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AG DeWine Will Crack Down on Internet Gambling

COLUMBUS -- Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office is cracking down on illegal gambling.  DeWine briefed law enforcement officers in Columbus today, laying out strategies for investigating and...

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Dayton: Aerial Surveillance Grounded

UPDATE--A big decision from the Dayton city leaders at Wednesday night's City Commission meeting."I do not intend to move forward with bringing the Persistent Surveillance Systems contract before city...

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Local Woman Back to Work at Running Store After Marathon Scare

TROY -- A local woman who was very near the Boston Marathon bombings, is now back in the Miami Valley and back to work.We caught up with Nicki Luse at Up and Running in Troy.  Nicki spoke with us on...

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UPDATE: Suspect Identified in Ricin Letter Investigation

UPDATE -- OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis.   FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel...

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Amputee Sympathizes with Boston Marathon Victims

CAMDEN -- More than a dozen people injured in the Boston bombings will have to learn to walk all over again. One Miami Valley farmer knows exactly what they are going through.Springtime is always busy...

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City Commission Votes to Revoke Liquor Licenses

DAYTON -- Dayton City Commission recommended that the liquor licenses of four downtown bars be revoked: Aquarius, Vault, Webster Station, and Loch Ness Bar.Officers have been called to the...

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Dayton's Main Library Could Move to Arcade Building

DAYTON -- Dayton Metro Library is considering a proposal that would move the main library into Dayton' Arcade building.    The historic building is located on Third Street and is a collection of five...

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Say What: Gun Control

SAY WHAT? -- Ahead of the U.S. Senate defeating a bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks for commercial gun sales, we asked local folks what they thought about gun control...

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Smart Phone App to Protect your Valuables

CLAYTON -- Recent studies by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners show more than half of Americans don't have an inventory of their possessions.That means if they are stolen or...

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Ohio Teacher Fired For Being Gay

COLUMBUS -- Thousands of central Ohioans are supporting an effort to reinstate a popular teacher who says she was fired for being gay. Physical education teacher Carla Hale says she was fired from...

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Ohio Senator Wants Stiffer Penalties for Wrong-Way Drivers

COLUMBUS -- An Ohio Senator want tougher penalties for wrong-way drivers. Ohio Senator Jim Hughes wants to close a loophole that allows a driver who drives the wrong on a road and is drunk and injures...

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UPDATE: More Than 100 Injured in Texas Explosion

WEST, Texas (AP) -- Officials say it'll be some time before they know how many people have been killed in a fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas.  Firefighters were already at the...

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Shots Fired into North Dayton Home

DAYTON -- Police are investigating a shooting into a home.It happened around 2:30 Thursday morning on East Burton Avenue in Dayton.Police found two bullet holes in the house and another bullet hit a...

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UPDATE: 5 to 15 People Killed in Texas Explosion

WEST, Texas (AP) -- Police in Texas say between five and 15 people were killed in a fertilizer plant explosion that also injured more than 160 others.Waco police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton said early...

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Ohio Lawmaker Wants to Block Immigrant Licenses

COLUMBUS (AP) -- A Republican lawmaker in Ohio wants to block a federal program that calls for the state to issue driver's licenses to young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally.The...

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Ohio Death Penalty Review Committee Meets Again

COLUMBUS (AP) -- A state Supreme Court task force analyzing the effectiveness of Ohio's capital punishment law planned another meeting Thursday as part of its multiyear review.Ohio Supreme Court Chief...

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Six-Month Drug Investigation Leads to Four Arrests

SPRINGFIELD -- A six-month drug investigation has resulted in the arrest of four people.Three people were arrested about 10 a.m. Wednesday at 1505 Selma Road in Springfield. A fourth was arrested an...

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UPDATE: Alleged Attack Victim Charged With Filing False Report

MIAMI TWP. -- Police said a Dayton woman is now facing misdemeanor charges after lying about a man attacking her in her car.Miami Twp. Police said 26-year-old Jessica Riggins is facing charges of...

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Dash Cam Video Shows Deadly Crash in Miami Twp.

MIAMI TWP.-- Police released cruiser cam video of a suspected pursuit that ended with two men dead in a crash. The crash happened Monday night on State Route 741 near Cobblegate Drive in Moraine.Police...

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Turner's Subcommittee to Host Hearing on Unmanned Aerial Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A field hearing is planned Tuesday to address roles of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), as well as the UAS budget requests for fiscal year 2014.Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10),...

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