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OSP Joins Focused, Five State Effort to Stop Distracted Driving

PIQUA -- Texting, reading a book, eating, watching a movie perhaps, it's all stuff people do while driving. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers have seen it all and now they're joining forces with...

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Daycare Owner Accused of Drugging Children

WESTERVILLE -- The owner of a daycare has been accused of drugging children.Tammy Eppley of Westerville, outside Columbus, was arrested and charged with six counts of child endangering.  Police say she...

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Woman Raped at Knifepoint Near Wright State Campus

GREENE COUNTY -- Tonight police are asking for your help finding the suspects they say raped a 20-year-old New Carlisle woman at knife point. It happened early Sunday Morning at the Province Apartments...

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CONSUMER ALERT: Credit Card Fraud

UNDATED -- Do you cut up your old credit cards?  These days, that might not be enough.We found your dormant accounts might be the best targets for fraud.Work on a construction site came to a halt after...

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Phillipsburg Semi Accident Causes Hundred-Gallon Fuel Leak

PHILLIPSBURG -- There was an accident this evening involving two semis heading southbound on State Route 49.  The incident occurred at State and Main St. when one semi rear-ended the other, causing...

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UPDATE: Woman Charged in Hamilton Deadly Stabbing

HAMILTON -- According to police, 72-year-old Delores Jackson has been charged in the murder of Diana Ross.Police found Ross unresponsive on Monument St. just after 11 p.m. on Friday.Ross was taken to...

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Presidential Alerts Can Now Be Sent to Cell Phones

COLUMBUS  -- An upgrade to the National Emergency Alert System means a message from the president could go right to your cell phone, along with emergency and AMBER alerts. Users would have no choice...

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UPDATE: Woman Killed in Fiery Crash in Clayton Identified

CLAYTON -- The woman who was pronounced dead at the scene after her car slammed into the back of a tow truck has been identified as 87-year-old Rachel Bransom from Tipp City.Clayton Police say the car...

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Armed Suspects Flee After Robbing Restaurant

HARRISON TWP. -- A group of men hold-up a Tim Horton's on Needmore Road.  It happened about 3:00 Tuesday morning. Initial reports say four men walked into the restaurant wearing disguises and demanded...

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Compromise Talks on Ohio Budget to Begin Tuesday

COLUMBUS (AP) -- An Ohio legislative panel is scheduled to begin negotiating differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.The six-member, bipartisan conference committee will...

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Plan Would Put Women in Most Combat Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military leaders will roll out their plans Tuesday to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs...

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Mall Entrance and Prestige Plaza Entrance Closed Along SR 741

MIAMI TWP. -- Mall entrance #5 (across from Speedway) and the entrance to Prestige Plaza along SR 741 between SR 725 and Kingsridge Drive will be closed beginning Monday, June 17. The entrances are...

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Tip Leads to Marijuana Growing Operation

OAKWOOD -- Acting on information from the public, police executed a search warrant Monday at 2004 Shroyer Road over concerns about the welfare of animals.Police say they removed two dogs from the...

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U.S. Hands Over Afghan War to Afghan Troops 12 Years After Invasion

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces officially took over the country's security responsibilities today, signaling one of the biggest milestones of the war."This is a historic moment for our country and...

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Mom Discovers Sex Crime through Daughter's Facebook Account

PIQUA -- A mother discovers through Facebook that her daughter was the victim of a sex crime. A mother, who asked to remain anonymous, tells us she discovered her 14-year-old daughter was having sex...

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Bittersweet Union For Soldier and Service Dog

XENIA -- A brave soldier who lost his legs fighting for our country now embarks on another life-changing experience.  Our cameras were there Monday morning when Capt. Jake Murphy was united with his...

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A Cotton Ball Eating Diet?

UNDATED -- A trend that sounds too bizarre to be true: eating cotton balls to lose weight..YouTube videos show young girls testing it out. They drench a cotton ball in liquid and then eat it.It's a...

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UPDATE: Firefighters Escape Blaze that Reignites in Vacant House

DAYTON -- Firefighters narrowly escape a flashover fire early Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Torrance Street.The fire spread quickly in this vacant house and crews got to work and quickly knocked...

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Surveillance Video Shows Rollover Crash

DAYTON -- A BMW and Jeep collided this morning at the intersection of Patterson Boulevard and Sixth Street, causing the Jeep to overturn.Surveillance video captured by a camera at Dayton Transmission...

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Beyond Florida and California, Ohio is Tops in Amusement Parks

SANDUSKY -- Outside of California and Florida, the two most popular amusement parks can be found right here in Ohio.A new report by the Themed Entertainment Association says that Cedar Point in...

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