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BREAKING: Xavier, Butler, Creighton Officially Join Big East

NEW YORK -- Xavier, Butler and Creighton have officially joined the new Big East.  The University of Dayton will not be joining them. The three schools will join Georgetown, Marquette, Villanova,...

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Kentucky Inmate Who Walked Off Found in Fairborn

RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) -- A central Kentucky jailer says an inmate who walked away from a work detail last week has been located in Ohio.Hardin County jailer Danny Allen told The News-Enterprise that...

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Horse Slaughterhouses Preparing to Open in U.S.

ROSWELL, N.M. -- Horses might be back on the menu if the federal government approves several slaughterhouses that will kill horses for food.Plants in New Mexico, Missouri, Iowa and Oklahoma are...

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New Bank Logo at Fifth Third Field

DAYTON--The Dayton Dragons are renewing a partnership that could boost downtown renewal.           This morning contractors at Fifth Third Field installed the bank's updated logo.    Fifth Third Bank...

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Xavier Leaves A-10 Conference, Fans Worry Rivalry is Over

DAYTON -- As thousands of basketball fans arrive in Dayton for the NCAA tournament, Xavier drops a bomb.Xavier and Butler decided to leave the Atlantic-10 Conference, and head to the the Big East.And...

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Sequestration Impacts on Seniors and Healthcare

DAYTON -- The sequester affects will trickle down through the rest of the community. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare met to discuss how the blind cuts will affect...

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Wright Patt Prepares for Furloughs

FAIRBORN – For the 13,000 civilian employees to be furloughed, those notices will be handed down starting Wednesday through Friday.  For many of the people affected, they say it’s something...

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Victim Helps Cops Find Robbery Suspect

DAYTON--A man robbed outside a Dayton Taco Bell helps police find the suspect.Billy Shepherd tells us he was walking into the Taco Bell on Brown Street yesterday afternoon when a white Jeep pulled up...

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Ohio Lawmakers OK 70 mph Speed Limit

COLUMBUS--Ohio is moving into the fast lane, and likely joining  other states with a 70 mph speed limit.  The speed limit on rural stretches of Ohio's interstates would rise to 70 mph, under the State...

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N. KY Teen Banned From Saying Bingo For 6 Months

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Calling out "bingo" when you don't have one can get you in trouble in northern Kentucky.Ask Austin Whaley.The 18-year-old man was recently sentenced to refrain from saying "bingo"...

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Man on Bike Crashes into RTA Bus

DAYTON -- A bicyclist decides to ride through Dayton with no brakes.  That became a problem when he went down a hill on McArthur and Sage and ran into the back of an RTA bus.The man was rushed to the...

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Centerville Middle School Student Found with Knife

CENTERVILLE -- A 12-year-old middle school student is found with a knife at school.  The resource officer at Tower Heights Middle School says the sixth-grader brought the knife to school and was...

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Fire in a Bedroom in Riverside

RIVERSIDE -- A Riverside woman is thankful to be alive tonight, after she escaped a fire that broke out in her bedroom. The fire happened at 5218 Fredonia Avenue before 7 p.m. Wednesday. The woman was...

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Powerball Jackpot $260 Million

KETTERING -- Do you feel lucky? Powerball is at a whopping $260 million. The drawing is at 10:59 pm Wednesday. Playing the lottery is always a gamble. So we asked a past winner, how he did it.Wilbur...

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Butler County Soldier Recovering from Explosion

BETHESDA, Md. -- A soldier from Butler County is recovering tonight after being critically wounded by an explosive device in Afghanistan.Staff Sgt. Sam Shockley, 25, stepped on a roadside bomb while...

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Ohio Marine Killed in Nevada Mortar Explosion

NEVADA -- A Marine from Marietta, Ohio, is one of seven who died when a mortar exploded during a training exercise in Nevada.  Lance Corporal Joshua Taylor, 21, died Monday night.His family told the...

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Lebanon Store Owner Convicted of Selling Bath Salts

WARREN COUNTY -- The owner of the Marathon gas station in Lebanon is found guilty of selling bath salts at his business.A Warren County jury on Wednesday convicted Hamza Shalash of eight counts of drug...

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Kids Being Sent to ER for Medicine Poisoning

DAYTON -- A new report from 'Today Safe Kids Worldwide' found that every eight minutes a child is being rushed to the emergency room for medicine poisoning.  Dayton Children's Medical Center says they...

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Police: Suspected Drunk Diver Hits Parked Cars Before Rollover Crash

TROY -- A woman is recovering in the hospital after leaving behind a path of destruction early Thursday morning.It all started around 1 a.m. on West Water Street in Troy. That's where police say a...

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Transgendered Student Denied Admission at Women's College

CONNECTICUT -- A transgendered high school senior had her application returned after trying to apply to an all-women's college.Calliope Wong applied for admission at Smith College in her home state of...

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