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Defiance County is awarded $5,517 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The award is a part of a new program approved by Congress. The grant will be distributed to qualifying agencies by a local board.

The Ohio Department of Health warns of a phone scam. Callers, posing as health department staff, ask for personal information that the department would never seek over the phone. The scammers can even make it look like they are calling from a credible phone number. Most legitimate places would never …

Bryan officials showed support in the local hospital system’s fight for continued federal funding. City Public Affairs members voted unanimously to sign a letter of support for Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers…as it works to keep two federal programs in place. The funding totals roughly two percent of the system’s …

A driver is injured at Angola Speedway. Officials say that during the Figure 8, a male driver was involved in an accident that resulted in Track Safety calling in for assistance from Steuben County EMS & Parkview Samaritan. The driver later released after being treated.

State troopers were on the scene of a deadly crash in Wood County on State Route 795, near Moline. 43-year-old Jane Bennett of Walbridge was westbound when she drove over the median, flipping her vehicle several times…she was ejected from her car. The crash is under investigation

A Ft. Wayne woman is in serious condition after being hit while crossing the intersection of Goshen Road and W. Coliseum Boulevard. The victim was with her boyfriend as they tried to run across the roadway while traffic was moving. The driver of a car didn’t see her.

Monday night’s thunderstorms leaves downed trees and flooded roads in its path. In west Toledo, one man had to escape his own car on Algonquin Road near Central Road. The waters came up fast, catching some people by surprise. Traffic had to be re-routed there to keep anyone else from …

Thousands were without power for a time throughout Lucas County, after a severe thunderstorm. Ottawa Hills…Springfield Township…Sylvania…and Toledo all reported hundreds of customers were without electricity. 71 hundred in all were affected throughout Lucas County. FirstEnergy crews are still out making repairs in the area.

Toledo Police confirms a person, who was shot by a Toledo police officer, has died Neighbors say they heard screaming and yelling followed by gunshots at a Berkshire Place residence West Toledo. The investigation continues.

One person in Ft. Wayne is hurt after a motorcycle crash on I-69. Emergency crews were called to the northbound lanes near mile marker 301, just south of the exit for U.S. 24 and West Jefferson Boulevard. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition. The motorcycle caught fire after the …