Новости за 18.12.2017

DUNDEE, Mich. – The police chief in Dundee, Michigan died suddenly Monday.

The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University held fall commencement ceremonies over the weekend.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is meeting with local law enforcement officials Monday, six months after the Department of Justice named Toledo as one of 12 cities selected for a federal crackdown in violent crime.

ANN ARBOR — Shea Patterson arrived at IMG Academy in 2015 from Calvary Baptist in Shreveport, La., where he led the school to back-to-back state championships. When he walked in the door, Patterson became the player teammates gravitated toward.

Janet called in a bit of a modified frenzy, blended with an impending eleventh-hour panic. She was distraught due to the uncertainty over just what to get for her camo-wearing, fishing-rod-casting, bird-dog-training, shotgun-toting husband. She had searched the websites, wandered the aisles, and worn out the pages in the catalogs, but she was still in a full-blown fret.

A Toledo man pleaded not guilty Monday morning to more than a dozen animal cruelty charges.

A judge set bond Monday at $110,000 for a Toledo man charged with aggravated arson.

A city man was shot during an apparent domestic dispute last weekend in North Toledo.

Toledo city councilman Larry Sykes pleaded no contest to a lesser misdemeanor charge Monday in Toledo Municipal Court.

TACOMA, Wash. — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and crushing two vehicles, authorities said.

When searching for holiday gifts for loved ones, consider skipping the big box stores or national online retailers, and spend some cash at a local shop.

Did you hear the one about the time Mark Twain almost came to work for the Toledo Blade?

William S. Burrougs, notorious American author of The Naked Lunch, was asked by officials at London Airport his reasons for visiting Great Britain. “For the food and the weather,’’ he replied.

The Toledo football team is back in action this week with the Schools That Beat Michigan Bowl, which means it’s picks time.

Most days, Daniel Flory trudges across the Maumee River to get to class. The water typically doesn’t rise above the junior’s ankle, but other times the water will rise to meet the Penta Career Center carpentry student’s thigh.

This week in Blade sports 10, 20, and 30 years ago, Toledo's mayor welcomed Michigan's new football coach with a Christmas present, Jim Jackson and William Buford put up their usual gaudy numbers, and while one high school basketball game went five overtimes, another never did go into overtime thanks to a controversial finish.

Speaking to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mayor-elect Wade Kapszukiewicz said that, on the four days a week that he drives to work as mayor, he will take his own car.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The repercussions of President Trump’s decision to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has sent alarm bells throughout the world but particularly in the Arab and Muslim world.

I was just wondering why local government (city, county, township, etc.) doesn’t purchase Jeep Wranglers when buying vehicles for business purposes.

It is disappointing that the bullying has only gotten worse for 11-year-old Keaton Jones after he made a video about being bullied.

One of the first videos to go viral inspired Bob Densic to create his own elaborate Christmas lights display, but it also led to thousands of dollars helping children who don't have much to celebrate.

Mayor-elect Wade Kapszukiewicz has said he plans to take public transportation to work at least once a week when he takes office next month. On his 25-minute bus ride downtown from his Old Orchard neighborhood, the new mayor is not likely to have a lot of company.

The goal horn at the Huntington Center did not sound at all on Sunday despite the fact that Toledo and Kalamazoo combined for nine goals.

Second in a two-part series. The first part of the series, “Renters often left in the dark about home lead levels, health risks,” can be found here.

ATLANTA — Officials say power has been restored to several areas at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.