http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:40:29 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/10/two-new-single-family-houses-lowered-crane-western-avenue/stories/20260910105 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/10/two-new-single-family-houses-lowered-crane-western-avenue/stories/20260910105#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:17:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2026/09/10/two-new-single-family-houses-lowered-crane-western-avenue/stories/20260910105 Ealvana Ruiz sat on her front porch on Western Avenue Thursday watching a crane lower a brand new modular home across the street from her house in Toledo’s Old South End. “The lots have been empty for a long time,” said Ms. Ruiz, who has lived in her home since 1999. Unibilt construction workers lift two brand-new single-family homes onto foundations by crane at 318 and 326 Western Avenue in Toledo on Sept. 10. Unibilt construction workers lift two brand-new single-family homes onto foundations by crane at 318 and 326 Western Avenue in Toledo on Sept. 10. Unibilt construction workers lift two brand-new single-family homes onto foundations by crane at 318 and 326 Western Avenue. Ealvana Ruiz sat on her front porch on Western Avenue on Thursday watching a crane lower a brand new modular home across the street from her house in Toledo’s Old South End. She said it will help people who can't find affordable housing. Tomas Ruiz, a long time resident on Western Avenue in Toledo, said Thursday that new housing on Western Avenue will improve property values. Unibilt construction workers lift two brand-new single-family homes onto foundations by crane at 318 and 326 Western Avenue. Unibilt construction workers add finishing touches before lifting two brand-new single-family homes onto foundations by crane at 318 and 326 Western Avenue. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/bicyclist-seriously-injured-west-toledo-crash/stories/20260910110 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/bicyclist-seriously-injured-west-toledo-crash/stories/20260910110#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:44:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/bicyclist-seriously-injured-west-toledo-crash/stories/20260910110 A 75-year-old man was seriously injured when he was hit by a vehicle in West Toledo while riding a bicycle near the University of Toledo main campus, police said. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/toledo-plan-commission-backs-landmark-status-2-churches-over-diocese-objections/stories/20260910103 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/toledo-plan-commission-backs-landmark-status-2-churches-over-diocese-objections/stories/20260910103#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:50:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/toledo-plan-commission-backs-landmark-status-2-churches-over-diocese-objections/stories/20260910103 The Toledo City Plan Commission has recommended landmark status for two former churches over the objections of the Diocese of Toledo, which owns both properties. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Toledo is owned by the Diocese of Toledo. Gary Lenhart, community coordinator for One Voice for East Toledo, spoke in favor of designating two churches as local landmarks at a Toledo City Plan Commission meeting on Thursday. Good Shepherd Catholic Church in East Toledo is owned by the Diocese of Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/10/man-gets-36-years-raping-juveniles/stories/20260910100 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/10/man-gets-36-years-raping-juveniles/stories/20260910100#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:29:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/10/man-gets-36-years-raping-juveniles/stories/20260910100 A Maumee man has been sent to prison for 36 years after pleading guilty to seven felonies involving sex crimes with two minors, the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office said. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/10/core-cities-strategy-needed-to-reverse-ohio-population-trends-mayors-say/stories/20260910089 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/10/core-cities-strategy-needed-to-reverse-ohio-population-trends-mayors-say/stories/20260910089#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:26:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/10/core-cities-strategy-needed-to-reverse-ohio-population-trends-mayors-say/stories/20260910089 COLUMBUS — Increased investment in Toledo and Ohio’s other core cities is necessary to change the state’s downward population trajectory, according to the bipartisan Ohio Mayors Alliance. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during an Ohio Mayors Alliance event in Columbus on Sept. 3. Also pictured are, from left, Findlay Mayor Christina Muryn, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik, Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/10/agricultural-tire-recycling-scheduled-maumee/stories/20260907070 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/10/agricultural-tire-recycling-scheduled-maumee/stories/20260907070#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:14:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/10/agricultural-tire-recycling-scheduled-maumee/stories/20260907070 Lucas County residents can bring their agricultural tires for free disposal at the Lucas County Recreation Center on Sept. 