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Craig Greene, the Asheville, North Carolina man accused of causing a January crash that killed a Napoleon woman, pleads not guilty in Henry County to vehicular homicide charges and more. Sandra Crandall was pronounced dead at the scene. Greene was blocking eastbound and westbound lanes with his semi when it …

One person is killed in a two-vehicle crash on West Central Avenue, near North Berkey Southern Road, just outside of Assumption. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Officials say a pickup truck, driven by the unnamed driver, was westbound on Central when …

The Williams County Common Pleas Court supports the county elections board, dealing a blow to efforts by a local grassroots residents group to qualify a county charter issue for the November general election ballot. The charter would switch the county from its current statutory form of government to one governed …

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 …