Toledo to use federal funds to grow its tree canopy
The city of Toledo would like to double its tree canopy from 20 percent to 40 percent and a funding boost of federal relief dollars could support that plan.
The city of Toledo would like to double its tree canopy from 20 percent to 40 percent and a funding boost of federal relief dollars could support that plan.
COLUMBUS — Fledgling Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens laid out an unflinchingly conservative list of Republican priority bills for the new legislative session on Wednesday, appearing to sideline the bipartisan hopes of Democrats who supported his surprise election after weeks of intraparty pressure.
Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films One Million Years B.C. and Fantastic Voyage, has died, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer.
Toledo police are seeking new information in the 2021 shooting death of a 29-year-old motorist whose sport utility vehicle crashed near ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
A dog missing from a Springfield Township house fire has been found.
Authorities are asking for help in finding a 32-year-old Bedford Township man who last was seen Saturday.
Barstool Sportsbook will pay a $250,000 fine for advertising on the University of Toledo's campus during the week of the Bowling Green game in November and for targeting customers younger than age 21.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — When the texts began coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as schoolchildren automatically kicked in.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill expanding a controversial state program to transport migrants.
This is the final story of a three-part series. Part I can be read here and Part II here.
Arielle Anderson had a gentle laugh and was full of ambitions: She was studying to become a doctor one day, her aunt said.
The list is narrowed to 10 for Toledo police chief, including the current interim chief and five other department members, the city announced Wednesday.
CINCINNATI — Powerful Columbus lobbyist Neil Clark has been dead for nearly two years, but his voice on Wednesday was used before a federal jury as a “how to” guide for using corporate “dark money” to influence legislation at the Ohio Statehouse.
In an alternate universe, Patrick Mahomes is saving games for the Detroit Tigers.
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Here are The Blade’s high school basketball polls for this week.
Uptown on Mardi Gras Day
WASHINGTON — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Wednesday by the White House.
Peshawar, Pakistan — I was going to write about the happenings in this northwestern corner of Pakistan in the foothills of Khyber Pass, but the death of a dear friend in Karachi pre-empted my plans.
Food insecurity is a real thing and it is reassuring to see community action to solve the problem.
One of the most important tools Toledo has in the everlasting mission to build the best possible city is simply imagination.
Steven Timonere, a lawyer whose grasp of detail served clients and endeared him to colleagues and associates, died Feb. 6 in the health care center of Ohio Living Swan Creek. He was 92.
Owen Carter scored 14 points as visiting Cardinal Stritch got past Swanton 54-48 on Tuesday for a nonleague boys basketball victory.
Toledo finally has a full heart on Valentine’s Day.