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Ohio Teacher Donates Kidney to Student

MANSFIELD -- An Ohio community is rallying behind a teacher who is donating a kidney to a student. Wendy Killian will provide the organ for a student she taught in Kindergarten last year at Mansfield...

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UPDATE: 12 Bodies Recovered After Texas Blast

WEST, Texas (AP) -- The bodies of 12 people have been recovered after an enormous Texas fertilizer plant explosion that demolished surrounding neighborhoods for blocks and left about 200 other people...

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Officers Actions Justified In Shooting Death of Armed Man

CELINA -- Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey says a Celina Police officer's actions were justified when he shot and killed 39-year-old Robert Hensley. Police say Hensley was twirling a gun as he walked...

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UPDATE: Uncle Asks Bombing Suspect to Turn Himself In

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. -- The uncle of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing, spoke moments ago to plead with him to turn himself in and ask forgiveness.Ruslan Tsarni...

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Boy Scouts Proposing to Lift Gay Ban for Youth

NEW YORK (AP) -- Under pressure over its longstanding ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts...

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Ohio's Unemployment Rises in March

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio's unemployment rate rose just slightly in March.The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services said Friday that the rate for March was 7.1 percent -- up from 7 percent in...

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Ohio Police: Watch for Boston Bombing Suspect

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio authorities are asking the public to be vigilant in looking out for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who remains at large and is the subject of a massive manhunt.They...

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Volunteers, Trucks Needed for May 4 Northeast Cleanup

DAYTON -- Residents and businesses of Old North Dayton will participate in a neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, May 4. Volunteers are welcome to join in, and pickup trucks are needed to help with...

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Gov't Sources: Boston Bomb Suspect Went to Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to Russia last year and returned to the U.S. six months later, government officials told The Associated Press.Investigators...

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BREAKING: Four Detained After Deputies Find Suspected Mobile Meth Lab

DAYTON -- Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies have detained four people after they say they found a mobile meth lab in a car.Deputies said they got a call about a suspicious car behind Maggie's Place...

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Dayton Continues Clean and Green Focus

DAYTON -- With the approach of Earth Day on Monday the City of Dayton is set to launch a number of new green initiatives, while continuing and improving previously launched programs:Green Commuting:...

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UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Indicted For Child Rape During Church Service

UPDATE-- Blake Cole, 19 has been indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury for rape of a 5 year old boy during a Dayton church service. Friday, the grand jury indicted him on 1 count of a rape of a...

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Local Businesses Affected By Boston Situation

Kettering -- Boston's paralysis is having a direct impact on businesses here in the Miami Valley. The New Balance Store at the Town and Country Shopping Center in Kettering has its corporate...

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Ohio Schools Prepare for Shooting Scenarios

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Attorney General's Office is sending a training video to every school district in the state about how to prepare and respond to a school shooting situation.   The office...

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BREAKING: Second Bombing Suspect Still on the Run; Lockdown Lifted

 WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval (deh-VAL') Patrick says mass transit service is resuming in Boston even though one Boston Marathon bombing suspect is still on the lam.   Authorities...

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BREAKING: Reporters Hear Gunfire, Officers and SWAT Members Rush to Scene

WATERTOWN -- Reports indicate the second bombing suspect is down put alive and is hiding inside a boat in the backyard of a home.Authorities have surrounded the...

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Elmo & Cookie Monster Visit Kids at Dayton Children's

DAYTON -- Kids at Dayton Children's Hospital get a visit from a couple of familiar furry friends today.Elmo and Cookie Monster stopped by the hospital shaking kids hands and putting smiles on their...

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UPDATE:Police Searching for Suspects in Downtown Robbery

UPDATE--Dayton Police released more surveillance video from a robbery at Status Men's Boutique on April 9th.The shop is located downtown on East Third Street.  It has been robbed three times in the...

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UPDATE: Two Arrested After Deputies Find Suspected Mobile Meth Lab

UPDATE: HARRISON TWP.-- Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies arrested two men Friday, for manufacturing methamphetamine inside a vehicle. Ryan Huffman, and another man were booked into the Montgomery...

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Giving the Gift of Life

DAYTON--Life Connection of Ohio gathered city leaders, donor families, and transplant recipients at Fifth Third Field to celebrate National Donate Life Day.    Widow Wendy Nikolai described how her...

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