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2 days ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Some good news about that contamination found around Toledo’s raw water supply. It was discovered as plans progressed to put in a new supply line. New test results confirm the contamination did not get into the water. The issue is near Oregon at Envirosafe. The contamination that was located brought on many questions about where the project goes from here. So far it’s all on track.
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2 days ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Lucas County leaders are looking at what’s next for the ownership of hotels connected to the Glass City Center in downtown Toledo. They’re not going anywhere but their current ownership deal is up for revisiting. They’re refurbished and rebranded. Now Lucas County needs to decide what the future ownership looks like.
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3 days ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Medications for mental health treatment could be at risk as local providers watch the discussion over proposed cuts to Medicaid. Local mental health providers are trying to stress the importance of these services now before the problems for the patients get any worse. The Zepf Center is just one of the places watching those cuts, knowing that some of their most vulnerable patients may be affectedMental health issues can be some of the hardest issues to diagnose.
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5 days ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo’s ShotSpotter program might not be done after all. A smaller version of the gunshot detection program is on the table. The cost would be cheaper, but the detection radius would decrease. It would stay in its current neighborhoods and even in its smaller version, some believe it will still helpKatie’s on Lagrange in Toledo’s Polish Village, they’ve seen a lot over a lot of years here.
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1 week ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
SYLVANIA, Ohio (WTVG) - Excitement at Lourdes University from students and staff as they watched the papal announcement from Rome Wednesday. More than anything else, it was a surprise that the pick, Pope Leo the 14th, was an American. Flanked by fellow staff members and students, Sister Barbara Vano noticed something right away when Leo the 14th was named the new leader of the catholic church. She recalled the work of Leo the 13th from the 1800s.
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1 week ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A county commissioner is calling for financial transparency to figure out what comes next for the new Lucas County jail project. The county has paused the project as it tries to figure out how to pay for it. Now, one county commissioner wants all the finances on the table. We’re told it’s not a dead project, but County Commissioner Anita Lopez said she’s undecided on what the future of it looks like until all the financials are put out to the public.
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1 week ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local pastor recorded a message of thanks to the community after a freak accident severely injured him and killed the passenger in his vehicle. The accident a few weeks ago, when a tree fell on their car on Secor Road after bible study. Now he’s hoping to be back with his congregation soon. The falling tree came out of nowhere, causing the accident. Pastor Andrew Edwards would only learn days later how serious it really was.
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2 weeks ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
WAUSEON, Ohio (WTVG) - If you haven’t yet, there’s a pretty easy way to check out where a sex offender can be found living close by. If you’ve moved, now might also be the time to take a look. You can know your neighbors, but this tool gives you a more detailed look at people and that reach can extend much farther than just next door. Whether it be the rural county roads of Fulton County or the more neighborhood feel of places like Wauseon, knowing your neighbors can be helpful.
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2 weeks ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - Two dozen scholarships at Bowling Green State University are being challenged. The issue is who is eligible to get them. An out-of-state group filed a legal complaint, concerned that the school could discriminate against people who apply for that funding. The Equal Protection Project is the group challenging the scholarships; it does not want the dollars to go away, but wants more people to be eligible for them.
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2 weeks ago | 
13abc.com | Shaun Hegarty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The progress continues. More repairs to Toledo Fire & Rescue stations are on the way. On Tuesday, the Toledo City Council will get its first look at how to pay for it. The stations become the home for firefighters for their 24-hour shift and Toledo’s have been used for quite a few years and decades. The fixes to those fire stations are much needed. Inevitably, a Toledo firefighter will end up in the bitter cold, either handling a fire or an emergency situation.
