In recognition of January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio is encouraging residents to continue the fight against human trafficking by raising awareness and reporting tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733.
LIMA, OH (WLIO)- While the calendar may say it is the second of January, it surely did not feel like it!
After having low unemployment numbers in the state for the month of December, rates start rising at the start of 2022. The Ohio Department of …
It took until late January, but the first widespread snow event of the winter swept across the area on Sunday. Totals generally ranged from 1-…
The first indictment list of the 2022 calendar year highlights three Lima residents that were indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury. The first being indicted on one count of aggravated murder, and two counts of murder. The other two Lima residents on the January indictment list were arrested after a drug investigation by the FBI and West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, where over one kilogram of suspected fentanyl was seized.
Allen County Commissioner Beth Seibert explains, “And we want to take steps among our operations to keep everyone safe and do things safely.”
A Lima man pleads guilty to killing his brother in an August 2020 fire. Jervon Fernandez-Wesley pleaded guilty to one count of murder. As part of his plea deal, the rest of the charges including aggravated arson were dropped. The 19-year-old will be sentenced at the end of January and is facing a sentence of 15 years to life.
The Ohio Department of Transportation states that while December and January have been mild when it comes to winter, the month of February has caused an increase in workload. More salt has been used in the past few weeks compared to late 2020 to early 2021.
