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🌱 Toledo Food Truck To Be On TV + 2 Arrested For Broadway St. Robbery
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Toledo.
Hello again, everybody. It's Friday in Toledo and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Enjoy...
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and nice. High: 77 Low: 51.
Here are the top five stories today in Toledo:
- The Lucas County coroner has ruled LaVetter Miller's death a homicide after she was shot in 1997 but lived until May 2022. The Lucas County Prosecutor is waiting to hear from the Toledo Police before bringing new charges against the shooter, who already served nine years for felonious assault. (WTOL)
- Toledo-based drag queen-owned food truck "Maybe Cheese Born with It" will be featured on the Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race this season. Maybe Cheese Born with It will be at the Old West End festival this weekend. (WTOL)
- Toledo man Derrick Lamont Jones, 57, pleaded guilty to crimes of defrauding a Toledo church group, Seniors Unlimited in Pontiac, MIchigan and American Heritage Trails in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jones and accomplice Kelly Marie Thomas stole transport buses and advertised tours on social media. (WTVG)
- After the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House passed House Bill 99, Governer DeWine has signaled he will sign it into law, allowing teachers and staff to carry firearms in "school safety zones." The law also would create the Ohio Mobile Training Team and lessens the required hundreds of hours of training imposed by an Ohio Supreme Court ruling last year. (WNWO NBC 24)
- Eighteen-year-olds Jim Terry Jr. and Aaron Thomas Jr. were arrested for an alleged robbery at the Broadway Street Rite Aid Wednesday night. Both are charged with robbery with attempt to inflict serious physical harm on another. Terry is also charged with failing to stop after an accident, operating a vehicle without a license and not leaving enough space between moving vehicles. (WTVG)
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Today in Toledo:
- The Fashion Show benefitting Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 600 Jefferson Street (7 p.m.)
- 2022 Old West End Festival (6 p.m.)
- The Toledo Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show, Obedience Trial and Dock Diving Event, Lucas County Rec Center (8 a.m.)
- EPIC Summer Kick-Off Party, Imagination Station (6 p.m.)
- "In the Heights" presented by the Toledo Repertoire Theatre (8 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- 5 new homes have hit the Toledo market. (Toledo Patch)
- Toledo area pets waiting to be adopted: Meet Lillian, Malfoy & more! (Toledo Patch)
- Lucas County Health Commissioner Dr. Eric Zgodzinski reports an increase in COVID cases, reminding the community that the virus is here to stay. Dr. Zgodzinski states the best way to prevent the spread of COVID is to take precautions including masking and staying home if you feel sick. (WNWO NBC 24)
- D'Angelo Porter, 25, pleaded guilty in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Thursday for a triple homicide that occurred in November 2020. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 19. (WNWO NBC 24)
- Bill Hawkins says after Toledo City workers repaired water and gas lines near his home on Harbord Drive, they badly damaged his property line. A City of Toledo spokesperson stated such a problem was not the responsibility of the city. (WTVG)
Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! I'll see you around.
— Brad King
About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!
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