In a recent phishing scam, cybercriminals are using real Facebook pages to impersonate Facebook itself. It starts with a fake email stating your account will be deactivated unless you click a link. That leads to a spoofed website that looks like a real Facebook login, which allows scammers to take hold of your account. Whether it be a comment, message, or e-mail, scams often come with urgent headlines designed to grab your attention, and the better business bureau warns any link can be suspicious.

The Lima Police Department has posted information on their Facebook page on where homeless people can get shelter and a meal when the weather hits. Organizations like the Red Cross and the local soup kitchen have offered their services to those that are homeless. Lima Police Department will also be handing out food to those in need thanks to their gap program.

According the Hardin County Sheriff’s Facebook page,  Sheriff Keith Everhart got the "magic call" Friday morning to head over to Indiana University Hospital for his liver transplant that afternoon.  He has been on the transplant list for around a month.  He told Your News Now that his problems started when he was 14-years-old and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and it has worsened with other diseases since then.  The Hardin County Sheriff's Office says they will post updates on their Facebook page when they get them. 

On Friday, Wapakoneta begins their sixtieth annual Children's Hometown Holiday. There will be a parade, kids can meet Santa, reindeer to pet, outdoor ice skating, and more. For the first time this year, there will also be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, as well as the return of the popular snowball drop event. It's a good opportunity for parents to get some Christmas shopping done, and take their kids out for some holiday-themed fun.

The Lima Fire Department received a call just after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning of heavy smoke coming from a home at 125 W. O'Connor Avenue. They found extensive fire damage to the rear and upstairs of the house. We are told all occupants left the building prior to arrival with no injuries. Lima fire investigators were on sight as the blaze is believed to be suspicious. American Township was also called in to help out.

The participants of the Happy Daz Cool Car Cruise-in on Cable road, wrapping up their car show season on a chilly evening.

Bouson goes on to say, “So right now we’re just waiting on getting our liquor license in hand. We’ve been approved, we’ve been examined, we’ve been inspected, all of those things. We’re just waiting to physically get it in our hand. The minute we do we will begin staffing up and training and we will open two weeks afterward. So, sometime in August there will be people here in the Stage Door Canteen having a good time.”