Gail Hammett holds her hand up to the glass in the Jackson County Jail on W. Wesley Street to match her son, James, who also raised his hand. Gail has been walking about two miles each way every Thursday since August to spend 15 minutes in county lo

Gail Hammett holds her hand up to the glass in the Jackson County Jail on W. Wesley Street to match her son, James, who also raised his hand. Gail has been walking about two miles each way every Thursday since August to spend 15 minutes in county lockup visitation with her son. James Hammett was later sentenced to 19 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree home invasion, felonious assault and two felony weapons violations.

 Relonna Alexander, 7, inspects her new bunk bed after it was delivered and assembled by volunteers from Extreme Results gym along with other donated furniture Friday, December 23, 2016, at Birmingham Terrace in East Toledo. Vincent Ceniceros, CEO of

Relonna Alexander, 7, inspects her new bunk bed after it was delivered and assembled by volunteers from Extreme Results gym along with other donated furniture Friday, December 23, 2016, at Birmingham Terrace in East Toledo. Vincent Ceniceros, CEO of the gym, grew up in Birmingham Terrace and wanted to donate to someone at the complex for Christmas. He reached out to Rosalyn Koontz, whose neighbors know her as Ms. Toni Warren, a longtime resident of the complex to find a family in need. Ms. Koontz thought of Nakesha Phillips and her five children, including Relonna, who had been living in the complex for five months without any real furniture. Now, her children will have beds, a table to eat Christmas dinner and a couch to join their Christmas tree.

 "She was our oxygen," Kendra Hunter, 40, said as she clutched Minnie Mouse dolls belonging to her granddaughter Serenity Hunter, 1, who died April 4, 2018, after allegedly being hit and thrown into the couch, pictured, at her home in Toledo. Joshua

"She was our oxygen," Kendra Hunter, 40, said as she clutched Minnie Mouse dolls belonging to her granddaughter Serenity Hunter, 1, who died April 4, 2018, after allegedly being hit and thrown into the couch, pictured, at her home in Toledo. Joshua Herron, 30, the boyfriend of Serenity's mother, is charged with the murder. Prosecutors allege Herron was responsible for Serenity's fatal injures when he was watching the toddler alone on Easter Sunday. Serenity's homicide is the third case in 2018 where a mother's partner is charged with killing a young child.

 Rojelio Sanchez, left, smiles back as his two-year-old son Rojelio III, peers through a hole in the screen door at the family's home in Napoleon. Since being released from prison after serving 11 years for attempted murder, Rojelio has made it his g

Rojelio Sanchez, left, smiles back as his two-year-old son Rojelio III, peers through a hole in the screen door at the family's home in Napoleon. Since being released from prison after serving 11 years for attempted murder, Rojelio has made it his goal to provide a better life for his family. He and his wife Rebecca recently relocated their family of six from North Toledo to Napoleon. Sanchez works as the manager of Evergreen Seed Supply, where he does everything from managing the warehouse, to administrative work to truck driving.

  "Each room you go into you enter into another story," Joyce Rimmelin, right, said. Rimmelin embraced Claire Campbell, 82, on her volunteer rounds at ProMedica's Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania. Rimmelin has been a believer in hospice care for m

"Each room you go into you enter into another story," Joyce Rimmelin, right, said. Rimmelin embraced Claire Campbell, 82, on her volunteer rounds at ProMedica's Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania. Rimmelin has been a believer in hospice care for many years. After the death of her husband in hospice at Ebeid House, Rimmelin decided to continue visiting and volunteering with staff and patients. "For that brief period of time, with not having any family of my own, they become my family," she said. "The best days of my week are the days that I am present in-patient unit."

 Jan Duke, center, has a word with her granddaughter, Mira, 4, in between a conversation with her mother, Mary Miller, 91, at her home in Leoni Township. Since being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on her grand daughter's wedding day last Oc

Jan Duke, center, has a word with her granddaughter, Mira, 4, in between a conversation with her mother, Mary Miller, 91, at her home in Leoni Township. Since being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on her grand daughter's wedding day last October, Duke has been working on spending as much of her remaining time as possible with her large family.

