First Place, Spot News - Dave Zapotosky / The Blade Faith Kennedy tearfully hugs her dog, Luna, after Toledo firefighters rescued her from the fire at the Andover Apartments in the 2500 block of Eastgate Road in Toledo.
Second Place, Spot news - Sam Greene / The Cincinnati EnquirerRiccy Enriquez Perdomo hugs her 11-month-old son, Rony, and her sister Rita Enriquez as she is released from custody at the Boone County Jail in Burlington, Ky. Riccy Enriquez Perdomo was released from county jail, after being arrested Aug. 17. Enriquez, had been granted legal status two times through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) but was arrested at an immigration office in Louisville.
Third Place, Spot News - Katie Rausch / The BladeLt. Pete Traver can't cover Tabari Triplett, 11, as he plays football with some friends from the neighborhood after Toledo firefighters had extinguished a blaze at a house on Cherry Street in Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Adam Cairns / The Columbus DispatchConnor Lefevers, 17, of Columbus, at right, screams in pain after being pepper sprayed by police in riot gear as protestors block traffic on High Street just south of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Nearly 2,000 protesters gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to voice their opposition for President Trump before taking to the street and blocking traffic.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade Cameron Walker, 11, walks through the parking lot at St. Patrick's of Heatherdowns and shields himself from the smoke coming from the fire at the Andover Apartments in Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Katie Rausch / The Blade"That's my baby," a woman sobs as another woman cries out, "That's my brother," while holding one another in the front yard as Toledo police investigate a shooting 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.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning JournalSam Entrikin, 40, of Salem was airlifted by STAT MedEvac to St. Elizabeth's Health Center in Youngstown following a head-on crash on Salem Grange Road at the Conkle Road intersection.
