Stories for May 2006
Stories for Tuesday, May 30
Thousands Lose Power In Dayton, Lightning May Be To Blame
Thousands of customers in Dayton lost power for a little over an hour Tuesday night. A spokesperson for Dayton Power and Light said around 5,000 customers lost power for about an hour after lightning hit a power line in the area of Smithville Road and Watervliet Avenue. The line was ...
Man Arrested In Washington Court House Murder Case
Police said Tuesday 34-year-old Shane Gault was released from Miami Valley Hospital and arrested on warrants on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated arson. Police said the charges are the result of an ongoing investigation concerning the death of his 9-year-old son and a fire in Gault's home on May ...
Former Dayton Man Pleads Guilty In Murder Case
Two weeks before he was to go on trial on charges of aggravated murder and kidnapping, a former Dayton man pleaded guilty and will soon be heading to prison for life. Richard Eugene Harper changed his plea on Tuesday afternoon in the November 2005 suffocation death of Terry Wolfe. It ...
Pilot Reports Fire Before Take Off From WPAFB
Fire personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were called to a runway after a pilot of a single-engine plane reported a fire on board before takeoff.Officials at WPAFB said the fire was reported around 3 p.m. as a student and a teacher were preparing for takeoff. They said the plane ...
Police Continue To Search For Gunman In Dayton Shooting
A 37-year-old man died after being shot at a Dayton gas station Monday afternoon. Investigators said Michael Hayes of Dayton was arguing with his girlfriend and began to assault her. Police said the woman's brother tried to break up the fight and shot Hayes several times. Police have not yet ...
Trotwood Mother Charged With Child Endangering
A Trotwood mother has been charge with child endangering after police said her 6-year-old son was found wandering alone. Police said the child was alone for more than two and a half hours Sunday night while trying to find his parents. Toyna Wilkinson went to the police department after hearing ...
Eaton Assistant Fire Chief Dies Unexpectedly
The assistant fire chief in Eaton died unexpectedly Tuesday morning. John Walker was working in his yard when he collapsed. Crews first on the scene called Careflight, which took him to Miami Valley Hospital. He died a short time later. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Spontaneous Combustion Believed To Have Caused Fire
A Shelby County farmer removing a large roll of hay from his barn Tuesday morning when he discovered other rolls of hay were on fire. It happened on the Ted Smart Farm on Staley Road near McCartyville. It sent a number of emergency crews from Shelby and Auglaize counties to ...
Sophomore Faces Gun Charges After Shotgun Found In Car
A Centerville High School sophomore faces weapons and alcohol charges after investigators said he took a loaded shotgun to school.Police found the weapon Friday morning, while searching the trunk of the student’s car, which was parked in the school parking lot. Another student told police that the suspect was acting ...
Pastor Calls Police, Says Boy Confessed To Slaying
A local pastor called police and said a teenager has just confessed to a slaying in Dayton. The pastor is from a church on Salem Avenue in Dayton.According to police, the pastor took the boy’s confession and then called police. Officers arrived at the church and took the teen into ...
Soaring Temperatures Force Early Dismissal For Dayton School
Soaring temperatures forced one Dayton school to close early Tuesday. Holy Family School on South Monmouth Street in east Dayton dismissed students around noon because of the excessive heat.Temperatures in Dayton reached near 90 degrees on Tuesday.The school does have air-conditioning in some of the classrooms, but the heat was ...
Jurors Recommend Death Sentence In Titus Arnold Murder Trial
Jurors in Springfield have recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of murder.Jason Dean was convicted of killing Titus Arnold. According to prosecutors, Dean and a teenager killed Arnold last year while the youth counselor was walking to his car.The teenager who police said pulled the trigger has not ...
First Of 18 Sentenced In Darke Co. Sex Sting
The first of 18 men charged in a computer sex sting in March was sentenced Tuesday in a Darke County courtroom.Alonzo Wade, 41, of Greenfeild, Ohio, was ordered to serve 67 days in jail. He was given credit for the 67 days that he has already served. The remainder of ...
DeWine, Brown Offer Insight Into AK Steel Lockout
The two men vying for Ohio’s Senate seat weighed in on the lockout at AK Steel on Tuesday. As the 14th week of the dispute begins, Sen. Mike DeWine and Rep. Sherrod Brown finally talked about the lockout in Middletown.NewsCenter 7’s Scott Macfarland sat down with both men in Washington, ...
Wastebusters: E-Check Remembered 10 Years Later
For the first time in 10 years, Ohioans are headed into summer without E-Check. The mandatory auto emission testing program was eliminated by state lawmakers, but the state is still trying to come up with a new program to replace E-Check.E-Check stations were shut down in late December, and now ...
Driver Remains Hospitalized After Hitting Utility Poles
A man remains in critical condition after a late-night accident near Troy. Deputies in Miami County believe alcohol, speed and no seat belt contributed to the driver’s injuries.The accident happened late Monday night south of Troy near the intersection of County Road 25A and Stone Circle Drive. Deputies believe Jason ...
Springfield Driver May Be Facing OVI Charges
The Ohio State Patrol is investigating whether drinking impaired a driver who slammed into a Springfield business at a high rate of speed.The accident happened at Marine Works in east Springfield near Route 40 and Bird Road. Troopers said the driver went off the road, across the grass and crashed ...
Body Found Inside Dayton Home; Teen In Custody
Police in Dayton are investigating a homicide Tuesday after a teenager reportedly walked into a local church and confessed to the early-morning murder.Investigators said the teen was taken into custody and questioned about the death. Police said they found the female body inside a bedroom in a house on West ...
Victim Identified In Fatal Gas Station Shooting
The identity of a man shot and killed at a Dayton gas station has been released.Michael Hayes, 37, of Dayton, was gunned down on Monday at the Sunoco station located on West Third Street. Investigators said Hayes and his ex-girlfriend were fighting and that he assaulted the woman.Police said that ...
Police: Car Slams Into Springfield Business
Police in Springfield are investigating an accident after a car was driven into a local business.Officers said the car ended up inside Marine Works on Monday night on Route 40, leaving the business a mess.The driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
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