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Swimmer Attempts Travel from Cuba to Florida

UNDATED -- An Australian swimmer is on a mission to set a new world record.Chloe McCardel is trying to be the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.The swim should take about...

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Three Arrested in Drug Trafficking

DARKE COUNTY -- Three arrests were made for drug trafficking today after the Darke County Sheriff's Office and the Greenville Police Department conducted a joint operation.According to police reports,...

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Man Hit By a Car in Kettering

KETTERING -- A man is rushed to the hospital Wednesday night with a broken arm and broken leg after being hit by a car in Kettering.Police say the victim was crossing the street at Far Hills Avenue at...

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Study Reveals Men "Grow Up" 11 Years After Women

UNDATED -- Ladies, if you're waiting for your men to mature, you may be waiting for a while.A new study done by Nickelodeon says men do not mature mentally until age 43, while women mature at age...

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Pay It Forward: Health Partners Free Clinic

UNDATED -- For people who don't have medical insurance, an ailment can turn into a burden and unpayable debt.  Well, one clinic is helping people for free each and every day.This week's Pay It Forward...

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UPDATE: Adult Lungs Donated to 10-Year-Old Child

PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP) -- After 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan's parents spoke out against the current transplant policy, which states children under 12 must wait for pediatric lungs, they are thrilled to...

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AAA: Voice-Activated Messages Undermine Driver Attention

DAYTON -- As we stood on a downtown street corner for hours, we saw very few drivers with two hands on the wheel."Even loud music for instance is a distraction," said Dayton resident Tony Frazier....

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Two Teens Accused of Sexually Assaulting Three Younger Boys

UPDATE:DAYTON--Police arrested two teenagers, accused of sexually assaulting  three children at  a public park.   Detectives said the victims, ages 6 and 8 were playing at the park on Cleveland Avenue....

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Greenville Nature Center Searching for Missing Turtle

GREENVILLE -- A turtle napping in Greenville has the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center asking for help to find their Eastern Box Turtle.Robb Clifford with the nature center says their unnamed...

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UPDATE: Victim Identified in Teen Drowning

KETTERING -- The Montgomery County Coroner has just released the identity of the victim.  The coroner has determined that 17-year-old Ranea Bell's cause of death was drowning.Earlier Coverage:KETTERING...

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Xenia Police Looking for Endangered Missing Adult

XENIA--Officers are looking for 68-year old Mustafa Siyahi.  He was last seen leaving  his residence on North King St. in Xenia at 9:00 AM Friday (June 7, 2013).Authorities say Siyahi is six feet tall,...

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UPDATE: Police Chase Ends in Crash

UPDATE --  A police chase ends in a nasty crash near Grandview Hospital with three people under arrest.        "I saw 5 Sheriff's cars just, like, speeding down the road," Laura Edgar of Dayton tells...

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Knocking Down Dayton's Eyesores: A Lengthy Process

DAYTON--Vacant homes have become an eyesore for people in Dayton neighborhoods and they hope the city will do something about them soon.“The city says they have it on the list, but they say it might...

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Preparing for Severe Weather

DAYTON -- It's older trees in neighborhoods all over the Dayton area, that can cause some headaches for neighbors and DP&L crews."We're kind of worried because we live in a mature neighborhood...

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NSA Surveillance Hearing

UNDATED -- There is new information tonight on the government's secret surveillance program.Leaders on Capitol Hill grilled the director of the NSA about collecting millions of phone records from...

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Prepare Now for Possible Severe Weather

MIAMI VALLEY -- We have seen slight risks but not a moderate risk this season here in the Miami Valley. Some of the severe weather indices we look at are showing EXTREME instability late afternoon into...

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UPDATE: Two Teens Accused of Sexually Assaulting Three Younger Boys

DAYTON -- Police arrested two teenagers accused of sexually assaulting  three children at a city park.   Detectives said the victims, ages 6 and 8, were playing at the park on Cleveland Avenue.   The...

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State Police: 1 Dead, 30 Injured From Blast at Louisiana Chemical Plant

GEISMAR, La. (AP) -- Louisiana State Police say a reported explosion has started a fire at a chemical plant.The Associated Press is reporting that one person has died and at least 30 people were taken...

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Wright-Patt Cargo Plane to Deliver More Than 500,000 Meals to Haiti

WPAFB -- A C-17 Globemaster III from the 445th Airlift Wing is scheduled to depart the base Friday morning to deliver donated food to Haiti.The food is being provided by Kids Against Hunger, a ministry...

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Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Outages to Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Authorities say storms have brought high winds that are damaging barns and trees in northwest Ohio and causing power outages throughout the state.The State Highway Patrol says several...

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