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9- Year-Old Boy Hit by Truck; Driver Takes Off, Later Caught

BETHEL TWP. -- Just after 8 p.m. on Kennedy Drive, a 9-year-old was struck by a vehicle.The boy was standing with his bike in a yard when a truck came down the street driving erratically, veering onto...

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Cicadas Return After 17 Years

UNDATED -- Cicadas are back after 17 years underground.  These bugs are anticipated to crawl up to Earth's surface late Spring.A bug expert says in some spaces we could see and hear as many as one...

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Senate Passes Bill Letting States Tax Online

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has passed a bill that could end tax-free shopping on the Internet for many shoppers. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass the bill, sending it to the House where it...

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Last Minute Campaigning

DAYTON -- Tuesday is Election Day throughout the Miami Valley. It's a crucial day that could decide whether school programs get slashed, police get fired, and who might be the next Dayton mayor. There...

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Women Found Alive After Missing for a Decade

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland's police chief says he thinks three women who went missing separately a decade ago were tied up in the house where they were found and had been there since they...

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Man Accused of Groping in Grocery Store Arrested

CENTERVILLE -- Centerville Police arrested a man they say groped a woman and a teenaged girl inside the Kroger on Main Street in Centerville.They arrested 25-year-old Kyle Jeckering Saturday...

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Special Report: Dangerous Workout Supplements

DAYTON-- Widely popular  workout supplements are under the microscope, and linked to at least 2 deaths.                              Peter Slonkosky is a workout enthusiast  who has  been taking...

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Erica Baker's Family Hands Out Scholarships to Local High School Students

KETTERING -- The family of a Kettering girl who's been missing since 1999, is giving back to the community.Erica Baker was 9 years old, when she took her dog for a walk to Indian Riffle park and never...

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SCAM ALERT: Using Tragedy to Steal Your Money

BEAVERCREEK -- A scam alert!Beavercreek Police say they have received a report of a woman using a tragedy to scam homeowners.We talked to the victim, who asked to be anonymous.The police report says a...

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Airport Weather Observers Jobs May Be on the Line

VANDALIA -- There are men and women whose job it is to keep us safe when we fly in and out of Dayton International Airport, they are trained weather weather observers, who aren't sure their jobs are...

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Traffic Stop Leads to Teen Being Tased

DAYTON -- A traffic stop in Dayton leads to a teenager being tased and another man getting arrested.  It all started around 11 Monday night on Auburn Ave.Police approached a car stopped on the street....

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Teens Puts Fairborn Neighborhood on Lockdown, Sparks SWAT Standoff

FAIRBORN -- An 18 year old man is in police custody after setting off a SWAT standoff.Police were called out to the 1200 block of Oakhill Avenue around 11:00 Monday night. They were getting reports of...

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28 Year Old Man Shot Dead on Germantown Pike

DAYTON -- Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting late Monday night.It happened outside the Whitney Young Estates Apartment complex. The victim was apparently outside playing a game of...

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"3-D Printable Handgun" Under Fire

AUSTIN, Texas -- A self-described "free-market anarchist" has created what's being call the world's first printed handgun and lawmakers are taking aim at the concept.Cody Wilson, the 25-year-old...

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UPDATE: Suspcious Item at Aviation Trail Deemed Safe

DAYTON -- The suspicious item found along the Dayton Aviation Trail was described as a 5-gallon bucket of chemicals. It has now been deemed "safe" after being shot with a pellet gun by the Dayton Bomb...

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Portman Says, Yes, He Smoked Pot

CLEVELAND -- Sen. Rob Portman has admitted, during a BuzzFeed Brews interview Monday night, to smoking marijuana.The Cincinnati conservative answered that opening question of the interview by...

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UPDATE: Kettering Bank Robber Flees on Foot

KETTERING -- The Union Savings bank at 3131 Wilmington Pike was robbed around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.Police say a man walked in and approached the teller and demanded money in a threatening tone. He did...

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Primary Election Day; Polls Open for Voting

DAYTON -- Tuesday is Election Day throughout the Miami Valley. It's a crucial day that could decide whether school programs get slashed, police get fired, and who might be the next Dayton mayor.There...

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Teen Prompts Lockdown, SWAT Standoff in Fairborn Neighborhood

FAIRBORN -- An 18-year-old man is in police custody after sparking a SWAT standoff.Police were called out to the 1200 block of Oakhill Avenue around 11:00 Monday night for reports of a despondent teen....

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UPDATE: Cleveland Woman Missing for Decade has Daughter

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Cleveland police official says a 6-year-old girl found in the house where three missing women were kept for years is the daughter of one of them.A frantic 911 call led police to a...

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