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Exercise to Test WPAFB's Readiness Skills

WPAFB -- Visitors and base employees attempting to gain access onto Wright-Patterson Air Force Base might experience gate delays, temporary facility closures and interruptions to certain services July...

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UPDATE: Man Killed in Crash Overnight Identified

DAYTON -- The man who was killed after the car he was driving crashed into a tree has been identified.Robert L. Williams, 39, of Dayton reportedly swerved off Nicholas Road about 2:30 a.m. Friday and...

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Dayton Playhouse Auditions for Hairspray July 15 & 16

DAYTON -- The Dayton Playhouse will open its 54th season with the popular musical "Hairspray." The music is by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas...

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Former Rec Center Sold; Will Become Head Start

DAYTON -- The former Stuart Patterson Recreation Center at 238 Baltimore St. in Old North Dayton is being sold and will now become a Head Start center, following an announcement by the City of Dayton...

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Man Hospitalized After Being Stabbed in Greenville

GREENVILLE -- Police are investigating after a man was stabbed early Friday morning.Greenville police say James Hamilton, 29, appeared to have been stabbed when they responded at 6:49 a.m. Friday to...

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Police Questioning Greenville Robbery Suspect

GREENVILLE -- Police have arrested a suspect in the Friday morning robbery of a Dollar General store.Greenville police say they are questioning the suspect. Anyone with information about the robbery is...

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UPDATE: Xenia Shooting Suspect Out of Hospital, Arraigned

XENIA -- Micah Jones, who police say opened fire on them and was injured when they returned fire, was released Thursday night from the hospital.Jones, 21, of Sugarcreek Township, was arraigned Friday...

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UPDATE: Escaped Inmate Asked to Use Phone, Was Tackled

ASHLAND (AP) -- Workers at a small Ohio store say an escaped prison inmate asked to use the phone and bought an iced tea at a counter where his mugshot was displayed before a customer tackled him.They...

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Screams Shut Down California Roller Coaster

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California roller coaster appears to have been a little too much fun.The Gold Striker at Great America in Santa Clara had to be taken offline this week because...

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Springfield Man Arrested for Fireworks

SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield man is arrested while celebrating the Fourth of July.  Ilan Battle, 25, was arrested early Friday morning after police say they caught him lighting fireworks in the middle...

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Man Arraigned for Murder in Enon

SPRINGFIELD -- The man now charged with murdering a Clark County woman pleads not guilty in court.  Ryan Baker is accused of killing Alana Spink, who was found near bushes in an Enon neighborhood on...

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Several School Buses Stolen, Then Dumped

CINCINNATI - You can call it school vandalism on a mass scale.  In the Cincinnati area, someone stole 10 school vehicles from a bus yard.  There were 8 short buses, a van, and a pickup truck taken....

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UPDATE: Suspicious Package at Post Office Filled with Drugs

SPRINGFIELD -- A package at the Springfield Post Office that was addressed to the Springfield Police Department prompted a call Friday afternoon to the Bomb Squad.The suspicious package had a note on...

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Two Men Rushed To Hospital After Sparklers in Pipe Explodes; One Speaks Out

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP -- Tonight a Jefferson Township man is in Miami Valley Hospital missing a couple fingers and his friend is at home recovering after a firework explosion went off in his front yard....

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Owners Line up at Animal Resource Center Looking for Pets

DAYTON--Owners lined up at the Montgomery County Animal Resource center today looking for their lost pets.           The shelter has received numerous calls about dogs running loose; scared of...

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Former Rec Center to Become Head Start Center

Dayton -- For years the Stuart Patterson Recreation Center has been vacant. It use to be a place to go for a lot of kids. In a few months after its quarter million dollar facelift, it will get back to...

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Train Derailment in Hamilton

HAMILTON -  Hamilton Police and fire units are on the scene of a train derailment on the CSX Railroad line that runs through downtown Hamilton.  A short time ago, a report was received that a two flat...

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Springboro Woman Arraigned on Child Rape Charges

SPRINGBORO -- A Springboro woman accused of raping a young child and videotaping it, was back in court Friday.  Tanai Fortman, 32, had her bond set at $500,000.  The judge also ordered that, should...

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MISSING ADULT ALERT: Dayton Man, 79 Missing

DAYTON -- There is a missing adult alert in Dayton.  Police are asking you to keep an eye out for Donald Cooper.  Cooper is 79 and left his Beech Tree Court home Thursday evening and hasn't been seen...

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Officer Injured In Crash

HUBER HEIGHTS -- Three people are injured including a Huber Heights police officer when a minivan collided with a cruiser. It happened Friday afternoon at the intersection of Old Troy Pike and Merily...

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