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Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. 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 evaluation.

FOSTORIA — Riley Kinn thought he was handling it.

Toledo Fire & Rescue Department Battalion Chief Timothy Clapp and homeowner Charlie Yager discuss a fire at a home on Denise Drive in Toledo Thursday, November 15, 2018. 

Blade photographers caught up with Toledoans who were either cursing or enjoying the snow Thursday, November 15, 2018. They included Owens Corning employee Mario Cano, who while he had seen snow before, was seeing it falling for the first time. Mr. Cano took a photo to send to his family in Mexico. 

Bruce Gradkowski is looking forward to his first holiday parade in Toledo.

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz’s proposed $268 million operating budget for 2019 projects a record-high income tax collection of $184.3 million and sets aside funding for both police and firefighter classes of 40 members each.

It was just an inch or so and it didn’t stick much, but Thursday’s early dollop of winter was enough to prompt many area school districts to cancel classes, and a slick roadway was deemed a factor in a freeway crash that killed a Perrysburg woman.

Bronx, Liberty, and Empire seem for all the world like entirely normal, happy, wiggly puppies. And they are.

The sooner Toledo can launch a universal preschool pilot program, the better their chances will be for long-term success.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House on Thursday voted 58-35, largely along party lines, to all but prohibit an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detectable, as early as five to six weeks.