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Scholarships Available for Kids Long Before High School

DAYTON -- Sending your kid off to college can be an exciting time, but the bittersweet moment can be taxing on the wallet, so scholarship experts advise parents to start their search for funding early....

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Dayton Firefighters Battle Suspicious House Fire on Drury St.

DAYTON -- A vacant house fire on Drury Street is being called suspicious. Crews were called out to the blaze around 1:00 Friday morning.Firefighters say flames started in the dining room and spread to...

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Man Found With Stab Wound to Back in Miamisburg

MIAMISBURG -- Police are trying to figure out how a man ended up with a puncture wound to his back.That man was found early Friday morning in the area of North 11th Street. He was not being cooperative...

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UPDATE: Meteor Strikes Russia, Injures 400 People

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian officials say more than 400 people have been injured after a meteorite fell from the sky, causing sharp explosions. Most of the injuries were from broken glass. Russia's...

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Second Threat Reported At Tippecanoe High School

TIPP CITY -- For the second time in two days, Tippecanoe High School is on high alert after another threatening message.Police tell us this second one was written on a bathroom wall. They haven't told...

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Turner Says FAA Information Request is Good News for Miami Valley

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Screening Information Request for six Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test sites, and on Thursday Congressman Mike Turner says...

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Riverside Robbery Suspect Also Facing Beavercreek Robbery Charge

BEAVERCREEK -- A suspect in several Riverside robberies has now also been charged in a Beavercreek auto parts store robbery.Police said Timothy S. Cox, 28, robbed the O'Reilly Auto Parts store on...

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Boil Alert Issued for Parts of Xenia

XENIA -- The City of Xenia on Friday issued a boil water advisory for some customers after a water main break about 7 a.m. As a precaution, the city has issued the boil order for customers in the areas...

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UPDATE: Ohio Wants Doctors at Executions

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio's prison agency says it wants doctors or other medical professionals to assist with executions, saying it will help promote humane procedures.Prisons attorney Greg Trout also says...

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11-Year-Old Kicked Off Football Team Beacuse She's a Girl

PHILADEPHIA -- Eleven-year-old Caroline Pla has been kicked off her football team, after playing the sport for six years, all because she's a girl.CNN reports that Pla participated with the Catholic...

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School Officials Report Threat on Girl's Restroom Stall at Horizon Science...

DAYTON -- School officials and police are taking very seriously a threat they found Thursday afternoon in the stall of a girl's restroom at Horizon Science Academy.School officials said they found the...

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Former CEO Might Spend Longer Than Seven Days in Jail After All

DAYTON -- A company CEO sentenced for a stock price manipulation scheme likely will be going to jail for longer than his original seven-day sentence.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...

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Drunk Woman Charged with Assault for Kicking Officer in Knee

SPRINGFIELD -- A woman was arrested early Friday morning after police said she kicked an officer in the knee.Amber Vollmer, 25, has been charged with assault and resisting arrest after police responded...

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Suspected Car Window Vandals Arrested

KETTERING -- Police arrested three juveniles Friday they said are responsible for damage done to multiple vehicles. Officers were dispatched to the Lanbury Drive and Endover Road area on a report of...

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Lawmakers Push To Keep Wrestling In Olympics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote this week to eliminate wrestling from the Olympic Games, a group of U.S. lawmakers introduced resolutions urging the IOC to...

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Shriner's Parade Mini Semi Stolen

CENTERVILLE--   A local civic organization  that brings joy to sick kids,  was the victim of a theft. The Antioch Shrine Temple  reported  their mini 18-wheeler,  stolen last week.       Jerry...

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Security Guard Dies; Man Tazed & Arrested at Dayton Bar

DAYTON -- A security guard falls ill and dies inside The Vault nightclub in Dayton early Friday morning.Willie Williams, 32, apparently had a heart attack inside the club, but as police and...

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Dentist Offers Free Care for a Day to Offset Uninsured Numbers

MIAMI COUNTY --  Larry Becker has been retired for 30 years but has been having problems with his teeth for the last 15."I can't even talk do you see my mouth," he said as he pulled out his teeth.He...

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Threatening Note Found in Girls Bathroom of Local Charter School

DAYTON -- When students showed up to class Friday morning they had to walk through a set of tables designed to search them and their belongings.  This was just one of several security measures Horizon...

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Local Physics Professor Talks About Russian Meteor Incident

FAIRBORN --  A huge meteor exploded in the air over Central Russia Friday morning sending debris raining down on a town and leaving behind sound waves that shattered countless windows.  Reports...

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