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/missing-holland-woman-s-body-found-in-indiana-railroad-yard/stories/20260910096 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/missing-holland-woman-s-body-found-in-indiana-railroad-yard/stories/20260910096#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:25:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/missing-holland-woman-s-body-found-in-indiana-railroad-yard/stories/20260910096 A Holland woman reported missing Tuesday was matched Wednesday to a body railroad workers found last week on top of a freight car in a railroad yard in Elkhart, Ind. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/man-shot-riding-bike-in-central-toledo/stories/20260910092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/man-shot-riding-bike-in-central-toledo/stories/20260910092#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:22:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/man-shot-riding-bike-in-central-toledo/stories/20260910092 A 31-year-old man was shot while riding his bike in the central city Wednesday night, police reported. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/3-streets-to-close-for-saturday-events/stories/20260910090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/3-streets-to-close-for-saturday-events/stories/20260910090#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:01:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/3-streets-to-close-for-saturday-events/stories/20260910090 Three Toledo streets will close Saturday for special events, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/pedestrian-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-by-vehicle/stories/20260910082 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/pedestrian-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-by-vehicle/stories/20260910082#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:47:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/10/pedestrian-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-by-vehicle/stories/20260910082 A 20-year-old pedestrian was gravely injured Wednesday evening when struck in a crosswalk by an SUV on Glendale Avenue in front of the South Toledo Walmart store. Emergency vehicles block Glendale Avenue near Oak Hill Court after an SUV struck a pedestrian on Sept. 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/9-11-transformed-security-far-beyond-airports-including-across-toledo/stories/20260908108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/9-11-transformed-security-far-beyond-airports-including-across-toledo/stories/20260908108#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2026/09/10/9-11-transformed-security-far-beyond-airports-including-across-toledo/stories/20260908108 In May, 2001, a Federal Aviation Administration van dropped me at the Oklahoma City airport just 30 minutes before my flight home. Security officer Terri Coss performs a check on Allen Trombley of Perrysburg after he set off the walk-through metal detector at Toledo Express Airport. He was a passenger on the first passenger flight to leave the airport following the reopening of U.S. airports on Sept. 13, 2001. University of Toledo Police Chief Ronald Theis on Sept. 9, 2026, at Glass Bowl Stadium, where bag searches are among the measures implemented following the 9/11 attacks. The security checkpoint at One Government Center in Toledo includes a metal detector and X-ray scanner for bags and briefcases.. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/blade-journalists-recall-covering-9-11-as-tragedy-unfolded/stories/20260909053 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/blade-journalists-recall-covering-9-11-as-tragedy-unfolded/stories/20260909053#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:59:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2026/09/10/blade-journalists-recall-covering-9-11-as-tragedy-unfolded/stories/20260909053 Blade City Editor Jim Wilhelm thought he had an ordinary workday ahead of him at the newspaper’s iconic building in downtown Toledo as he prepared to leave his Perrysburg Township home on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The front page of The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001. Reporters and editors work in The Blade's newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001. The front page of The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, featured the banner headline “DAY OF HELL” over photographs of the World Trade Center in flames. Yahya Daoud of Ann Arbor watches TV coverage of the terrorist attacks in the Best Buy store on Monroe Street in Toledo on Sept. 11, 2001. He said he worked in Toledo and had come to the store to buy a radio to listen to the coverage at work. Two-month old James Jablonski watches his aunt Tiffany Jablonski cast her vote at the East Toledo Family Center on Sept. 11, 2001. There was some talk about postponing the city’s primary election, but election officials ultimately decided to let voters cast their ballots. That election drew a 25 percent voter turnout. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. Reporters and editors work in The Blade's newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. Jack Ford awaits results in Toledo’s mayoral primary election on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Ford advanced to the general election against Ray Kest and defeated him in November to become Toledo’s mayor. Reporters and editors work in The Blade's newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001. The Blade's longstanding building downtown. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. A plaque near the front entrance of The Blade's longstanding building downtown. