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Wolcottville Police is looking for a man who led officers on three different pursuits in the last two weeks. Marcus Singleton has more than eight warrants out of Noble and LaGrange counties. The department has not said what the warrants are for. Singleton should not be approached if he’s seen. …

A routine traffic stop leads to a marijuana bust on I-69 in Branch County…several pounds of the drug were confiscated. A Michigan Trooper stopped a southbound car for having a defective exhaust system just north of Jonesville Road. The officer could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. …

A firefighter is hurt in a blaze that completely destroys a home south of Garrett. Crews responded to the scene to find a manufactured home with a sun-room addition in flames. A member of the Jackson Township Fire Department fell through the roof. He suffered a shoulder injury and was …

Lucas County’s request to amend its Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio bed allocation for 2018 is denied during the CCNO governing board’s monthly meeting. Next year’s numbers were decided during a board meeting on Oct. 4. While Lucas County asked for 275 beds at that meeting, it requested an additional …

Paulding County deputies respond to an assault and attempted robbery on Road 204, near Antwerp. When the victim pulled into his driveway, he noticed a dark colored, SUV parked near his outbuilding. As the he approached his front door, he was attacked by two males. The victim was struck with …

Five people are killed in a house fire in Seneca County, between Bascom and Fostoria. When crews arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. Crews were forced to close State Route 18 for a time. When the blaze was extinguished, the fire team found the bodies of three victims inside. …

Police in Paulding County arrest a teenager in connection with the death of a 3-month-old boy. Officers were called to a home on South Cleveland Street in Grover Hill last week for a 3-month old child who was not breathing. The child, Zyathen Blair, was taken and admitted to a …

An Ohio man is sentenced to 46 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend and a man living at the home where she’d taken refuge with friends after her life had been threatened by her ex boyfriend. John Henry, of Clarksburg in Ross County declined …

An attempt by a former Henry County commissioner to have a felony conviction removed from his record is denied. Richard Myers, who served as commissioner from 2006-2012, was convicted of having an unlawful interest in a public contract in a 2013 case in Henry County. Due to the incident, the …

A truck driver uses a handgun to get help after his own big rig runs him over. Terrence Connors told officers he got out of the vehicle before fully engaging the parking brakes. The semi rolled over his leg, seriously injuring him. The parking area at the mid toll lot …