio 15. Officials tell reporters…Tracy Perez was heading northwest, just southeast of Ashpacher Road in Noble Township. That’s when the vehicle went off the left side of the roadway…crossing over. Then…the vehicle overturns. The wreckage bursts into flames. Perez …

At this hour…the OHP is investigating a fatal crash on U.S. 20A at Ohio 109 in Delta. Officials say…one vehicle went over the center line in the crash. The case continues.

The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio Board unanimously agrees to solicit a request for proposals for new electronic monitoring services. Executive Director, Dennis Sullivan says the current equipment is outdated and the software system is no longer supported. He estimates the cost of a new electronic monitoring system at about …

In Continental…the demolition of the town’s old water tower began after being postponed from its original date due to bad weather. The demolition will continue with the removal of the foundation going on this week. The new tower holds 150,000 gallon of water, an increase of 50,000 over the old …

Authorities charge a man in the fatal shooting death of a Defiance resident in South Carolina…while wounding the victim’s daughter. James Lewis, 46, Murrells Inlet, S.C., will be charged with murder, attempted murder, burglary and more. Jim Thomas was found inside his daughter’s residence…dead. Lewis also is charged with shooting …

A male teen who was struck and killed by a CSX train in Hicksville on April 15 has been identified. Logan Schambers died when he was hit by the train along the railroad tracks, east of Miller Road.

A new poll by Triple A finds Ohio residents are making big plans to get away this summer…despite the highest gas prices in years. In fact, more than 55% of Ohio residents surveyed say they are planning to travel more this summer than last summer and many say it will …

A Defiance man is shot and killed…south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jim Thomas, 76, died at the scene in Murrells Inlet. Officials confirm…his daughter is injured during the incident. Thomas was the quartermaster at VFW Post 3360, in Defiance. The case continues in South Carolina.

A key state official visited Defiance Tuesday afternoon to announce the award of more than $700,000 dollars for testing and cleanup of two former factory sites. Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development, held a meeting in the county commissioners office in Defiance to detail two grants to …

Defiance County’s land bank discussed EPA approval of an environmental agreement on the former SK Hand Tool Corp. property, allowing the cleanup process to proceed. County Commissioner, David Kern…who chaired the land bank board’s monthly meeting…noted that the EPA has approved a report on soil samplings at the site…south of …