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. Inside pages from The Blade’s special Extra edition published on Sept. 11, 2001, show the newspaper’s coverage as the terrorist attacks unfolded in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/daily-log-9-10-4/stories/20260908078 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/daily-log-9-10-4/stories/20260908078#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:20:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/daily-log-9-10-4/stories/20260908078 Births https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/toledo-crime-log-9-10-26/stories/20260908102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/toledo-crime-log-9-10-26/stories/20260908102#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/daily-log/2026/09/10/toledo-crime-log-9-10-26/stories/20260908102 Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below. Toledo police light bar. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/09/ohio-awarded-50m-grant-to-help-students-prepare-for-college/stories/20260909104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/09/ohio-awarded-50m-grant-to-help-students-prepare-for-college/stories/20260909104#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:52:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2026/09/09/ohio-awarded-50m-grant-to-help-students-prepare-for-college/stories/20260909104 COLUMBUS — The state of Ohio was awarded a $50 million federal Talent Search Grant to support low-income and aspiring first-generation college students, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday. Gov. Mike DeWine speaks with reporters after delivering remarks at the Ohio Department of Higher Education's Trustees Conference in Columbus on Sept. 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/9-11-responder-to-talk-lessons-of-hope-heart-at-oregon-library/stories/20260903064 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/9-11-responder-to-talk-lessons-of-hope-heart-at-oregon-library/stories/20260903064#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:52:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/9-11-responder-to-talk-lessons-of-hope-heart-at-oregon-library/stories/20260903064 Clarence Singleton, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired firefighter, carries the physical and emotional scars of responding to both the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. The Oregon Branch Library in Oregon on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/09/teenager-jaden-jones-vehicle-crash-whitmer-high-school/stories/20260909108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/09/teenager-jaden-jones-vehicle-crash-whitmer-high-school/stories/20260909108#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:44:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/09/09/teenager-jaden-jones-vehicle-crash-whitmer-high-school/stories/20260909108 "An 18-year-old died Tuesday night following a Friday morning crash in West Toledo, police reported. Running back Jaden Jones works on ball security in a high school football training camp drill at Whitmer Memorial Stadium in the Trilby neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in West Toledo. Running back Jaden Jones rounds the edge with an envoy during an offensive drill in high school football training camp at Whitmer Memorial Stadium in the Trilby neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in West Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/09/plans-develop-sequestering-jury-kei-mani-latigue-murder-trial/stories/20260909135 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/09/plans-develop-sequestering-jury-kei-mani-latigue-murder-trial/stories/20260909135#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:16:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/09/09/plans-develop-sequestering-jury-kei-mani-latigue-murder-trial/stories/20260909135 Court officials are planning for possible sequestration of the jury for the capital murder trial of Darnell Jones, accused of killing his teenage daughter Kei’mani Latigue last year. Darnell Jones speaks during a pre-trial conference in 2025 at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. Mr. Jones is accused of murdering his 13-year-old daughter Kei’mani Latigue. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/09/wood-county-democrats-criticize-republicans-data-center-support/stories/20260909117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/09/wood-county-democrats-criticize-republicans-data-center-support/stories/20260909117#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:24:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/09/09/wood-county-democrats-criticize-republicans-data-center-support/stories/20260909117 BOWLING GREEN — For Middleton Township resident Beth Cole, this November election is a “true Ohio hold my beer, or coffee, kind of moment.” Mark Wongrowski, Democrat candidate for Wood County Auditor, speaks against data centers on Sept. 9 at Grounds for Thought in Bowling Green. Mark Wongrowski, Democrat candidate for Wood County Auditor, speaks against data centers on Sept. 9 at Grounds for Thought in Bowling Green. Middleton Township resident Beth Cole speaks against data centers on Sept. 9 at Grounds for Thought in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/connecting-kids-meals-host-kroger-sponsored-outdoor-packing-event/stories/20260909109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/connecting-kids-meals-host-kroger-sponsored-outdoor-packing-event/stories/20260909109#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:18:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/09/09/connecting-kids-meals-host-kroger-sponsored-outdoor-packing-event/stories/20260909109 September is Hunger Action Month, and Connecting Kids to Meals is calling on “Hunger Action Heroes” to help fight child hunger in Lucas County. Sandy Swander helps pack 350 meals for Connecting Kids to Meals on Aug. 1 at the Church of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Toledo. About 50 volunteers from various churches participated in day of service.