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No serious injuries reported after a car leaves the roadway on Highway 20 along Beaver Creek. Officials say the car hit some water, hydroplaned…and careened into the creek below. The driver, Seth Altaffer of Montpelier was shaken up but is okay. Crews have removed the vehicle. An investigation into the …

Maumee Valley Guidance Center’s Mental Health First Aid prevention program will be featured on CNN on Tuesday. Last weekend, CNN filmed a story about the community-centered program. The story is scheduled to air on Tuesday morning, during the network’s final hour of New Day. It will feature interviews with staff …

Some events are scheduled for next weekend in an effort to raise funds for a young Bryan girl fighting a serious medical condition. 4-year-old Bexley Pardee has been living with a congenital heart defect for her whole life. To help the family with medical expenses, from 11 a.m. to 2 …

A state lawmaker introduces legislation, requiring school districts in Ohio to name a valedictorian. The House bill introduced by Republican state Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, comes after Mason High School in southwestern Ohio decided that it will stop awarding those academic honors. Many schools traditionally have bestowed the valedictorian …

The grandmother of three boys, allegedly molested by an Angola man, took the stand in Steuben Superior Court. A 12-person jury was selected and heard seven felony charges pending against Tylarr Tagliaferri. He is accused of forcing the boys, six to ten years old, to perform a sex act on …

The driver of an SUV that caused a train derailment in Swanton on June 6 is identified at 25-year-old Logan Guess of Delta. Investigators say Guess abandoned her vehicle after it became stuck on the railroad tracks on Main Street, north of U.S. 20A. It was then hit by a …

Defiance County deputies release more information on that body recovered from the Maumee River back in May, near the Ohio 127 bridge. A physical description has now been released…the victim?…a white male…5-4…150 pounds. A tattoo on the right side of the body reads ‘music’ while a tattoo on the right …

Philip Taylor, the Bryan man accused of killing four dogs earlier this month with a handgun, is indicted on six counts by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say it all happened at Taylor’s home on County Road 13. He was arrested back on June 2 and booked at the …

A northeastern Indiana man who pled guilty in a DUI crash involving a horse-drawn carriage has been ordered to pay $427,000 in restitution to the crash victims. A Steuben County judge also sentenced Brady Duvendack of Fremont to 18 months’ probation. Officials tell reporters Duvendack was intoxicated when his car …

A plan to turn Defiance’s downtown alleys into pedestrian walkways is approved by city council. J&N Builders of Defiance gets the $25 thousand dollar contract for the improvements…which entails extending curbs and stamped concrete in four Clinton Street locations…blocking traffic from entering the alleys. The project is part of the …