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OSHP releases Memorial Day weekend traffic numbers

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 14 deaths on Ohio roadways over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend. In 2016, 15 fatalities occurred, and 16 occurred in 2015. One of this year’s fatalities was a motorcyclist, and seven were pedestrians. The four-day reporting period began Friday, May 26 and ran …

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Folks in Paulding County looking for a break in natural disasters

Folks in Paulding County are saying “enough already” and could use a break from natural disasters about now. In the last two weeks, the county has suffered from strong straight line winds and flooding in the Payne, Paulding and Oakwood areas. The Paulding County commissioners had initially declared a state …

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Head-on crash in DeKalb County injured three people Tuesday

A head-on crash in DeKalb County injured three people Tuesday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department the crash happened in the 7400 block of State Road 8 around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, just east of Newville. Investigators said a vehicle driven by Austin Ortiz, of Butler, crossed the center …

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4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in Ohio

A survey of Ohio county coroners has found more than 4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in a state among the hardest hit by a heroin and opioid epidemic. The state’s 4,149 unintentional fatal overdoses in 2016 are a 36 percent increase from the previous year when just …

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Henry County man facing a felony abduction charges

A Henry County man is facing a felony abduction charge following an alleged incident that took place Saturday evening in Hancock County. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about 30 year old Joseph Burns of Deshler who was allegedly holding his girlfriend against her will while driving her vehicle …

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Two children were seriously injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash

Two children were seriously injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Delta. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Toledo post, at 11 a.m. in Fulton County’s Pike Township, a vehicle driven by 24 year old Jasin Wise of Liberty Center, was westbound on County Road and failed …

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Defiance Police Department is searching for a male robbery suspect

The Defiance Police Department is searching for a male suspect who allegedly robbed the Circle K gas station, on N. Clinton St., late Sunday evening. The male suspect allegedly entered the store with a firearm and left the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is …

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Two kayakers who had been swept under water on the Pigeon River rescued

A 9-1-1 call was received from two kayakers who had been swept under water on the Pigeon River after getting caught on a log jam in swift water Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Indiana Conservation Officers responded and said that 54 year old Dawn Desmond of Toledo was kayaking with …

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The Andersons closing their doors after this Saturday June 3rd

Say goodbye to an Ohio retail icon…this is the final week for The Andersons as they will be closing their doors after this Saturday, June 3, 2017. In January, the company said it would close four retail stores, including two in Columbus, one in Maumee on Illinois Avenue and one …

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Gas prices are increasing for the first time in four weeks

Gas prices are increasing for the first time in four weeks. AAA Auto Club reports the average cost nationwide is $2.36/gallon – two cents more than a week ago, which is still six cents less than a month ago, but eight cents more than a year ago. The increases are …

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