 Surfers take advantage of high waves generated by a storm over Lake Michigan to hit the waves at Grand Haven State Park. Surfers who brave the great lakes often take to the water when the waves are higher during the winter months.

Surfers take advantage of high waves generated by a storm over Lake Michigan to hit the waves at Grand Haven State Park. Surfers who brave the great lakes often take to the water when the waves are higher during the winter months.

 A Jeep rolls by with cheering riders at the second Toledo Jeep Fest parade in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, August 11, 2018. More than 1,300 Jeeps rolled through downtown in the parade, and the afternoon included food, live music, Jeeps parked

A Jeep rolls by with cheering riders at the second Toledo Jeep Fest parade in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, August 11, 2018. More than 1,300 Jeeps rolled through downtown in the parade, and the afternoon included food, live music, Jeeps parked along the streets of downtown and other attractions. Toledo is the birthplace of the brand, and the Jeep Wrangler continues to be assembled in the city.

 Karmero Sims, center, dances to music playing as other children jump into the newly-opened Roosevelt Pool during the seventh annual Smith Fest June 16, 2018, in Smith Park in Toledo. The festival featured horse rides from the Toledo Horsemen Club, a

Karmero Sims, center, dances to music playing as other children jump into the newly-opened Roosevelt Pool during the seventh annual Smith Fest June 16, 2018, in Smith Park in Toledo. The festival featured horse rides from the Toledo Horsemen Club, a number of sports lessons, the opening of Roosevelt Pool, and a bike give-away.

 "I can't get my hair back!" Mckayla Mejia, 15, laughed as she checked her phone after school Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in central Toledo. High winds swept through the greater Toledo area Thursday.

"I can't get my hair back!" Mckayla Mejia, 15, laughed as she checked her phone after school Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in central Toledo. High winds swept through the greater Toledo area Thursday.

 Latara Walker, 12, lends her shovel to the effort to clear the driveway of her cousin's home as falling snow gathers on her eyelids in West Toledo. Snow fall from early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, through 1 p.m. of Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, totaled 9.1 i

Latara Walker, 12, lends her shovel to the effort to clear the driveway of her cousin's home as falling snow gathers on her eyelids in West Toledo. Snow fall from early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, through 1 p.m. of Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, totaled 9.1 inches. Snowfall throughout the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 broke numerous local records.

 While quinceañera Clara Male, 14, left, finishes her makeup, Logan Raczkowski, 14, center, and other members of Male’s court do a last minute check of their dresses before the start of the ceremony in Jackson on March 5, 2010.

While quinceañera Clara Male, 14, left, finishes her makeup, Logan Raczkowski, 14, center, and other members of Male’s court do a last minute check of their dresses before the start of the ceremony in Jackson on March 5, 2010.

 ''I've been doing this my whole life and I'm very passionate and very serious about everything I do,'' Yaisha Lockett-McCants, right, said. ''I literally, actually, love each and every one of my students.'' Lockett-McCants prayed before her fourth a

''I've been doing this my whole life and I'm very passionate and very serious about everything I do,'' Yaisha Lockett-McCants, right, said. ''I literally, actually, love each and every one of my students.'' Lockett-McCants prayed before her fourth attempt to sew part of a quilt together as her goddaughter, Antoinette Garth, left, fed Lockett-McCants’ youngest daughter, 15-month-old Lolade, before dinner one night at their home in Flint, Mich. Lockett-McCants feels called to mentor young women and Garth is one of her oldest students. Together the pair teach African dance at a local elementary school. ''I treat them like I treat my own children,” Lockett-McCants said, adding, “and anybody that knows me knows that I love my babies, love 'em.''

 Raelyn Fenton Gogol, 12, holds her soon-to-be uncle Isaac, 1, who is blind, as he feels her face while their extended family visits together during a weekly dinner at the home of Kriste and Jeff Little in Walbridge. The Little's have been foster par

Raelyn Fenton Gogol, 12, holds her soon-to-be uncle Isaac, 1, who is blind, as he feels her face while their extended family visits together during a weekly dinner at the home of Kriste and Jeff Little in Walbridge. The Little's have been foster parents for more than 20 years and have adopted several of their foster children. In total, 10 of their kids live in the house right now, though Kriste says she doesn't differentiate between those whom she and Jeff have legally adopted and those who are staying with them as fosters. Kriste and Jeff are in the process of adopting Isaac and his two triplet brothers Elijah and Isaiah, each of whom have medical issues stemming from their premature birth and in utero drug exposure.

