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Angola firefighters save a 3-year-old boy from a burning house on County Road West 100 North in Steuben County. Officials say three policemen were first to arrive and were hurt trying to rescue the boy. When firefighters arrive, heavy fire is seen throughout the home. Fire crews went inside to …

Skeletal human remains recovered in April from a field in LaGrange County are identified as Tiffany Huffmann, missing since 2012. The cause of death hasn’t been determined, but foul play isn’t suspected. A property owner spotted the remains. A forensic anthropology team from the University of Indianapolis assisted with the …

A Wauseon teen faces drug charges. Jamon McConnell plead guilty to trafficking in marijuana back in December. He was sentenced to two years of community control, and ordered to pay prosecution costs, serve two days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, with credit for days served and he is …

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 …