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UPDATE: Car Lifted By Crane After Falling Into Sinkhole on Toledo Roadway

TOLEDO (AP) -- A woman was running some errands Wednesday when the pavement below her caved in, causing a sinkhole to swallow the moving car.Toledo city leaders blame the hole on the collapse of an...

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Dayton Muslim Community Offers Peace, Loyalty

DAYTON -- The Dayton Muslim community is sending a message of peace and loyalty to the U.S. this Independence Day.Dozens of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community had booths set up for both adults...

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Centerville's Americana Festival Takes Us Behind the Scenes

CENTERVILLE -- The Americana Festival showed us how they put their spectacular fireworks show together.The Americana Festival promised their renowned fireworks would go on rain or shine. Not only did...

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SCAM ALERT: Man Posing as Electric Company Contractor

WARREN COUNTY -- A Turtlecreek Township woman says her home was burglarized when a man posing as an electric company contractor lured her outside the house.The Warren County Sheriff's Office says that...

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Egypt's New Government Preparing for Possible Backlash

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The new government installed after a military coup is preparing for a possible backlash when supporters of the Muslim brotherhood vowed mass protests of the ouster of President...

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CAPTURED: Escaped Mansfield Inmate

MANSFIELD – Officials at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction have confirmed inmate James Myers has been apprehended in Mansfield by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at 6:42 p.m. without...

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SAY WHAT: Identifying America's Problems

SAY WHAT: This week's "Say What" segment was suggested by a recent Gallup Poll that asked people about their greatest worry or concern for the future of our country. The economy, debt and jobs topped...

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Gifford Visits Cincinnati, Campaigns for Gun Control

CINCINNATI -- Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in Cincinnati today to campaign for gun control. She was seriously wounded in a gun attack two years ago.As a report from our sister station in...

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Keeping Your Pet Calm During Fireworks

UNDATED -- If we do get to launch fireworks tonight, the downside is they make spook your pets, perhaps even causing them to run away from home.The Montgomery County Animal Resource Center told us loud...

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Beloved "Tiny" Returned Home After Story Airs

DAYTON -- A beloved dog stolen out of his backyard, is now home.We first told you about "Tiny" the missing white poodle in our evening newscasts, and an hour after the story aired, he was returned...

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Rainy Fourth Hurting Vendors

KETTERING -- Independence Day dousing!  Rain soaked festivals, parades, and fireworks displays across the Miami Valley.Typically at Delco Park in Kettering, thousands of people pack into the park on...

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Extra Police Through Holiday Weekend

DAYTON -- According to AAA, Independence Day is the single deadliest day for fatalities on roads across the country. That's why police have extra presence out on the roads this Thursday.Dayton police...

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RESCHEDULED: Centerville Fireworks Display Due to Wiring Issues

UPDATE: Centerville has rescheduled their fireworks for Friday night at 10pm.  This is after wiring issued forced crews to cancel the show...

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Medicade Beneficiaries Program is Revised

AP-- Many Ohioans on Medicaid will see a revamped program under new contracts with health plans taking effect during July.The Medicaid managed care program provides health care services for more than...

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Crews Battle House Fire In Trotwood

TROTWOOD-- A home goes up in flames on Patton Street.Fire crews were on scene battling the fire around 2:00 Friday morning. The fire was so strong it caused the roof to collapse!Several crews were...

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Driver Is Killed When Car Impales Tree

DAYTON-- A man is dead after crashing his car into a tree! It happened on Nicholas Avenue around 2:30 Friday morning. Police tell us the driver swerved off the road and crashed head-on into the tree.No...

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UPDATE: Two Men Rushed To Hospital After Sparklers in Pipe Explodes

DAYTON -- Two men are rushed to Miami Valley Hospital after stuffing sparklers into a pipe on the 100 block of Lawncrest Ave.Deputies say as the men were scraping the residue off of the sparklers, the...

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Pope Francis Clears John Paul II for Sainthood, Canonizes Another Pope

VATICAN CITY -- Several news organizations are reporting that Pope Francis has cleared John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.According to the AP, Francis also...

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28 injured at Calif. Fireworks Show

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say 28 people have been injured due to malfunctioning fireworks at an annual 4th of July show northwest of Los Angeles.Twenty people were taken to hospitals late...

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Southwest Ohio Heroin Problem is of "Epidemic Proportions"

HAMILTON (AP) -- First responders in a southwest Ohio city were called to 18 heroin overdoses during the past two weeks, including five in a single day.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that most of the...

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