 Devin Whaley, 10, left, D.J. Ferrell, 9, center, and Zyaire Whaley, 6, play together on their block in South Toledo. The kids had forwent their squirt guns even though the City of Toledo had declared the tap water safe to drink earlier Monday, Augus

Devin Whaley, 10, left, D.J. Ferrell, 9, center, and Zyaire Whaley, 6, play together on their block in South Toledo. The kids had forwent their squirt guns even though the City of Toledo had declared the tap water safe to drink earlier Monday, August 4, 2014. Toledo's water was declared unsafe for consumption in an emergency after officials detected heightened levels of a toxic algae byproduct in the water. Though the water was declared safe to drink, many local residents remain skeptical. D.J.'s mother, Krystalynn Ferrell, said she didn't trust the water just yet. "I'm pregnant, so I'm not taking any chances," she said.

 "That's my baby," a woman sobs, left, as another woman cries out, "That's my brother," while holding one another in the front yard as Toledo police investigate a shooting Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 729 Brighton Ave. in South Toledo. Toledo police

"That's my baby," a woman sobs, left, as another woman cries out, "That's my brother," while holding one another in the front yard as Toledo police investigate a shooting Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 729 Brighton Ave. in South Toledo. Toledo police spokesman Sgt. Kevan Toney said an 18-year-old man and 18-year-old woman had been pronounced dead after the shooting. Police later identified the victims as Gregory Stone and Deiyana Porter, who were shot while in a car parked behind the house.

 Toledo firefighters battle a blaze August 18, 2018, at Twin Oaks Bowling Alley in Toledo after the fire broke out in the late afternoon. Toledo Fire Pvt. Sterling Rahe, a department spokesman, said no injuries were reported but that the historic bow

Toledo firefighters battle a blaze August 18, 2018, at Twin Oaks Bowling Alley in Toledo after the fire broke out in the late afternoon. Toledo Fire Pvt. Sterling Rahe, a department spokesman, said no injuries were reported but that the historic bowling alley was a total loss.

 Torice Jackson, 3, clings to his mother Brooklyn Ruiz, as she talks with other mourners while Toledo Police investigate a shooting death that occurred in the early afternoon of May 17, 2018, on Highland Avenue near North Detroit Avenue in Toledo. Po

Torice Jackson, 3, clings to his mother Brooklyn Ruiz, as she talks with other mourners while Toledo Police investigate a shooting death that occurred in the early afternoon of May 17, 2018, on Highland Avenue near North Detroit Avenue in Toledo. Police dispatch confirmed officers responded at 12:42 p.m. for calls of a person shot. Ms. Ruiz said she knew the victim and his family well.

 "I feel like I'm in a dream, like I'm going to wake up any time," Lasandra Lucas said. Lucas' granddaughters, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house Friday in Moody Manor. Keondra died as a resul

"I feel like I'm in a dream, like I'm going to wake up any time," Lasandra Lucas said. Lucas' granddaughters, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house Friday in Moody Manor. Keondra died as a result of her wound, though Leondra remains at the hospital in critical condition.

 Evelyn Mackey, 91, is hoisted off a ladder as her apartment building burned behind her Sunday afternoon at Rosehaven Manor Retirement Living Community off of Atherton Road in Flint. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Though no fatalities

Evelyn Mackey, 91, is hoisted off a ladder as her apartment building burned behind her Sunday afternoon at Rosehaven Manor Retirement Living Community off of Atherton Road in Flint. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Though no fatalities were reported, ten people were injured, the worst with second-degree burns.

 Ashley Schardt consults a nurse over the phone before continuing to mix her fertility medication in preparation to self-administer a shot to trigger ovulation at her home in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ashley and her husband, Matt, had been struggling to w

Ashley Schardt consults a nurse over the phone before continuing to mix her fertility medication in preparation to self-administer a shot to trigger ovulation at her home in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ashley and her husband, Matt, had been struggling to with infertility the past four years. Though much of their fertility treatment is done through Ashley's obstetrics and gynecology doctor, the couple have begun visiting the Fertility Center of Northwest Ohio, located in ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Slated to close in 2015, the lack of a local fertility clinic is leaving the future of some clients who face barriers of distance and finances, like the Schardt's, up in the air.

