Toledo Blade (The)

TORONTO — Brad Marchand broke a tie midway through the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

BOSTON —Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers, to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Ohio — Harmon H. Benschoter of Grand Rapids, Ohio, an area engineer who was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, died April 20 at ProMedica Flower Hospital. He was 89.

Click on icons in the map to find details of reported crimes. For a full list of all reported crimes in Toledo this week, consult the table below.

DETROIT — There’s little doubt that immigration is a major issue in this year’s presidential campaign.

As said by Freddy Miyares, who played Raymond Santana in the Netflix series, When They See Us, “They say ‘boys will be boys.’ When they say ‘boys,’ they not talking about us. They talking about other boys from other places. When did we ever get to be boys?”

Toledo and Lucas County are heading to court with the assertion that the Ohio and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies have totally failed in their duty to protect Lake Erie water quality.

Maumee’s decision to restrict travel through the downtown from two lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction has created a horrendous bottleneck.

As a trial attorney I remain in awe of our jury system. Every day, Americans obtain and receive justice in our courts. Trials are not perfect and one if not both sides usually wish that the result differed in some manner, but overall, justice is overwhelming achieved.

The new North River Villas neighborhood is under construction in the heart of Bedford Township near Temperance, Michigan. This wooded enclave embraces its natural surrounding with three ponds and many heavily wooded lots available to its future residents. The 31 villas in Phase 1 are conveniently […]

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Here is a closer look at Wednesday’s Game 3 of the ECHL Central Division semifinals between the Toledo Walleye and the Kalamazoo Wings.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curtis Mead hit his first home run of the season and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

CLEVELAND — Connor Wong homered twice, Rafael Devers connected in his return to Boston's lineup and the banged-up Red Sox got another solid pitching effort in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.

KALAMAZOO — After surrendering two goals on the first two shots in Game 3 of the Central Division semifinals, Walleye goaltender John Lethemon came to the bench with a message.

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NAPOLEON — Working extra in chilly conditions didn’t seem to bother Vinny Gallaher on Wednesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses […]