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A man accused of stealing from a gas station in Whitehouse surrenders after leading police on a chase and being pulled out of Swan Creek. Police said when the man was confronted about the alleged shoplifting, he took off on foot and jumped into the creek. The man eventually gave …

Paul Bongiorno of Wauseon is sentenced to 14 months in prison for handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and 10 months in prison for aggravated possession of drugs. He pled guilty back in August for those charges.

An off-duty Indiana State Trooper makes an arrest in Noble County. The officer was on State Road 9, when he sees a man in a car wanted on an outstanding warrant. He tried to pull Tony Jacobs over. Jacobs pulled into a driveway…then takes off running. Jacobs soon after surrendered …

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the second medical office building on the ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital campus. The 41,000- square-foot facility cost $12 million.

Edgerton crews saved a house but lost two barns in a Tuesday blaze on County Road C. Several other departments assisted in the operation. No injuries reported. The fire is under investigation at this hour.

Detective Sergeant, Christopher R. Emerick with the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office graduates from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia. Sgt. Emerick is a graduate of Eastside High School in Butler. He is currently assigned to the investigations division of the Sheriff’s office. Emerick joins 231 other graduates in …

Late efforts to alter West Unity’s water tower project were not fruitful this week. The town is planning on replacing its 80-year-old, 100,000-gallon water tower. The Council met in a special meeting to discuss changing the project to a 300,000-gallon capacity. Officials say they will continue the discussion at a …

Attorney General, Jeff Sessions will discuss his immigration priorities in an event in Fort Wayne on Thursday. Sessions will be speaking in the suite level of Parkview Field. President, Trump and Sessions both have identified the fight against illegal immigration as a priority. A rally has been organized to protest …

The man accused of shooting DeKalb County Deputy, Todd McCormick after a traffic stop in Garrett in April is released from an area hospital and is now in police custody. Deputy McCormick stopped Joshua Mumma for equipment violations back on April 10th. A search netted a suspected drug find. Mumma …

The driver in a crash that injured three girls earlier this month is charged. Kendyl Snow, 16, of Defiance, stands accused of failure to control and a license violation. On June 1, Snow was driving south on Adams Ridge Road with passengers Kaitlin and Kara Schnitkey, both from Napoleon. Snow …