Applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as businesses continue to retain workers despite elevated interest rates meant to cool the economy and labor market.
If you’re looking to scare up a good time this Halloween season, here are a dozen options worth considering:
WASHINGTON — Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has brought the House speaker's race to a stalemate — the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump has been unable to win the gavel but he and his far-right allies won't step aside for a more viable GOP nominee.
Straight out of Boston, the Dropkick Murphys are one of the world’s most preeminent Celtic punk groups. The band will bring its rousing Irish-style punk, including the hits ‘Tessie’ and ‘I’m Shipping Up to Boston,’ to Huntington Center on Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $39.50-$59.50. Doors are at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. The Huntington Center is located at 500 Jefferson Ave.
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Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation.
There must be a pony under this pile of excrement is the message from Toledo’s team tasked with providing passenger air service at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (“Hopes soar for growth at local airport,” Tuesday).
In his intellectually dishonest essay in Sunday’s Blade, Bishop Daniel Thomas twists the meaning of the Issue 1 amendment to justify his own extremist beliefs about abortion.
DETROIT — So what will be the long-term effects of this year’s United Auto Workers’ strike? Will it have led to increased prosperity for those who have been losing ground for decades?
By Kirk Walters / Special to The Blade
Mary Ellen Geiger Schreiber, a registered nurse, a mother of nine, and a community volunteer, died Oct. 12 at her home in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 96.
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Toledo doesn’t have a Ford Motor plant but it’s in the heart of Auto Alley and has been impacted in a big way by the United Auto Workers strike from the very first day.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Altuve homered, Cristian Javier worked into the sixth inning of another solid postseason start and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Wednesday night, closing to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series.
Here are the OHSAA fall sport state tournament scores for Toledo-area teams on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
NEW YORK — The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A'ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals on Wednesday night.
DETROIT — Andrew Copp and Alex DeBrincat each scored twice, Ville Husso made 30 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Wednesday night.
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson's return is either imminent, a day or two away or not happening for another few weeks.
NAPOLEON — The often outnumbered Napoleon Wildcats football program has long embraced the adversity of being the underdog.
Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez is running for the Lucas County commissioner seat being vacated by Tina Skeldon Wozniak in December.