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State Troopers Bust Illinois Woman With Cocaine

DAYTON – A woman from Illinois is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized nine ounces of cocaine, worth nearly $22,000 following a traffic stop in Preble County....

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Man Behind Telemarketing Scheme Pleads Guilty

COLUMBUS -- A Huber Heights man accused of stealing millions of dollars from thousands of people in a telemarketing scam pleads guilty.Theodore Thomas was the ringleader of the scheme that defrauded...

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Food Stamps for Pets

DAYTON -- Food stamps for pets!  It's a new reality for low-income families across the Buckeye State and the entire country.    When many of these dogs and cats, arrive at the Humane Society of Greater...

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Child Pulled From Submerged Car

FLORENCE, KY -- A five year old boy is fighting for his life after being rescued from a submerged car.It happened around 6pm Friday in Florence, Kentucky.  Rescue crews were called in after a car...

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Clark County To Hire School Deputies

Clark County -- Added security is headed to Clark County during a time when schools are increasingly targets for violence. Clark County Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to hire more deputies to patrol the...

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Head Start to Start Hurting from Sequestration Cuts

DAYTON - Sequestration budget cuts have some of the youngest among us hanging in the balance.  70,000 children participate in headstart programs nationwide, and millions of dollars in funding cuts...

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Dayton Dragons Hold National Anthem Tryouts At Dayton Mall

DAYTON -- Some of the best singers in the Miami Valley performed their rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner Saturday at the Dayton Mall.All are hoping for a shot to sing the national anthem in front...

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Teens Arrested Following High Speed Chase

URBANA -- Two teens are now in custody after leading authorities on a chase topping speeds of 100 miles an hour.Ohio State Troopers originally pulled them over, just before 1:00 AM in Bellefontaine for...

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UPDATE: Injured Trooper in Serious Condition

UPDATE--Trooper Brent Hill is now in serious condition.  He recovering in the intensive care unit.FRANKLIN -- Tooper Brent E. Hill, 26, remains hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by...

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Schuster Center Anniversary

DAYTON--The Schuster Center is celebrating ten years of entertaining the community.  Millions of people have attended performances at the entertainment center in Dayton since it opened in 2003....

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Dayton Celebrates the Top 25 Women to Watch

DAYTON--Dayton's "Top 25 Women to Watch" were honored tonight.    "Women in Business Networking" put on the event honoring influential professionals in the Miami Valley.ABC 22/FOX 45's very own general...

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Shooting on Eichelberger Ave. Leaves Man Hospitalized

DAYTON--There was shooting on the 4400 block of  Eichelberger Avenue in Dayton. Police tell us that a 34-year old man was taken to the hospital with two gunshot wounds to the chest.  Detectives are...

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Boehner Talks Sequestration at Annual Farm Forum

PIQUA – House Speaker John Boehner was in Piqua Saturday for the 22nd annual Farm Forum, but one day removed from across the board budget cuts, sequestration dominated the discussion. “On the...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Getting Rich Off the Feds

UNDATED--We researched what government programs are available to a single mother of two making $19,000 a year and what we found was shocking. Our family would be eligible for $14,976 in free day care,...

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UPDATE:Riverside Fire Victim Identified

UPDATE--We now know the name of the man killed in the fire on Burkhardt Road.The coroner's office has identified him as 62-year old Jeffery Reusch.  Neighbors say Reusch was a Vietnam War Veteran and...

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Funeral Services Planned for Slain Teen

DAYTON--Funeral services for 13-year old Briona Rodgers are tomorrow.    She was shot and killed inside her mother's house on Home Avenue exactly one week ago today.Her mother's ex-boyfriend, Dameon...

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Man Drives His Car Into A Creek

XENIA--An accident in Xenia sends four people to the hospital with minor injuries.It happened early this morning on Kinsey road near Woodland Drive    Police say a man swerved off the road and ran into...

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Darke Co. Man Drives His Truck into a House

GREENVILLE--A Greenville man slams his truck into a house, hitting a woman sleeping in her bed.It happened on State Route 121.  Deputies say 31-year old Bruce Burns ran a stop sign, lost control of his...

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UPDATE: Tentitive Identification of Brookville Dead Body

UPDATE: At 4:55 PM today, a family member called to report that her mother was missing.  Brookville police now have a tentative identification of the elderly female.  Over the next few days, the...

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Friends and Family Remember Man Killed in a House Fire

RIVERSIDE--The seat where Jeff Reusch sat almost daily is now marked with his coat and hat from his marine uniform; and a Budweiser.Those who knew him best were at VFW Post 9936 today; honoring their...

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