 Bruce Burkett, right, and Alyssa Wilson, a veterinarian technician, pull a sick cow into position for surgery. "I figured I'd be a large animal vet all my life," said Bruce, one of two veterinarians at Somerset Animal Hospital. "It was a profession

Bruce Burkett, right, and Alyssa Wilson, a veterinarian technician, pull a sick cow into position for surgery. "I figured I'd be a large animal vet all my life," said Bruce, one of two veterinarians at Somerset Animal Hospital. "It was a profession I could stay in touch with agriculture through." But he said large-animal work now only makes up 15 percent of his business. Mennonite farmer Mervin Weber, background, owns this cow.

 Lt. Pete Traver can't cover Tabari Triplett, 11, as he plays football with some friends from the neighborhood Monday, June 5, 2017, after Toledo firefighters had extinguished a blaze at a house on Cherry Street in Toledo. Battalion Chief Brent Wettl

Lt. Pete Traver can't cover Tabari Triplett, 11, as he plays football with some friends from the neighborhood Monday, June 5, 2017, after Toledo firefighters had extinguished a blaze at a house on Cherry Street in Toledo. Battalion Chief Brent Wettle said the fire was reported at about 8:15 p.m. Monday evening in the 3300 block of Cherry Street, and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. No injures were reported and the fire was under control within half an hour. The Red Cross was contacted to provide aid to seven residents of the house.

 Maddie O'Dell, 13, left, and Sophie Twigg, 13, light their sparklers before the start of this year's fireworks display Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. Thousands of area residents turned out on both sides of the Maumee River to wat

Maddie O'Dell, 13, left, and Sophie Twigg, 13, light their sparklers before the start of this year's fireworks display Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. Thousands of area residents turned out on both sides of the Maumee River to watch the show, which included carnival rides and food at Fort Megs. The third of July is Maddie's birthday.

 Wanda Flory, of Swanton, center, watches with Terry, left, and her husband Richard, center right, who declined to give their last name, as Thea Grabiec, right, kisses Sarah Shovan, at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo. Graviec and Shovan we

Wanda Flory, of Swanton, center, watches with Terry, left, and her husband Richard, center right, who declined to give their last name, as Thea Grabiec, right, kisses Sarah Shovan, at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo. Graviec and Shovan were participating in "National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A," a protest staged in response to Wednesday's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day." Flory, who had waited in line for three hours on Wednesday to purchase Chick-fil-A in solidarity with President Dan Cathy's comment that his company is supportive of, "the Biblical definition of the family unit," said her support was about free speech. "It isn't an issue over homosexuals versus non-homosexuals," she said. "He's a citizen of his country and has the right to free speech."

 Chris, 14, and Nikolus Johnston, 12, center, make the trick-or-treat rounds with their friend Jared Dionne, 13, right, on Halloween in Jackson. The three are dressed as Juggalos, as the fans of the music group Insane Clown Posse are known. "We're al

Chris, 14, and Nikolus Johnston, 12, center, make the trick-or-treat rounds with their friend Jared Dionne, 13, right, on Halloween in Jackson. The three are dressed as Juggalos, as the fans of the music group Insane Clown Posse are known. "We're all Juggalos." Dionne said, adding, "Well, mostly just me, but them too."

 Abayomi Miller, left, gets his clippers ready to cut hair for his neighbor Jason Johnson, center, on Miller's front porch Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in North Toledo. With temperatures climbing into the low 80's, Darren McCadney, right, and his son Zavy

Abayomi Miller, left, gets his clippers ready to cut hair for his neighbor Jason Johnson, center, on Miller's front porch Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in North Toledo. With temperatures climbing into the low 80's, Darren McCadney, right, and his son Zavyn, 4, were also out in the sunshine. Mr. Miller said he often cuts hair for his family and neighbors.

