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Luis Barrientos, charged with three counts of rape and a list of other charges, faced the court in Defiance. He now has a pretrial hearing coming up. Officials say Barrientos in 2018 and 2019, had sexual contact with a 7-year-old girl, at a Defiance residence. Because the victim is under …

Audrey Foust, charged with attempted murder, pleads not guilty in a Defiance court room. Prosecutors say Foust, back in Nov., used a knife to stab Terry Soto in the chest at a Harrison Ave. location in Defiance. He was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. Judge, Joseph Schmenk set …

A Steuben County deputy is alright after he is hit by a pickup while assisting with traffic control at that crash scene on State Road 120. They say Gary Thompson of Middleton wasn’t paying attention at the time of the crash. He was not injured. The officer sustained minor injuries …

In Steuben County…an SUV and pickup are in a head on collision on State Road 120, at CR 175 W. Investigators say Fernando Perez, the driver of the SUV, was headed west, when he crossed the center line into the path of the semi. Perez sustained minor injuries. The driver …

A local truck driver is arrested. A Williams County deputy sees a semi heading south past the Ohio Turnpike on Ohio 15, towards Holiday City with no rear tail lights. The officer tried to pull the driver over but he continues on. Finally, the semi stops. It’s at the home …

Doctors and other healthcare practitioners, who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmacists who are obliged to fill those prescriptions, a series of pharmacy chains argued in federal court. The filings, which were submitted to the federal judge in Cleveland, overseeing the national …

Indiana lawmakers are looking to toughen the penalties stores face for selling tobacco products to underaged customers, as they raise the state’s minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 21 to conform with the new federal law. A proposal backed by anti-smoking advocates would also eliminate the possible …

The Williams County, Ohio State University Extension Office is hosting two meetings about the Farm Bill on Friday. Both take place at the Williams County East Annex building on E. High St. The meeting is to discuss a 2018 Farm Bill provision, allowing the choice to enroll in Agricultural Risk …

A fire on South Emmett Street in Bryan is contained by city crews and others. Dispatch got the call from Worthington Design…the blaze, reported in the attic of the business. When fire teams arrived, they began pulling down the ceiling to put out the fire. In an hour, the flames …

Hugh Whitehead, the Bryan man accused of rape, assault, abduction and more in a Dec. 6th incident, is arraigned by a Williams County grand jury. Bryan Police says he held his victim against her will. The indictment adds Whitehead is a sexually violent predator. Prosecutors also say he threatened to …