First Place, General News - Amy E. Voigt / The (Toledo) BladeAlexis Caldwell, the mother of Danika Caldwell (center) mourns while she is comforted by cousin Eugene Frazier (left) and friend, Taffy Malkowski (right) during a vigil at Old Orchard Elementary for first grader Danika Caldwell who was killed in a fire. Danika Caldwell's Aunt, Yvonne Frazier, (far right) in blue with glasses, holds a candle.
Second Place, General News - ED SUBA JR. / Akron Beacon JournalDefense attorney Jon Sinn (left) and defendant Shawn Eric Ford Jr. react after hearing the jury recommend the death sentence in Ford Jr.'s capital murder trial in the courtroom of Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tom Parker.
Third Place, General News - Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) BladeAn emotional Michelle Janollari holds an American flag during the playing of the National Anthem, as the Student Veterans of America UT Chapter retires several American flags during a ceremony near the Student Union at the University of Toledo. The Avon, Ohio native said the event had a real emotional impact so close to Veteran's Day.
Award of Excellence, General News - Jenna Watson / Kent State UniversityBrooke Egbert, 13, of Botkins, Ohio, sheds tears as she rests her head on her reserve champion market steer, realizing that she is moments away from giving him away to the highest bidder at the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions.
Award of Excellence, General News - Katie Rausch / The (Toledo) BladeThe Toledo Police Department Honor Guard holds vigil as bikers pass slowly by the spot where Toledo Detective Keith Dressel was shot on Ontario Street in North Toledo during the eighth Keith Dressel Memorial Ride. Several hundred bikers banded together for roughly 60-mile-long ride through Toledo, including the neighborhood where Detective Dressel was shot and killed in 2007.
