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Pick-Up Truck Hits House in Medway

MEDWAY -- Clare County sheriff's deputies say it appears a drunk woman passed out behind the wheel of a pick-up truck and ended up slamming into the side of a home in Medway.The crash happened around...

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Bi-Racial Cheerios Commercial Generates Buzz

NEW YORK (AP) -- The new Cheerios commercial appears to be the viral talk of the town.As part of the Healthy Heart Campaign, the 30-second ad features a child asking if Cheerios really are good for her...

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Man Steals Credit Card From Parked Car

KETTERING -- Officers are looking for a man with a very distinct tattoo on the right side of his face.Police say he stole a credit card from a parked car and then used it at the Family Dollar on East...

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People's Right to Privacy Vs. Goverment's Right to Know

WASHINGTON, DC -- Has the government forever crossed a line between the people's right to privacy and a government's right to know?The phone records of millions of people seized, justified only for a...

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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Andrea Made Landfall

FLORIDA -- Tropical Storm Andrea, the first-named storm of the Atlantic season, made landfall Thursday tonight.The stormy weather is being blamed for ripping roofs and siding off homes, downing trees...

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Vectren Helping Families "Share the Warmth"

DAYTON -- By paying a little more on your gas bill you could help families in need.Vectren customers paying their bills online can now round the payment up to the nearest dollar and donate the...

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Dayton Veterans Reflect on D-Day Anniversary

DAYTON -- The ever-dwindling number of World War II veterans honored the anniversary of D-Day all over the world with ceremonies and wreath-layings. Here in Miami valley, veterans remembered quietly...

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WASTE WATCH: IRS Blows 64K In Tax Dollars On Swag

WASTE WATCH -- The tax man has been buying swag for himself at your expense. Thursday morning, the IRS was in trouble at a Congressional hearing, AGAIN!A report just released found the IRS blew more...

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Mayoral Candidate Gifts Fake Marijuana Plants to Prove Point

CINCINNATI -- A mayoral candidate hands out free pot plants, and dozens of people lined up at the University of Cincinnati campus to get their hands on one.Turns out, it was all a campaign stunt and...

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Family Still Displaced After Arson; Police Need Help

TROY -- Police are looking for 25-year-old Michael Legrant after they say he set fire to an apartment complex.Fifteen people were left homeless after the complex caught fire early in the morning on May...

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Study: Drinking Coffee Might be the Healthiest Thing You Do All Day

BETHESDA, Md. -- Researchers at the National Cancer Institute studied more than 400,000 volunteers, ages 50 to 71, who were free of major diseases at the study's start in 1995. By 2008, more than...

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Bungling Thief Botches Gas Station Burglary

TROTWOOD -- Police are on the lookout for the person who attempted to break into the Rich Oil gas station.Police say the would-be crook broke through the back of the store, which was boarded up. They...

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Women's Career Fair Set for June 11

DAYTON -- A career fair, set for June 11, is all about empowering women.The Empowering Women Career Fair is being held in conjunction with Montgomery County’s Workforce Development Division and the...

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Soak City Waterpark to Make a Splash with Dive-In Movies

MASON -- Visitors to Kings Island can turn a day of soaking up the sun at the Soak City Waterpark into a night out at the theater with Dive-In Movies.On Friday nights from June 21 through July 26, the...

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Ohio Lawmakers Increase Penalties for Kennel Abuse

COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Senate version of the Ohio budget increases penalties for kennel owners who abuse animals -- but it's not as tough as some would have liked.The new budget amendment would allow...

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Ohio Economy Grew Slightly in 2012

DAYTON (AP) -- Newly released statistics show Ohio's economy grew slightly last year for the third consecutive year.But the state's real gross domestic product increase of 2.2 percent in 2012 still...

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Gay Couple Sues Bakery for Allegedly Refusing them Wedding Cake

DENVER -- A gay couple is pursuing a discrimination complaint against a Colorado bakery, saying the business refused them a wedding cake to honor their Massachusetts ceremony, and alleging that the...

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Two Piqua Men Accused of June 2 Rape

PIQUA -- Two men accused of rape on June 2 are behind bars.The Miami County Sheriff's Office says Thomas D. Hall, 22, and Corey J. Locker, 23, are accused of the sexual offense, which reportedly...

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UPDATE: Troy Arson Suspect Turns Himself In

TROY -- The man wanted in connection to a May 22 arson has turned himself in this morning.Michael Legrant, 25, presented himself with his lawyer at Miami County Municipal County. He was arraigned at...

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Obama Defends Government Surveillance Programs

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is defending his government's secret surveillance, saying Congress has repeatedly authorized the collection of America's phone records and U.S. internet...

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