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The Toledo bomb squad is called to a home on Stryker Street in Archbold to deal with items found in an attic. The family found a box in their father’s attic marked “explosives.” The Archbold Police Department also was called to the scene. The items in the box were aluminum …

Eight issues and 106 candidates have been certified for the Nov. 7 ballot by the Williams County Board of Elections. The board ruled three candidates had errors on their petitions…they were denied certification.

A motorcycle crash leaves the driver in critical condition. Officers were called to the northbound ramp of I-69 and I-469 in northern Allen County. Police closed one lane of the ramp while crews cleaned up the area. Investigators say speed was a factor. No other vehicles were involved.

Sylvania Township Police is on the lookout after four homes are shot up, blocks away from Pacesetter Park. Police say there are no links between the victims…the drive-by shootings are random. Investigators have gathered evidence and sent it to the state crime lab…it appears the same gun was used in …

One person dies in a crash involving a TARTA bus in south Toledo on Fearing Blvd, near Hill Ave. Beverly Barrett drove southbound on Fearing in a red car. Barrett crossed the center line and hit the bus head-on. First responders rushed Barrett to UTMC, where she later died. There …

Police in Auburn want a man and woman who burglarized a business office. Frank Lopez and Amanda Oberlin broke in and stole items from the Auburn Homes office on West 7th Street. A handgun was taken. Lopez and Oberlin should be considered armed and dangerous. Lopez is white, 5-8, 170…with …

The swine superintendent for the Henry County agriculture society, John Poulson, confirms at least four pigs have tested positive for swine flu at the Henry County Fair. Poulson says he is not aware of any human cases, but notes the fair is taking extra precautions to keep people safe. He …

About 30 percent of children are overweight in the U.S. But in Williams County, for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade, that number is much higher. 42 percent are classified as obese. That’s according to individual body mass index screenings of 941 local students recorded last year by the Williams …

An Ashley woman is arrested for DUI after an accident where four people are injured, included three children. Steuben County Deputies were dispatched to I-69 south at the 346 mile-marker to a report of an injury accident. Upon arrival, officers found an SUV on its top in the median. Authorities …

The man, accused of plowing into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in Virginia, will be arraigned in a Charlottesville courtroom. James Fields, Jr of Maumee faces numerous charges…including murder. Fields was arrested after crashing a car intentionally into a crowd of people…killing one.