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Pothole Patrol: Send Us Your Worst

MIAMI VALLEY -- Potholes! They pop up everywhere this time of year. ABC 22/FOX 45 is out on the roads today with a City of Dayton road crew checking on which holes they're getting to first.We want to...

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New Reds Hall of Fame Grille to Open at Kings Island

MASON -- Kings Island has teamed up with the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum to open a new restaurant at the amusement park, in the Rivertown area near the Diamondback roller coaster.The Reds...

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5 Children Removed from Filthy Home

DAYTON-- Police find a "disgusting mess"  which prompted  Child Protective Services to take custody of  five children. Police were originally  called to the home in the 100 block of Glencoe Avenue,  on...

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City of Dayton Works to Repair Potholes

DAYTON -- Now that the snow storm is done, Dayton city crews are hitting the streets trying to repair the damage left behind by mother nature."All over town there's a lot of potholes that need to be...

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Waitress Asks For ID, Gets Her Stolen Driver's License in Return

LAKEWOOD, CO -- It's not everyday a waitress serves her customer a margarita, appetizers and the cops, but that's what happened to an Applebee's waitress in Lakewood, Colorado late February.Brianna...

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Teen Arrested for Child Rape

DAYTON -- A 19 year old is in the Montgomery County Jail accused of raping a 3 year old girl.Police say Kendall Lynch sexually assaulted the toddler last month while the girl was being watched at a...

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RTA Theft Caught on Tape

DAYTON -- Dayton police are asking for your help in finding a pick-pocket who found his victim on an RTA bus.The incident was caught on the bus surveillance camera.  Police say a man on the bus had his...

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Child Accidentally Starts Apartment Fire

DAYTON--A Dayton woman falls asleep and her child accidentally sets their apartment on fire.    It happened at a four-unit building on Catalpa Drive.    Police say the child apparently knocked over...

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Ohio State Troopers Making More OVI Arrests

COLUMBUS -- Drunk driving arrests in Ohio were up last year and troopers say it's because they've been cracking down.In 2012, more than 24,000 people were arrested for impaired, that's up 3% from 2011....

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Lawmakers: Ban Employers from Prying into Personal Accounts

DAYTON – For the second year in a row, some Ohio lawmakers want to ban employers from asking for personal passwords to private email and social media accounts. “I don’t want to see employers or...

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Superbug Spreading in Hospitals & Nursing Homes Nationwide; No Cases in Ohio Yet

UNDATED -- National health officials say a deadly superbug is spreading in hospitals and nursing homes across much of the country.  But they stress the bug is not in the general public yet.We checked...

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Police Training: What to do When Confronted By Gunman

KETTERING -- The Kettering Police Department is hosting the A.L.i.C.E Training Instructor Certification Program.  The purpose of this program is to certify local, and school-based law enforcement, as...

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Famed Astrophysicist Speaks to Thousands at the Nutter Center

FAIRBORN -- There are more molecules in your glass of water than there are glasses of water in the entire world, that's just one tidbit of information that came from Wright State's Nutter Center on...

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Dayton Community Engagement Proposal

DAYTON -- Getting your voice heard is the goal of both residents and Dayton city officials. Around 200 people are working on a new community engagement proposal.They met Thursday night to discuss ways...

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Feds Going After Spam Text Messages

UNDATED -- A scam that's targeting you through your cell phone! We've seen the spam text messages for some time, but the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on them.We're talking about the ones...

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Huber Heights Pulls May Levy Off Ballot

HUBER HEIGHTS -- A little bit of good news and bad news out of Huber Heights. A 9.95 tax levy was pulled off the May ballot Thursday night by the school board because additional funding likely is...

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WASTE WATCH: Ohio's 100 Year Old Boiler Law

COLUMBUS -- The use and operation of industrial-sized boilers is heavily regulated in Ohio. Many industry insiders and state lawmakers say the 100-year-old law leads to a waste of money. In Ohio,...

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Man Robbed at Knifepoint in Franklin Twp.

FRANKLIN TWP. -- A K-9 Unit was called in after a reported armed robbery in Franklin Township.  It happened around 8:00 p.m. on the 8200 block of Martz-Paulin Road.Lt. Taylor of the Warren County...

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'Flames Facials:' Latest Beauty Craze in Chinese Salons

The Huǒ liáo treatment, known as a fire facial or fire treatment, is the newest, hottest beauty trend to emerge in China. The process involves an esthetician or spa employee draping target areas of...

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Fire Guts Vacant Duplex on Dayton's East Side

DAYTON -- Fire investigators are trying to figure out what or who started a fire that has destroyed a duplex.The fire broke out early Friday morning on Elliot Avenue in Dayton. This same duplex...

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