Thursday, May 23 2013 11:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:03:13 GMT
A Perrysburg Township packaging plant is closing this summer, affecting 126 employees at the location. We're told an agreement allowing Diamond Crystal Brands to sell Splenda sweetener will expire at
A Perrysburg Township packaging plant is closing this summer, affecting 126 employees at the location.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:34:48 GMT
13abc and the Red Cross are teaming up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters. Volunteers will be at the station
13abc and Red Cross teamed up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank Thursday to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:10:04 GMT
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:57 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:57:54 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana and certain uses of hemp has cleared Ohio's ballot board. The panel's approval Thursday sends the issue into its
A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana and certain uses of hemp has cleared Ohio's ballot board.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:40:05 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced
The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:38:38 GMT
(ABC News) -- The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime national ban on admitting openly gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote
The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime national ban on admitting openly gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:02 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:02:06 GMT
The 27-year-old woman who was on the ground staring into the barrel of a shotgun says Toledo police officers saved her life. Valarie Williams tells 13 ABC's Christine Long that it is nothing short of
The 27-year-old woman who was on the ground staring into the barrel of a shotgun says Toledo police officers saved her life. As a man stood over her pointing a shotgun to her face, Valerie Williams says, "It was like an angel came because the cops pulled up."
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:22 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:22:19 GMT
Some families in Maumee were surprised to open their utility bills and find some were ten times the normal amount. Many come from the Wrenworth subdivision and say they've been getting these very high
Some families in Maumee were surprised to open their utility bills and find some were ten times the normal amount. Many come from the Wrenworth subdivision and say they've been getting these very high bills recently and now they're asking why. At least one family did not get an actual meter reading in several months.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:25:21 GMT
Planning is underway for the First Annual African American Male Wellness Walk in Toledo. The walk will be held August 3, 2013 at the African American Legacy Project located at 1326 Collingwood Boulevard.
Planning is underway for the First Annual African American Male Wellness Walk in Toledo. The walk will be held August 3, 2013 at the African American Legacy Project. Go to 13abc.com for details.
EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - OCTOBER 15, 2012
NEW LOCAL NEWS
1. BGSU STUDENT DIES
A student at Bowling Green State University is found dead in his room. Now campus police are investigating. In a message to students, faculty and staff, university president Mary Ellen Mazey says 21-year-old Roderick Bartlett, a junior middle childhood education major, died over the weekend. His body was discovered today. There's no word yet how Bartlett died, but Mazey says "there are no signs of foul play." Mazey says the news comes as a shock and that counselors will be available for anyone who needs them.
2. GAS PRICES
(AP) - Ohio motorists are seeing lower gas prices compared with last week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the state was $3.62 today's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That's 14 cents lower than a week ago. Ohioans are paying considerably less than a month ago, when the average price was $3.88.
NEW STATE NEWS
3. SENATE DEBATE
(AP) - Republican Josh Mandel, who's running for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat, is making it clear that he wouldn't have supported the auto bailout. Mandel and incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown faced off for the first time at a lively and sometimes raucous debate today in Cleveland. Both candidates addressed a question about how the auto bailout has affected Ohio.
4. DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS
(AP) - Police say three people were wounded in drive-by shootings in Columbus. Officers say the shootings happened just after midnight Monday in three different locations on the east side of town. All three victims were hospitalized, with at least one in critical condition.
NEW NATIONAL NEWS
5. ZUMBA PROSTITUTION
(AP) - Police in Kennebunk, Maine, have released the first round of names of more than 100 men accused of paying for sex with a Zumba instructor. The release of the 21 names followed 11th-hour legal wrangling. Residents have been anxiously awaiting the release of names since Alexis Wright was charged this month with turning her dance studio into a brothel.
6. HURRICANE WARNING
(AP) - A hurricane warning is up for a swath of Baja California's western coast. Hurricane Paul is now a major Category 3 storm in the Pacific with top winds of 120 mph. In the Atlantic, meanwhile, Rafael reached hurricane strength late Monday in the Atlantic Ocean south of Bermuda.
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