 Gail Hammett holds her hand up to the glass in the Jackson County Jail on W. Wesley Street to match her son, James, who also raised his hand. Gail has been walking about two miles each way every Thursday since August to spend 15 minutes in county lo
 Relonna Alexander, 7, inspects her new bunk bed after it was delivered and assembled by volunteers from Extreme Results gym along with other donated furniture Friday, December 23, 2016, at Birmingham Terrace in East Toledo. Vincent Ceniceros, CEO of
 "She was our oxygen," Kendra Hunter, 40, said as she clutched Minnie Mouse dolls belonging to her granddaughter Serenity Hunter, 1, who died April 4, 2018, after allegedly being hit and thrown into the couch, pictured, at her home in Toledo. Joshua
 Rojelio Sanchez, left, smiles back as his two-year-old son Rojelio III, peers through a hole in the screen door at the family's home in Napoleon. Since being released from prison after serving 11 years for attempted murder, Rojelio has made it his g
  "Each room you go into you enter into another story," Joyce Rimmelin, right, said. Rimmelin embraced Claire Campbell, 82, on her volunteer rounds at ProMedica's Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania. Rimmelin has been a believer in hospice care for m
 Jan Duke, center, has a word with her granddaughter, Mira, 4, in between a conversation with her mother, Mary Miller, 91, at her home in Leoni Township. Since being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on her grand daughter's wedding day last Oc
 Surfers take advantage of high waves generated by a storm over Lake Michigan to hit the waves at Grand Haven State Park. Surfers who brave the great lakes often take to the water when the waves are higher during the winter months.
 A Jeep rolls by with cheering riders at the second Toledo Jeep Fest parade in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, August 11, 2018. More than 1,300 Jeeps rolled through downtown in the parade, and the afternoon included food, live music, Jeeps parked
 Karmero Sims, center, dances to music playing as other children jump into the newly-opened Roosevelt Pool during the seventh annual Smith Fest June 16, 2018, in Smith Park in Toledo. The festival featured horse rides from the Toledo Horsemen Club, a
 "I can't get my hair back!" Mckayla Mejia, 15, laughed as she checked her phone after school Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in central Toledo. High winds swept through the greater Toledo area Thursday.
 Latara Walker, 12, lends her shovel to the effort to clear the driveway of her cousin's home as falling snow gathers on her eyelids in West Toledo. Snow fall from early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, through 1 p.m. of Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, totaled 9.1 i
 While quinceañera Clara Male, 14, left, finishes her makeup, Logan Raczkowski, 14, center, and other members of Male’s court do a last minute check of their dresses before the start of the ceremony in Jackson on March 5, 2010.
 ''I've been doing this my whole life and I'm very passionate and very serious about everything I do,'' Yaisha Lockett-McCants, right, said. ''I literally, actually, love each and every one of my students.'' Lockett-McCants prayed before her fourth a
 Raelyn Fenton Gogol, 12, holds her soon-to-be uncle Isaac, 1, who is blind, as he feels her face while their extended family visits together during a weekly dinner at the home of Kriste and Jeff Little in Walbridge. The Little's have been foster par
 Devin Whaley, 10, left, D.J. Ferrell, 9, center, and Zyaire Whaley, 6, play together on their block in South Toledo. The kids had forwent their squirt guns even though the City of Toledo had declared the tap water safe to drink earlier Monday, Augus
 "That's my baby," a woman sobs, left, as another woman cries out, "That's my brother," while holding one another in the front yard as Toledo police investigate a shooting Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 729 Brighton Ave. in South Toledo. Toledo police
 Toledo firefighters battle a blaze August 18, 2018, at Twin Oaks Bowling Alley in Toledo after the fire broke out in the late afternoon. Toledo Fire Pvt. Sterling Rahe, a department spokesman, said no injuries were reported but that the historic bow
 Torice Jackson, 3, clings to his mother Brooklyn Ruiz, as she talks with other mourners while Toledo Police investigate a shooting death that occurred in the early afternoon of May 17, 2018, on Highland Avenue near North Detroit Avenue in Toledo. Po
 "I feel like I'm in a dream, like I'm going to wake up any time," Lasandra Lucas said. Lucas' granddaughters, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house Friday in Moody Manor. Keondra died as a resul
 Evelyn Mackey, 91, is hoisted off a ladder as her apartment building burned behind her Sunday afternoon at Rosehaven Manor Retirement Living Community off of Atherton Road in Flint. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Though no fatalities
 Ashley Schardt consults a nurse over the phone before continuing to mix her fertility medication in preparation to self-administer a shot to trigger ovulation at her home in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ashley and her husband, Matt, had been struggling to w
 Bruce Burkett, right, and Alyssa Wilson, a veterinarian technician, pull a sick cow into position for surgery. "I figured I'd be a large animal vet all my life," said Bruce, one of two veterinarians at Somerset Animal Hospital. "It was a profession
 Lt. Pete Traver can't cover Tabari Triplett, 11, as he plays football with some friends from the neighborhood Monday, June 5, 2017, after Toledo firefighters had extinguished a blaze at a house on Cherry Street in Toledo. Battalion Chief Brent Wettl
 Maddie O'Dell, 13, left, and Sophie Twigg, 13, light their sparklers before the start of this year's fireworks display Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. Thousands of area residents turned out on both sides of the Maumee River to wat
 Wanda Flory, of Swanton, center, watches with Terry, left, and her husband Richard, center right, who declined to give their last name, as Thea Grabiec, right, kisses Sarah Shovan, at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo. Graviec and Shovan we
 Chris, 14, and Nikolus Johnston, 12, center, make the trick-or-treat rounds with their friend Jared Dionne, 13, right, on Halloween in Jackson. The three are dressed as Juggalos, as the fans of the music group Insane Clown Posse are known. "We're al
 Abayomi Miller, left, gets his clippers ready to cut hair for his neighbor Jason Johnson, center, on Miller's front porch Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in North Toledo. With temperatures climbing into the low 80's, Darren McCadney, right, and his son Zavy

