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Report: Suicide Rate Up for Middle-Aged Ohioans

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A new report shows that the suicide rate among middle-aged Ohio residents has risen by more than 41 percent.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the report on...

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Firefighter Admits to Theft

TIPP CITY -- Firefighter Brandon Wolters has confessed to stealing 7 city-owned pagers and selling them online.On April 18, the Tipp City Fire Department reported the theft to police who began an...

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Obama To Speak at OSU Graduation This Weekend

COLUMBUS (AP) -- As The Ohio State University prepares for graduation this weekend, the university will be taking extra security steps because President Obama is the guest speaker.The university asks...

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KY 5 Yr Old Accidentally Shoots, Kills 2 Yr Old Sister

(CNN) -- A Kentucky mother stepped outside of her home just for a few minutes, but it was long enough for her 5-year-old son to accidentally shoot and kill his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber...

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No Military Presence at This Year's Air Show

DAYTON -- For the first time in nearly 40 years, the Vectren Dayton Air Show will not have any military acts or planes on display.The federal sequestration cuts are apparently to blame.  In fact,...

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Local Students Get Limo Ride and Lunch

DAYTON -- Some students get the red carpet treatment as a reward for their reading skills.About a dozen students in grades Kindergarten through second grade from Meadowdale Pre K-8 School were escorted...

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"Stand Up For Ohio" Speaks in Dayton

DAYTON -- "Stand Up For Ohio" has launched a week-long bus tour in hopes of gaining more education for Ohio schools.  The organization spoke at the Dayton Boys Prep Academy today.  Faith, community and...

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Wright Patt Personnel Take Part in Tornado Drill

WPAFB -- Wright Patterson Air Force Base personnel have spent this week training for different disaster situations.  On Thursday, the training scenario centered around a tornado touching down and...

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Mother of Murdered Teen Reacts to Suspect's Death

DAYTON-- Dameon Wesley is dead.  Those are words Dawan Culpepper  was not expecting to hear on Thursday morning.                 "When I got the call , I was like are you  kidding me, is this really...

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New Information Released About 6 Year old Run Over By a Car

Harrison Township -- A 6 year old boy who was ran over by  a car and killed in Harrison Township Wednesday night will be remembered for his active spirit and engaging smile. People who live in...

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SUV Hits Motorcyclist

KETTERING -- After you see the damage to the motorcycle and the front of the SUV, it's amazing that the drivers are expected to be okay.Officers say both vehicles were going through the intersection of...

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SWAT Training at Springboro Daycare

WARREN CO. -- The Warren County SWAT Team took part in several active shooter-and-hostage drills this evening at Kids R Kids Daycare.  Teachers from the Springboro facility acted as victims throughout...

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Diet Plans Put to the Test

DAYTON -- Losing weight is on the top of every woman's list, and it's a big challenge.So we wanted to find out what ones actually work, so we took it to the expert."Not all diets are healthy so you...

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Keep Your Kid Safe in That Backseat

DAYTON -- Every time Taunya Treadway puts her two kids in the car, she goes through her checklist she must follow.The rules are simple: -Children under four years or 40 pounds need to be in a car seat...

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Multi-Agency Saturation Patrol

DAYTON -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is teaming up with federal, local and county law enforcement agencies in Montgomery and Green County to provide an increase in patrols to address criminal and...

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Dayton Public Schools Honor Dedicated Teachers

DAYTON -- Thirty public school teachers were honored tonight during the district's 2013 Teacher Celebration Ceremony at Sinclair Community College.Each of the Dayton Public Schools voted for a teacher...

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UPDATE: Device Removed from Kettering Home By Dayton Bomb Squad

UPDATE: KETTERING -- A Vietnam era training grenade has been removed from a Murrell Drive home by the Dayton Bomb Squad.  The Bomb Squad is taking the device to Moraine Farm, where it will be...

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Mayor Leitzell on the State of the City

DAYTON -- Mayor Gary Leitzell laid out the state of the city tonight as he gave his annual speech at the new Turkish Community Center on Fifth St.Leitzell calls the new center a "success story," as the...

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SAY WHAT: Do Terrorists Feel Unwelcome?

SAY WHAT? : Do Terrorists Feel Unwelcome? We`ve heard widely differing theories about why the Tsarnaev brothers terrorized Boston. Some believe the older brother hooked up with jihadists, both in...

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Travel Scam Alert

SCAM ALERT --        An organization that calls itself a travel club is swindling people out of thousands of dollars.    Retiree Mike Mueller and his wife love to travel.  That's why he was intrigued...

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