Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:11:02 GMT
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:31:44 GMT
EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - MAY 21, 2013 ARSON FIRES Toledo fire investigators are looking into a series of fires in the city. Crews responded to four fires within about an hour of each other today. The
Toledo fire investigators looking into a series of fires in the city; Lucas County sheriff's deputy behind bars tonight.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:22:27 GMT
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit victims' families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:08:56 GMT
A Toledo family who moved to Moore less than a year ago only had minutes to take cover. "Its devastation buildings are ripped down families lost their homes houses are flattened." It's been a difficult
A local woman who moved to Moore Oklahoma almost a year ago survives a deadly tornado. 21 year old Kristina Legree says the twister touched down a mile for her home.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:18:53 GMT
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside Elementary earlier this year.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:11:44 GMT
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness. Little
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:32:52 GMT
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us
We've been following their journeys since the fall: 170 contestants fighting for the title of Extreme Weight Loss Champion. Now it's time for the crowning moment! 13abc's Kelly Heidbreder introduces us to this year's winner…Robin Chlebowski!
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:20:37 GMT
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
If a tornado threatens, get into the basement. If you don't have a basement, a small, interior room in the lowest floor of your home is relatively safe. Avoid rooms with windows. Mobile homes are not safe in a tornado.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:10:38 GMT
More jobs may be on the way at the old Jeep plant. One company has announced it will open business there and others are now interested in the site. At one time, 40,000 people worked at the site just
The 111-acre Overland Industrial park broke ground on a new road that will lead to construction of buildings to house new businesses.
MORNING NEWS DIGEST – September 24, 2012
"NEW" LOCAL
*Romney/Ryan Bus Tour in Ohio
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan will hold a town hall meeting there kicking of the Romney campaign's three day bus tour of Ohio.
*Maritime Museum Groundbreaking
There's a groundbreaking scheduled today for what will become the new home for the national museum of the great lakes. The museum is in Vermillion, Ohio right now. But it will eventually be at the maritime center in Toledo's marina district.
*Five Lakes Global Forum
More than 100 foreign investors will be in Toledo today and local economic developers will by trying to sell them on northwest Ohio. The investors will be here for the "Five Lakes Global Economic Forum." It's organized by the Regional Growth Partnership, 5 Lakes Global and the University of Toledo. Those groups say today's forum will give them a chance to show potential investors the potential the glass city and the region has for everything from commercial real estate to new manufacturing.
"NEW" State News
*OH – Gee Spending Habits
The president of The Ohio State University's spending habits is raising some eyebrows. An investigation by the Dayton Daily News found president E. Gordon Gee has spent 7.7 Million dollars on travel, entertainment, and upkeep on his 96-hundred square foot mansion. That's in addition to his 8.6 Million dollar annual salary. The school says endowments and private donations and not tuition or tax dollars are used to pay for those things.
"NEW" NATIONAL/INTERNAT'L. News
*New SARS Virus Strain
British health authorities alerted the UN about a new respiratory virus that was found in a 49-year-old man in Qatar. The virus can apparently cause *SARS* - something that caused a worldwide scare a few years ago. The man had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia.
*Miriam Strengthens
U.S. Forecasters say Miriam is now a category 2 hurricane off of Mexico's coast. It has sustained winds of 105 miles per hour and could become a major hurricane sometime today. Right now, Miriam is not threatening land - so there aren't any coastal watches or warnings in effect.
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