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Ex-Hooters Waitress 'Forced Out' Due to Post-Surgery Appearance

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A woman claims in a lawsuit that she lost her waitressing job at a suburban St. Louis Hooters restaurant after she underwent brain surgery.  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that...

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Flames Tear Through Two Vacant Homes on Hawker Street

DAYTON -- Firefighters battle a big blaze on Hawker Street. The fire started shortly after 1:00 Tuesday morning.The fire destroyed two vacant homes. It started in one of the homes and spread to the...

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Sleepy Driver Causes Two Car Crash in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD -- Police are investigating a two-car crash that happened off Upper Valley Pike.It happened early Tuesday morning. The driver of an SUV apparently fell asleep at the wheel and hit another...

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UPDATE: Sunday Shooting Victim Identified

DAYTON -- Police have identified the woman who was shot in the stomach Sunday night.Dayton Police say Asia Cobb, 20, is listed in stable condition at Miami Valley Hospital.Earlier coverage:Woman Takes...

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Home School Students Learn at Air Force Museum

DAYTON -- Home school children, ages 3-18, participated in educational activities during Spring Home School Day on April 8 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Educational programming...

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DeWine Announces Recommendations to Help Improve Ohio Foster Care

COLUMBUS -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the recommendations of his Foster Care Advisory Group. Convened in December, the group's mission was to recommend solutions to the issues...

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Fire Hydrant Accidents in Dayton Stir Controversy

DAYTON -- There are five or six car accidents with fire hydrants every month within the City of Dayton. While most hydrants are several feet away from the curb, every once in a while you will see one...

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UPDATE: Abused Toddler Taken Off Life Support

DAYTON -- About 100 people gathered Monday evening outside Dayton Children's Medical Center for a toddler who was taken off life support earlier in the day.The vigil included candles and balloons to...

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Dogs Returned to Owner after Cruelty Charges Dropped

DAYTON -- A Dayton man, once accused of dog fighting and animal cruelty, gets his animals returned to him.     Monday, Eric Wiggins was reunited with some of his best friends. Last November, Wiggins...

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Slots-Style Gambling Debuts at Second Ohio Track

NORTH RANDALL (AP) -- A second Ohio race track is ready to begin slots-style racino gambling.Thistledown race track near Cleveland plans a grand opening Tuesday for its more than 1,000 video lottery...

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Cincinnati Casino Draws $21 Million in First Month

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Regulators say Ohio's newest casino raked in $21 million in revenue during its first month of operation.The Ohio Casino Control Commission on Monday released the first revenue report...

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Ohio House to Drop Medicaid Expansion

COLUMBUS (AP) -- A Republican-controlled legislative panel will strip the governor's plans to expand Medicaid from the state's two-year budget proposal.A source with knowledge of the budget...

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UPDATE: Body Found in West Carrollton Home Identified as Edith King

WEST CARROLLTON -- Police have identified the homicide victim as 81-year-old Edith King. She was found dead about 7:30 p.m. Monday in her home by her daughter.We'll bring you the latest on this...

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YMCA in Lebanon Fires Coach After Alleged Incident

WARREN COUNTY (AP) -- A southwest Ohio YMCA has fired an assistant swimming coach over an allegation he took "indecent liberties" with a team member.The Countryside YMCA Torpedoes swim team was...

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One of Two Brothers Acquitted for Murder, Sentenced to 5 years

SPRINGFIELD -- Today, a Clark County judge handed down a 5 1/2-year sentence to one of two brothers acquitted on murder charges for the shooting death of Jamez Hall.Anthony Hottenstein, who was charged...

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UPDATE: Family, Friends Protest UD Suicide Ruling

DAYTON -- Family and friends gathered today at the University of Dayton to protest the ruling by the university that Larry Cook committed suicide.The university says Cook, 18, took his life by jumping...

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UPDATE: West Carrollton Woman's Throat Had Been Cut, 911 Call Reveals

UPDATE:  ABC 22/ FOX 45 obtained the 911 call, made by the victim's daughter about 7:30 Monday night.                 Dispatcher:   "West Carrollton 911"   Caller: "It's an emergency. I need a squad...

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Blue Angels Shows Canceled Through 2013 Season

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Blue Angels are officially grounded for the 2013 season. WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Fla., reports that the U.S. Navy announced the cancellations Tuesday morning as a response to...

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Clark County Man Faces Child Endangerment and Theft Charges

SPRINGFIELD -- Sunday evening the Clark County Sheriff's Office was called to the home of Nichole Sexton.  Sexton told police she left her three children, ages nine and under, home with Matthew Chinn...

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Official: One Arrested in Texas College Stabbing

CYPRESS, Texas (AP) -- A sheriff's official says one person has been arrested in a suspected stabbing attack at a Houston-area community college campus.Alan Bernstein of the Harris County Sheriff's...

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