Gail Hammett holds her hand up to the glass in the Jackson County Jail on W. Wesley Street to match her son, James, who also raised his hand. Gail has been walking about two miles each way every Thursday since August to spend 15 minutes in county lockup visitation with her son. James Hammett was later sentenced to 19 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree home invasion, felonious assault and two felony weapons violations.

Relonna Alexander, 7, inspects her new bunk bed after it was delivered and assembled by volunteers from Extreme Results gym along with other donated furniture Friday, December 23, 2016, at Birmingham Terrace in East Toledo. Vincent Ceniceros, CEO of the gym, grew up in Birmingham Terrace and wanted to donate to someone at the complex for Christmas. He reached out to Rosalyn Koontz, whose neighbors know her as Ms. Toni Warren, a longtime resident of the complex to find a family in need. Ms. Koontz thought of Nakesha Phillips and her five children, including Relonna, who had been living in the complex for five months without any real furniture. Now, her children will have beds, a table to eat Christmas dinner and a couch to join their Christmas tree.

"She was our oxygen," Kendra Hunter, 40, said as she clutched Minnie Mouse dolls belonging to her granddaughter Serenity Hunter, 1, who died April 4, 2018, after allegedly being hit and thrown into the couch, pictured, at her home in Toledo. Joshua Herron, 30, the boyfriend of Serenity's mother, is charged with the murder. Prosecutors allege Herron was responsible for Serenity's fatal injures when he was watching the toddler alone on Easter Sunday. Serenity's homicide is the third case in 2018 where a mother's partner is charged with killing a young child.

Rojelio Sanchez, left, smiles back as his two-year-old son Rojelio III, peers through a hole in the screen door at the family's home in Napoleon. Since being released from prison after serving 11 years for attempted murder, Rojelio has made it his goal to provide a better life for his family. He and his wife Rebecca recently relocated their family of six from North Toledo to Napoleon. Sanchez works as the manager of Evergreen Seed Supply, where he does everything from managing the warehouse, to administrative work to truck driving.

"Each room you go into you enter into another story," Joyce Rimmelin, right, said. Rimmelin embraced Claire Campbell, 82, on her volunteer rounds at ProMedica's Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania. Rimmelin has been a believer in hospice care for many years. After the death of her husband in hospice at Ebeid House, Rimmelin decided to continue visiting and volunteering with staff and patients. "For that brief period of time, with not having any family of my own, they become my family," she said. "The best days of my week are the days that I am present in-patient unit."

