The home invasion suspect who was shot and killed by a homeowner in Fostoria last weekend has been identified.

Police say the man was 30-year-old Christopher Cavaness Jr., of Toledo.

He was shot by a homeowner while breaking into a home in the 200 block of West Lytle Street on Saturday night.

The homeowner was also shot. He was treated and released from a hospital.

A second suspect remains at large and police are still working to identify him.

Police point out that the home was targeted and it was not a random act.

Anyone with information on the second intruder is urged to call the Fostoria Police Department at 419-435-8573.

Organizers are hoping to raise a lot of money for Flag City Honor Flight at an upcoming event.

Susan Ross-Wells with the accounting firm Gilmore Jasion Mahler says previous fundraisers were so successful that Flag City Honor Flight is now able to do two flights a year and she wants to keep that up.

“We really want to help them keep with those two flights, because the need is there, the families want to go, the veterans want to go and we want to help get them there.”

She says Wanderlust 2019, A Night In Casablanca will transport people back to Bogey and Bergman’s Casablanca.

“We hope you grab your fedora and trench coat and help raise money to send our veterans to Washington, D.C.”

The fundraiser will be held at the Marathon Center For The Performing Arts on Friday, November 1st.

Tickets are $70. Get more details here.

(ONN) – Two teenagers accused of causing the death of a photographer in Hocking Hills are facing new and very serious charges.

The Hocking County prosecutor says after careful consideration they have now filed charges of murder, felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter against the two teens.

16-year-olds Jaden Churchheus and Jordan Buckley originally faced reckless homicide charges.

Police say the teens pushed a six-foot log off of a cliff at Hocking Hills State Park in September.

When it fell, it hit 44-year-old photographer and Chillicothe mom, Victoria Schafer. She died at the scene.

Prosecutors intend to try both teens as adults.

A large gas leak forced the evacuation of some residents on the north side of Findlay on Thursday.

The police department says a crew contracting with AEP ruptured a gas line in the 600 block of East Melrose Avenue at around 10 a.m. as they were installing a power pole.

“We had to evacuate a total of seven households and one business,” said Lt. Mathias as we spoke with him on the scene.

He said a gas leak of that size is a very serious matter.

“This is a high priority until it’s contained, that’s why we limited pedestrian and vehicle traffic.”

East Melrose Avenue had to be shut down from North Blanchard to Crystal Avenue.

That closure was in effect until early Friday, when repairs were completed to the gas line and the road was reopened.

The Findlay Police Department is on the lookout for two women suspected of aggravated burglary.

Officers were called to 226 Ely Avenue on a domestic dispute call around 11:10 am on Thursday.

When they arrived, they learned that two women had allegedly forced their way into the home and threatened the resident with a knife.

The police officers report that the women tried stealing electronics before they fled in a gray car.

The suspects are described as both being black, one tall and muscular with blond hair, the other short with striped pants.

Anyone with information can contact the police department at 419-424-7150.

The University of Findlay is hosting a series of events focusing on media literacy.

Communications chair Diana Montague said the Richard E. Wilkin Events series is going to be based on teaching people about fact-checking.

Montague added that the series will include presentations, speech competitions, and games to teach about fact-checking and questioning sources of information.

The speak-off is next in the series. It will be on November 18 featuring 110 students who will compete to determine who is best at “fact-checking the news.”

You can learn more about the series and what it will offer here.

Ohio Means Jobs Hancock County is having a job fair on Halloween.

Supervisor Brianna Ybarra said that it’s going to be trick or treat themed where you can go door to door to learn about employment opportunities and collect some freebies.

Ybarra adds that she wanted to do a special job fair to help showcase what Ohio Means Jobs can do for people and increase foot traffic to the organization.

The job fair will be at the Ohio Means Jobs Hancock County offices from 10 am to 2 pm next Thursday.

UPDATE: Phone lines are back online

Blanchard Valley Health System said Thursday morning that the phone lines were down at all of its Findlay locations, including Blanchard Valley Hospital.

Officials said that only one phone line was working, the line to the information desk at the hospital.

They said people can call 419-423-4500 and they will be able to forward your call to the desired location.

Officials said the outage is due to a widespread outage that their phone carrier is experiencing.

They had estimate on when the phone lines will be operational again.

The Village of Mt. Blanchard is postponing Trick or Treat this weekend.

Trick or Treat was scheduled for this Saturday but has been moved due to the Riverdale Falcon boy’s soccer advancing to the district playoffs that same evening in Tiffin.

Mt. Blanchard’s Trick or Treat has been moved to this Sunday from 4 – 6 pm.

Several homes and a business in Findlay have been evacuated due to a gas leak.

The gas leak is affecting East Melrose Avenue between Blanchard Street and Jennifer Lane.

Authorities have shut down the road to through traffic between Crystal Avenue and North Blanchard Street. You are urged to find an alternate route.

The leak was caused by an AEP crew that ruptured a gas line sending natural gas into the air.

There’s no word on how long it will take crews to fix the issue.