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  • 3 days ago | kktv.com | Alexandria Manthey |Emily Van de Riet

    BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WTVG/Gray News) – A 13-year-old boy suffered a broken sternum when he was slammed to the ground by another student at school in what his parents believe was an act of bullying. The attack, which was caught on surveillance video, happened last week at Bedford Junior High School in Michigan. Joshua and Desaray Hunt said that when they picked up their son from school, he said he was having chest pain and was struggling to breathe.

  • 4 days ago | 13abc.com | Alexandria Manthey

    BEDFORD Twp., Mich. (WTVG) - Parents from Bedford Jr. High said their 13-year-old son was attacked during gym class. Joshua and Desaray Hunt said that when they picked up their son from the school after the incident, he said he was having chest pain and was struggling to breathe. After a visit to the emergency room, they discovered he had a fractured sternum. “I send my son to school every day to be in a safe environment, for learning,” Joshua Hunt said.

  • 1 week ago | 13abc.com | Alexandria Manthey

    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Broken glass and boarded-up windows have become a common sight at one Toledo vape shop. James Shearer is the owner of Infinite Vapor USA on Reynolds Road. He says his shop has had a slew of break-ins he just can’t seem to stop. There have been three break-ins in the last three months. “They just keep coming back and coming back and coming back,” Shearer said. It started back in March. The burglars first tried the back door and were unsuccessful. The very next day, they were back.

  • 1 week ago | 13abc.com | Alexandria Manthey

    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman says she lost everything after she was behind bars for eight months, accused of felonious assault. “They said, ‘Here’s your release papers,’ and just opened up the door and let me out,” Dobbins said. “It’s like, where do I go?”Lashawn Dobbins said she lost her home, her car, and her job. It all stems back to a shooting from September 2024 near the corner of Bush and Ontario.

  • 1 week ago | 13abc.com | Alexandria Manthey

    RICHFIELD Twp., Ohio (WTVG) - People living in Richfield Township are voicing their concerns over a possible zoning change. Some families worry their farms will be in jeopardy if the township goes through with its plan to rezone. But, the Toledo Lucas County Planning Commission has put the plan on hold due to residents’ confusion at Wednesday’s meeting. “We don’t have any background on this,” said Karen Winn, Loeffler Farms trustee.

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