Jan Duke, center, has a word with her granddaughter, Mira, 4, in between a conversation with her mother, Mary Miller, 91, at her home in Leoni Township. Since being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on her grand daughter's wedding day last October, Duke has been working on spending as much of her remaining time as possible with her large family.

Surfers take advantage of high waves generated by a storm over Lake Michigan to hit the waves at Grand Haven State Park. Surfers who brave the great lakes often take to the water when the waves are higher during the winter months.

A Jeep rolls by with cheering riders at the second Toledo Jeep Fest parade in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, August 11, 2018. More than 1,300 Jeeps rolled through downtown in the parade, and the afternoon included food, live music, Jeeps parked along the streets of downtown and other attractions. Toledo is the birthplace of the brand, and the Jeep Wrangler continues to be assembled in the city.

Karmero Sims, center, dances to music playing as other children jump into the newly-opened Roosevelt Pool during the seventh annual Smith Fest June 16, 2018, in Smith Park in Toledo. The festival featured horse rides from the Toledo Horsemen Club, a number of sports lessons, the opening of Roosevelt Pool, and a bike give-away.

"I can't get my hair back!" Mckayla Mejia, 15, laughed as she checked her phone after school Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in central Toledo. High winds swept through the greater Toledo area Thursday.

Latara Walker, 12, lends her shovel to the effort to clear the driveway of her cousin's home as falling snow gathers on her eyelids in West Toledo. Snow fall from early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, through 1 p.m. of Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, totaled 9.1 inches. Snowfall throughout the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 broke numerous local records.

While quinceañera Clara Male, 14, left, finishes her makeup, Logan Raczkowski, 14, center, and other members of Male’s court do a last minute check of their dresses before the start of the ceremony in Jackson on March 5, 2010.

''I've been doing this my whole life and I'm very passionate and very serious about everything I do,'' Yaisha Lockett-McCants, right, said. ''I literally, actually, love each and every one of my students.'' Lockett-McCants prayed before her fourth attempt to sew part of a quilt together as her goddaughter, Antoinette Garth, left, fed Lockett-McCants’ youngest daughter, 15-month-old Lolade, before dinner one night at their home in Flint, Mich. Lockett-McCants feels called to mentor young women and Garth is one of her oldest students. Together the pair teach African dance at a local elementary school. ''I treat them like I treat my own children,” Lockett-McCants said, adding, “and anybody that knows me knows that I love my babies, love 'em.''

Raelyn Fenton Gogol, 12, holds her soon-to-be uncle Isaac, 1, who is blind, as he feels her face while their extended family visits together during a weekly dinner at the home of Kriste and Jeff Little in Walbridge. The Little's have been foster parents for more than 20 years and have adopted several of their foster children. In total, 10 of their kids live in the house right now, though Kriste says she doesn't differentiate between those whom she and Jeff have legally adopted and those who are staying with them as fosters. Kriste and Jeff are in the process of adopting Isaac and his two triplet brothers Elijah and Isaiah, each of whom have medical issues stemming from their premature birth and in utero drug exposure.

Devin Whaley, 10, left, D.J. Ferrell, 9, center, and Zyaire Whaley, 6, play together on their block in South Toledo. The kids had forwent their squirt guns even though the City of Toledo had declared the tap water safe to drink earlier Monday, August 4, 2014. Toledo's water was declared unsafe for consumption in an emergency after officials detected heightened levels of a toxic algae byproduct in the water. Though the water was declared safe to drink, many local residents remain skeptical. D.J.'s mother, Krystalynn Ferrell, said she didn't trust the water just yet. "I'm pregnant, so I'm not taking any chances," she said.

"That's my baby," a woman sobs, left, as another woman cries out, "That's my brother," while holding one another in the front yard as Toledo police investigate a shooting Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 729 Brighton Ave. in South Toledo. Toledo police spokesman Sgt. Kevan Toney said an 18-year-old man and 18-year-old woman had been pronounced dead after the shooting. Police later identified the victims as Gregory Stone and Deiyana Porter, who were shot while in a car parked behind the house.

