Willie Daniely III
Multimedia Journalist
Toledo, OH
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Willie Daniely is a multimedia journalist that is excited to join the 13abc Action News Team. He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.
Willie's passion for journalism started at a young age and led him to study journalism at the University of Georgia where he graduated in May 2021. At the University of Georgia, Willie had the privilege to work on documentaries commemorating both the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of UGA and the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the UGA football team, as well as working as an anchor/reporter on the campus news station covering Northeast Georgia.
He is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, and also has gained experience from interning at CNN and NBC.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:23 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Ohio legislators revisit legalizing marijuana again.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:11 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Experts at the University of Toledo warn that salting roads can have a big impact on the ecosystem.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:26 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo City Council declared lead exposure a public health emergency.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 10:52 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Waterville Mayor Tim Pedro says city council has a process and he wants residents to understand and respect it. He says council members have been harassed and had their property vandalized.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:15 PM EST
|By Jake Pietrasz and Willie Daniely III
The incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. on Jan. 17 on I-280 just south of State Route 795 in Lake Township.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:24 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Families of Toledo's homicide victims shared their stories and grief at the event while discussing possible solutions to gun violence.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 10:13 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo Police Academy graduates walked across the stage at Owens Community College after 6 months of training.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:44 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:19 PM EST
|By WTVG Staff and Willie Daniely III
According to TPD, the victim was shot at least once and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:44 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Oak Street residents are dissatisfied with the city's cleanup job.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:01 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
A local organization has partnered with one of Toledo's biggest hospitals to send aid to war-torn Ukraine.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:53 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
The family of DeAsia Green held a vigil in her honor.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:02 PM EST
|By WTVG Staff and Willie Daniely III
Officers found the missing girl dead in an alley in the 1300 block of Page on January 9, 2023.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 1:48 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Jamie Rodriguez's family wants the suspect accused of causing the deadly crash behind bars while he awaits trial.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Sweetgum balls falling from a city tree are troubling an elderly Toledo man.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 11:59 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Police say they were able to identify a suspect accused of vandalizing over 100 vehicles in Rossford and Perrysburg from DNA evidence after the man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a man near the Anthony Wayne Trail.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 11:52 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Local stores say Mega Million ticket sales are up like never before.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 9:08 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
The family of Toledo's last homicide of 2022 is asking for answers in Alfonzo Carpenter Jr's murder.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 10:04 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
The abandoned warehouse on Elm Street in Toledo is still causing trouble for the community, now kids are throwing rocks at a nearby business from the lot.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 12:34 PM EST
|By Jake Pietrasz and Willie Daniely III
Melvin Thomas, a 2013 graduate of Toledo Christian and basketball mentor, died at the scene of a shooting on Hudson and Elm on Sept. 8.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 3:18 PM EST
|By WTVG Staff and Willie Daniely III
TFRD has since checked every female locker room at all fire stations, saying all employees should come to work without the fear of the invasion of their privacy.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 4:27 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
The Governor and Lt. Governor announced a project that would rehab 7 historic properties in the Toledo area.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:24 AM EST
|By Sarah McRitchie, Jake Pietrasz and Willie Daniely III
A Lucas County Coroner identified the bodies of missing Toledo teens Ke'Marion Wilder and Kyshawn Pittman on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:22 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo community united in their grief over the missing teenagers found dead in a burned-down house.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 2:16 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III and Josh Croup
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:22 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
The families of the two boys say they want nothing more than their safe return.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Some City of Toledo council members are working to declare gun violence a public health crisis.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 11:27 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Last Tuesday night, both ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center were on EMS Bypass.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:52 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo Mid-City Steelers have been at work on and off the field prepping for the National Championship.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:37 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Neighbors living in Toledo's Old West End want the demolished eyesore on the corner of Fulton and Winthrop cleaned up.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:37 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Community Care Clinics providing needed healthcare to people around the city.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 6:36 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo-area professionals say shopping local not only helps small businesses and their employees, but also all kinds of third-party enterprises throughout the community.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:33 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
“All of the mission starts with a good warm meal and ends with community stability.”
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:25 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Locals and small businesses prepare for Black Friday.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:36 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
A viral video on Tiktok inspired a BGSU student to donate life-saving blood stem cells.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 12:22 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
As negotiations between railroads and unions reach a standstill, the likelihood of a strike grows.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:40 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Stoney Thompson was released from prison after 16 years behind bars for murder, and the family of the victims is not happy.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:18 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
People living on Peak Avenue say the home has become a parking lot and dumping ground, but what is most concerning is the crumbling foundation.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 8:09 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Leonard Tate was honored by family, loved ones and hospital staff before being taken off life support and donating his organs.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:47 AM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
East Toledo family credits TFRD's Smoke Alarm Program for saving their lives.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 11:26 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Following the sentencing of Braylen Noble's mother and grandmother, some community members express shock and disappointment.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 7:06 AM EST
|By Jake Pietrasz and Willie Daniely III
Toledo Police officers shot and killed a double homicide suspect early Friday morning, according to a spokesperson for the department.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Neighbors on Moss Street in Toledo are concerned about a burned-down house.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 11:32 PM EST
|By Willie Daniely III
Many people around the city of Toledo say they would use the money on their families, then buy something big.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Willie Daniely III
The Old West End home on Glenwood has seen better days. After being ransacked and catching fire, neighbors want it gone.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By Willie Daniely III
The various complaints were that customers were charged different prices at checkout than the ones on the shelves.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 7:09 AM EDT
|By Willie Daniely III
Citizens question why voting yes or no to Issue 21 is all or nothing.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 11:56 PM EDT
|By Willie Daniely III
Quantrell Thomas was punched multiple times by TPD during a traffic stop that turned violent.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 8:31 AM EDT
|By Willie Daniely III
Toledo doctors raise funds for a humanitarian trip to Ukraine.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 8:42 AM EDT
|By WTVG Staff and Willie Daniely III
Toledo police say a total of four people were shot in that incident.