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Street Sweeper Flips into Dam

ENGLEWOOD -- A street sweeper flips over a guardrail and lands in a dam. It happened around 2:30 Monday morning on National Road. The driver somehow lost control and rolled twice before landing upright...

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Dayton Shooting Sends Man to Hospital

DAYTON -- A man shows up at Good Samaritan Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. It happened around 3:00 Monday morning. Police think he was shot near Gettysburg Avenue and Oakridge Drive. They say...

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FPD: No Criminal Charges for Fairborn Teacher

FAIRBORN -- Police and prosecutors have closed their investigation into the allegations against a Baker Middle School math teacher who allegedly duct taped a student to a desk.The Fairborn Police...

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WPAFB Commemorates Powered Flight Anniversary

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- A wreath was laid at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Monday morning commemorating the 109th Anniversary of Powered Flight.Base officials gathered with representatives...

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Man Charged with Abduction for Locking Girfriend in Closet

KETTERING -- John E. Maberry, 56, of Centerville was charged on Friday with Abduction after police said he locked his girlfriend in a closet.Police responded to a disturbance call on Thursday in the...

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UPDATE: Centerville Man Injured in Drive-By Shooting

DAYTON -- Police on Monday morning responded to a report of a gunshot victim who had walked in to the emergency room of Good Samaritan Hospital.Harold Dillard, 21, of Centerville told police he was...

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Four Charged with Theft After Catalytic Converter Stolen

DAYTON -- A catalytic converter was stolen from a man's car Saturday while he was at church.Dayton Police responded Saturday morning to a theft call at Grace United Methodist Church on Salem Avenue. A...

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Fairborn Police Looking for Armed Robber

FAIRBORN -- Police are looking for an armed suspect who police say robbed a Colonel Glenn Highway business about 7 p.m. on Dec. 14.According to the Fairborn Police Department, a white male wearing a...

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Avoid Online Scams This Holiday Shopping Season

MONTGOMERY COUNTY -- With the holidays fast approaching, many people are shopping or selling online for convenience, variety or just to avoid the crowded stores. Online scammers are hoping to take...

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Elf on the Shelf Makes Way into Local Homes

BEAVERCREEK -- It's one of the newer holiday traditions for families and it all revolves around an elf. It's called Elf on the Shelf and are an interactive hide and seek Christmas tradition to help...

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Local Schools Reassure Parents Students are Safe

SPRINGBORO -- Schools across the Miami Valley are now trying to ensure parents that their kids are safe.Centerville City Schools made sure kids had counselors at every school building when they got to...

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Four Ohio Schools on Alert After Social Media Posts

CLARK COUNTY -- At least four Ohio schools are on alert after apparent threats in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.In Hamilton County, in southwest Ohio, an 18-year-old man was charged with...

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Troy Man Sentenced for Child Rape

TROY -- A Troy man who pleaded guilty to raping three boys and trafficking the children for sex was sentenced today in a Miami County courtroom.Kenneth Brandt will spend 60 years to life in prison for...

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Local Girls Collect Toys for Newtown Survivors

NEW LEBANON--The urge to help the survivors of Sandy Hook Elementary has spread from Newtown to New Lebanon.  Two young girls have started a stuffed animal drive.The Cuddles for Newtown project set up...

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Gov. Kasich Spares Death Row Inmate

 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --Governor John Kasich has sidestepped a decision about whether a condemned inmate was too fat to be humanely executed by sparing him on the grounds that he had poor legal...

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Heidelberg Distributing Makes Progess on Move to Moraine

MORAINE--The abandoned Cooper Tire building in Moraine will be getting a new owner. Heidelberg Distributing is planning to move into the facility along I-75.        Montgomery County has recommended a...

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Sheriff Says It is Time to Put Guns IN Schools

HAMILTON -- A local sheriff wants lawmakers to put guns IN schools.  Right now all Ohio schools are gun-free zones.  But Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says lawmakers should mandate every school...

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Thief Robs Jewelry Store; Flees on Foot

KETTERING--Kettering Police are searching for a thief tonight who ripped off a jewelry store.Investigators say an armed and masked man walked into Jaffe Jewelers on Far Hills Avenue and demanded cash...

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Granddaughter of Local Couple Killed in Newtown

MIAMI TOWNSHIP -- It was the last name the President read at a vigil on Sunday. Allison Wyatt, just  six years old, is the granddaughter of a Miami Township couple, Bill and Joyce Wirtz."When I heard...

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Man Accused of Stomping a Cat to Death

Photo of Stanjuan TillmanDAYTON--Two men are in jail tonight, accused of stomping a kitten to death and then urinating on it.According to reports, Stanjuan Tillman and Deandre Jackson were drinking at...

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