Toledo firefighters battle a blaze August 18, 2018, at Twin Oaks Bowling Alley in Toledo after the fire broke out in the late afternoon. Toledo Fire Pvt. Sterling Rahe, a department spokesman, said no injuries were reported but that the historic bowling alley was a total loss.

Torice Jackson, 3, clings to his mother Brooklyn Ruiz, as she talks with other mourners while Toledo Police investigate a shooting death that occurred in the early afternoon of May 17, 2018, on Highland Avenue near North Detroit Avenue in Toledo. Police dispatch confirmed officers responded at 12:42 p.m. for calls of a person shot. Ms. Ruiz said she knew the victim and his family well.

"I feel like I'm in a dream, like I'm going to wake up any time," Lasandra Lucas said. Lucas' granddaughters, Keondra, 1, and Leondra Hooks, 2, were shot as they slept in their great-grandmother's house Friday in Moody Manor. Keondra died as a result of her wound, though Leondra remains at the hospital in critical condition.

Evelyn Mackey, 91, is hoisted off a ladder as her apartment building burned behind her Sunday afternoon at Rosehaven Manor Retirement Living Community off of Atherton Road in Flint. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Though no fatalities were reported, ten people were injured, the worst with second-degree burns.

Ashley Schardt consults a nurse over the phone before continuing to mix her fertility medication in preparation to self-administer a shot to trigger ovulation at her home in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ashley and her husband, Matt, had been struggling to with infertility the past four years. Though much of their fertility treatment is done through Ashley's obstetrics and gynecology doctor, the couple have begun visiting the Fertility Center of Northwest Ohio, located in ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Slated to close in 2015, the lack of a local fertility clinic is leaving the future of some clients who face barriers of distance and finances, like the Schardt's, up in the air.

Bruce Burkett, right, and Alyssa Wilson, a veterinarian technician, pull a sick cow into position for surgery. "I figured I'd be a large animal vet all my life," said Bruce, one of two veterinarians at Somerset Animal Hospital. "It was a profession I could stay in touch with agriculture through." But he said large-animal work now only makes up 15 percent of his business. Mennonite farmer Mervin Weber, background, owns this cow.

Lt. Pete Traver can't cover Tabari Triplett, 11, as he plays football with some friends from the neighborhood Monday, June 5, 2017, after Toledo firefighters had extinguished a blaze at a house on Cherry Street in Toledo. Battalion Chief Brent Wettle said the fire was reported at about 8:15 p.m. Monday evening in the 3300 block of Cherry Street, and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. No injures were reported and the fire was under control within half an hour. The Red Cross was contacted to provide aid to seven residents of the house.

Maddie O'Dell, 13, left, and Sophie Twigg, 13, light their sparklers before the start of this year's fireworks display Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. Thousands of area residents turned out on both sides of the Maumee River to watch the show, which included carnival rides and food at Fort Megs. The third of July is Maddie's birthday.

Wanda Flory, of Swanton, center, watches with Terry, left, and her husband Richard, center right, who declined to give their last name, as Thea Grabiec, right, kisses Sarah Shovan, at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall in Toledo. Graviec and Shovan were participating in "National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A," a protest staged in response to Wednesday's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day." Flory, who had waited in line for three hours on Wednesday to purchase Chick-fil-A in solidarity with President Dan Cathy's comment that his company is supportive of, "the Biblical definition of the family unit," said her support was about free speech. "It isn't an issue over homosexuals versus non-homosexuals," she said. "He's a citizen of his country and has the right to free speech."

Chris, 14, and Nikolus Johnston, 12, center, make the trick-or-treat rounds with their friend Jared Dionne, 13, right, on Halloween in Jackson. The three are dressed as Juggalos, as the fans of the music group Insane Clown Posse are known. "We're all Juggalos." Dionne said, adding, "Well, mostly just me, but them too."

Abayomi Miller, left, gets his clippers ready to cut hair for his neighbor Jason Johnson, center, on Miller's front porch Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in North Toledo. With temperatures climbing into the low 80's, Darren McCadney, right, and his son Zavyn, 4, were also out in the sunshine. Mr. Miller said he often cuts hair for his family and neighbors.

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