Carli Petrus
Multimedia Journalist
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Carli Petrus is a multimedia journalist for 13abc Action News. She joined the team in the spring of 2022. Carli grew up in Northeast Ohio, but she is excited to continue learning about the Northwest side of the state.
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“I don’t think people realize just the danger water presents. It actually is still the leading cause of accidental death among children."
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"My exchange program was going to only last a year and then I was going to come back. No one was expecting that to happen. The only reason I'm here for two years is because of the war."
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"It can be frustrating sometimes because you gotta take, you know, an extra 20 minutes to get to work or something like that."
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Whether these people really need help with funeral expenses or not, their means of making money, according to city officials, is dangerous. Causing safety issues for drivers and themselves.
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“It’s not fair to my dog. It’s not fair to my kids and so now we keep them all cooped up in the back to feel safe."
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"When I was checked they noticed a few things and they asked me if I would be interested in making an appointment which I did, and I was diagnosed with carcinoma."
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"He was just such an amazing person. I want him to continue to be remembered for the person he was not just the badge he wore.”
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It’s recognized as the largest student-run clinic in U.S.
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“Without this transportation, I wouldn’t be able to go anywhere."
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"I was scared. I was screaming for help."
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“I have a lot of loved ones that suffer from mental illness and it’s virtually impossible to tackle it by yourself."
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The debate over school choice has been reignited, as the ‘backpack bill’ reemerges in Columbus.
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"We presented three very exciting projects that addressed different parts of food insecurity."
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From Lake Erie to the Mighty Maumee, water impacts us all. The 13abc Action News team shows us how in this hour-long special.
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Wife of Ben Morrissey speaking out for the first time since his death in BP Husky Refinery Explosion
“It’s just like what are the odds of just the two brothers being close together and an accident happening and both of their lives being gone."
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"When you hit water that cold, especially right now, you can’t breathe let alone hardly swim.”
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“He loved the community no matter what you were or who you were."
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“It hurts. You guys need to do more and pay more attention to mental health,”
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Gaines tied for 5th in the nation in 2022 to a transgender athlete competing in the women’s events.
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“There are many firefighters, current and retired that have suffered cancer diagnoses directly related to this job."
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"I feel like her health would decline if she did leave, and she’s kind of a staple in our little community.”
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A pregnancy center in Bowling Green was vandalized by someone overnight on April 15.
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“She wasn’t just somebody off the streets. Tina was somebody’s mom, daughter, sister, aunt."
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"It’s no telling how long this has been going on and it’s not fair, it’s not okay.”
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A mother suspects one of her child's teachers is assaulting him at school, claiming the latest incident drew blood. She wants answers from police and the school
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It’s estimated hundreds of people turned out for Monday night’s regularly scheduled Anthony Wayne school board meeting to hear what members of the board had to say about its new bathroom policy.
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“Despite having as many organizations and businesses as we do, understand that accessibility isn’t always easy for everybody."
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“It has given me a whole different meaning of having a meal."
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"It was all scary because I couldn’t find none of the kids actually.”
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“We need to know what premium you’re willing to agree to."
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“I can’t say thank you enough for our family and for our kids."
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“It truly is an honor to be recognized for what you dedicate your life to."
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“It’s really a shift in the mindset of how we look at our roadways and traffic crashes. It started in Europe and has been adopted throughout the United States."
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“Seeing everybody come in for the last time was really hard."
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“I just hope that I can have consistent treatment someplace I don’t have to travel across town.”
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Some rules include a rental registry, defining when the chief building official has the right to enter a property, and regulating ceiling heights if someone is living in a basement space.
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“So he called and they said you need to reset your password and he said no I’ve never had a password because I’ve never filed for unemployment before.”
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"I’m really happy to be a Toledoan today. I really am."
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“The thing that’s left is to get justice for Jamie."
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The family of Jamie Rodriguez is calling for justice as the alleged reckless driver who killed the young mother is out on an SOR bond.
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“Parents are the most influential people in their kid’s lives and it’s not an easy job."
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“It really is kind of this double strain that you’re putting on your body.”
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“Just to have someone say yes we can help you I can’t tell you how tremendous that feels."
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You just see your work go up in flames and there’s nothing you can do.”
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"It’s just been very complicated in every way you can think of.”
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“I’m like let me just throw this away and well now I’m finding out that you actually physically had to opt out of it on that letter."
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“I would normally not even be home. So, that car could have been sitting here til 5, 6 o’clock and that little girl would have been sitting in the car."
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“She just didn’t seem like she was done."
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