CINCINNATI — The effort to derail a possible repeal of the $1.3 billion nuclear plant bailout law in the rear view mirror, some of the players in a $61 million bribery scheme turned their attention in 2020 to keeping Speaker of the House Larry Householder, who'd helped deliver it, in power for years to come, federal prosecutors contended Wednesday.
One of the biggest days in sports is almost here.
It is billed as a take so cold that it could single-handedly reverse global warming.
Strong winds with gusts to 60 mph are forecast for Thursday for the Toledo region, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service.
At least 500 volunteers are needed for the University of Toledo's annual hunger-relief, food-packing event Friday and Saturday in the Health Education Building on the main campus.
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday proposed a $79 billion budget that aims to substantially invest in schools and public health while cutting taxes for the state's retirees and low-income households.
In just her third year in the pool as a competitive swimmer, St. Ursula freshman Mia Buff is already making some sizable waves in keeping up with her family legacy.
Toledo police are asking the public for help to find a suspect in the death of a 32-year-old last fall.
Here are The Blade’s high school basketball polls for this week.
COLUMBUS — An attorney for a convicted Toledo murderer on Wednesday urged the Ohio Supreme Court to require trial and appellate courts to separately weigh whether a defendant's claim that he acted in self-defense has been refuted beyond a reasonable doubt before a case goes to the jury.
At 6-foot-5, St. John's Jesuit goaltender Zack Lojewski covers a lot of net, but the senior augments his size with agility and hockey smarts.
LONDON — Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom, where the antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it will stifle competition and hurt gamers.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday was asked to block the construction of a potentially 71-turbine wind farm straddling Erie and Huron counties that opponents argue could pose a danger to both migrating birds and drinking water.
(Editor’s note: This story originally ran March 17, 2002. With LeBron James setting the all-time NBA scoring record Tuesday night, we look back at his first game played in Toledo as a high school phenom.)
Toledo and northwest Ohio are experiencing a gap in AmeriCorps programming that comes at the risk of local communities missing out on federal funding allocations.
HARLOWTON, Mont. — Near the banks of Montana's Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the state. The balloon caused a stir in the 900-person town surrounded by cattle ranches, wind farms and scattered nuclear missile silos behind chain link fences.
Every year, many people add “read more books” to their New Year’s resolutions. But let’s face it; it can be hard to stay motivated to read when it is so easy to watch TV or scroll through social media.
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber is using the milestone of the 100th prosecution by his Special Investigations Unit to seek more money and power for the S.I.U. program.
The mayor’s plan to bring on board a national foundation to attempt to heal the neighborhood “ecosystem” in Toledo is rightly creating a feeling of frustration.
Dr. Gopinath Upamaka, a Toledo-area cardiologist respected for his skill, his advocacy on behalf of improved care, and his ease with patients, died Friday in his Springfield Township home. He was 64.
KENT, Ohio — Bowling Green State University was dominated on the boards Tuesday night at Kent State, with the Golden Flashes nearly doubling up the Falcons in rebounds in the home team’s 87-64 Mid-American Conference men’s basketball victory.
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Woodmore coach Kyle Clair earned his 200th career victory Tuesday as the Wildcats topped Oak Harbor 37-18 for a nonleague girls basketball win.