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Bus crash injures 15 students
More than a dozen elementary school students were injured Monday afternoon when the bus they were riding in slid off the slick roadway and rolled into a ditch.The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. on County Road 92, which became snow covered and slippery late in the afternoon. The crash ...
Gun violence in Dayton trending up
There have been four people injured by gunfire in the city since Friday, following a recent upward trend in shooting incidents.In the first four days of February, at least eight crimes reported to Dayton Police involved shots being fired. That follows a month of increased gun violence in Dayton that ...
Youth coach charged with rape, underage sex
A New Lebanon girls softball coach has been indicted on charges of rape and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Thomas Zimpfer, 43, is accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship with a teenage girl starting more than seven years ago when she was 13 years old. The victim is ...
Police still sorting out details of fatal shooting
Detectives continued to work Friday to determine the series of events that led to a 20-year-old man’s death from a gunshot wound Thursday night. Police reports indicate that the shooting may be the result of a series of retaliation shootings stemming from the death of another man outside a downtown ...
Home invasion suspect dies of gunshot wound
One man was killed and another shot in the leg when they, along with three others, allegedly participated in a home invasion Monday evening where the residents fought back. Police said Tuesday that it is still a bit unclear what prompted the five individuals, ages 19 to 23, to force ...
Colder temps return after brief warm up
Last week the high temperature in Dayton never reached above freezing. This week Southwest Ohio will experience highs in the 60s followed by a drastic drop back into the 20s. It’s a tumultuous pattern of freezing and thawing that can lead to bursting pipes, potholes, and more runny noses. According ...
Mom arrested in death of 3-week-old baby
A mother has been arrested in the death of her three-week-old infant back in August.Cassandra Lewis, 20, faces possible charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering children and tampering with evidence. All three charges are third degree felonies.She was arrested Friday and is being held in the Greene County Jail in lieu ...
Boy, 10, witnessed double homicide
A convicted sex offender is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and another man while her 10-year-old son hid upstairs. The double homicide took place at the Catalpa Crossing Apartment Complex on Turner Road early Thursday morning. According to accounts from neighbors and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Harvey Lee ...
Arctic blast continues through this weekend
Reported wind chills as low as 17 degrees below zero Tuesday morning led to school delays and higher than normal calls for service from motorists.And although the reading on the thermometer will inch upward starting today, meteorologists expect the deep freeze to continue through this weekend.The low temperature Tuesday averaged ...
Police search for van involved in shooting
Police are searching for a white van and several individuals believed to be involved in a shooting on Xenia Avenue Monday.Two people were taken to an area hospital Monday afternoon after a shooting in the 300 block of Xenia. Dayton Police said one person was shot and one was pistol-whipped.According ...
Suspect charged in Huber Heights homicide
A man already in jail in connection with several area robberies is now facing a murder charge in the death of a Huber Heights man last year. Jesse Stinson has been charged with murder and several other felonies in the death of Tyree Demetrius North. The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office ...
Pigeons, rabbits among 200 animals at ‘hoarding’ home
Officials removed about 60 sick animals including chickens, pigeons, parakeets and rabbits from a home on Chadbourne Drive Thursday afternoon. An estimated 200 animals were being hoarded in the house according to Sheila Marquis, humane officer with the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. The 60 animals that were removed were ...
Arrest made in June slaying
Police made an arrest Thursday in the June death of Keith Vann Moore. Demond Harris, 33, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail less than one year after he was released from prison in connection with a 2006 shooting. Prosecutors approved charges against Harris on Wednesday, according to court records, ...
Manslaughter charge approved in deadly assault
The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has approved an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter against a man who allegedly beat a 58-year-old who later died from his injuries.The additional charge against Louis Hall, 23, was approved Friday. A grand jury will still need to decide whether or not to indict Hall ...
Fourth kidnapping suspect arrested hiding in attic
Authorities now have four people in custody that they believe are responsible for a robbery and kidnapping in November in which one person was shot. The fourth suspect, Vincent Johnson, was arrested by the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team on Jan. 4. He is charged with kidnapping, tampering with ...
Woman injured in fire still hospitalized
A Butler Twp. woman was listed in fair condition at Miami Valley Hospital Tuesday, a day after a fire took the life of her husband and gutted their house on 2151 Kershner Road early Monday morningThe fire apparently started in the bedroom, according to Butler Twp. Fire Chief Dan Alig, ...
Person of interest IDed in New Year’s Day death
Police have identified a person of interest in the death of Bradlee Thompson, 30, at 613 Hulbert St. in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Tyler Mentel, 18, is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a probation violation. He has not been charged in connection to ...
Local alumni raise $6K for Peru fall victim’s family
Alumni have raised more than $6,500 for the family of a Catholic Central High School graduate who died while vacationing in Peru New Year’s Day.Rachel Ianni, 26, died after falling into a ravine while hiking with her boyfriend near the famed Inca site of Machu Picchu.According to Fox News Latino, ...
June assault death ruled homicide
A man charged with felonious assault in the June beating of a 58-year-old could be charged with murder following a coroner’s ruling that the victim’s death in November is a homicide. Stanford Lenoir died Nov. 23. He suffered a head injury during an assault June 24 near Good Samaritan Hospital ...
Cold temperatures cause water main breaks
Frigid temperatures caused at least two water mains to crack in Kettering affecting two major roads. The first break on Tuesday evening closed parts of Wilmington Pike and East Stroop Road. It left about 100 customers without water early Wednesday morning. The second break was on Wednesday evening about 50 ...
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