Stories for May 2009
Stories for Friday, May 29
Republicans Cut $650 Million In Spending
Sen. Chris Widener, R-Springfield, called the latest version of the new state budget “responsible and sustainable.”Republicans released their spending plan Friday with hopes of having it out of committee and onto the Senate floor for a vote by the end of the next week.The Senate budget cut $650 million in ...
Alleged Gunman Arrested In Northland Village Shooting
Deputies have arrested the man, they believe, shot 21-year-old Deon Ramey at the Northland Village apartment complex in Harrison Township.Several hours after the shooting, deputies arrested Sean Powers, 32, off of Gettysburg Ave. in Dayton.As Powers was taken to jail in handcuffs, News Center 7’s Danielle Elias asked him if ...
Dayton Mayor Race Gets Quiet Start
The election for Dayton mayor is off to a quiet start. The race pits a longtime politician against an unknown challenger.News Center 7’s Jim Otte said both candidates are hoping to solve some of the city’s biggest problems.In Dayton, the mayor’s race has not officially begun, but there is campaigning ...
Video Released In Alleged Coach Assault
A Dayton high school football coach remains on administrative leave after accusations of assaulting a student during class.News Center 7’s Jill Del Greco broke this story earlier this week, but now through a public records request, News Center 7 has obtained surveillance video from the school that shows part of ...
Woman Scares Off Would-Be Invader
Richmond police are investigating an attempted home invasion that occurred on the 200 block of North 21st Street early Friday morning.According to the woman living at the home, she heard a noise outside her bedroom window and took a gun to investigate. She then noticed a man standing by her ...
Springfield Ranked 4th Most Affordable City
The city of Springfield ranks among the nation’s most affordable cities for housing.A new survey by the National Association of Home Builders said Springfield is the fourth most affordable housing market in the United States.The quarterly study ranks cities based on how many homes sold in a given quarter would ...
New Plasma Center To Open In Dayton
A new plasma donation center in Dayton will be bringing 40 new jobs.Talecris Plasma Resources Donor Center, which is located on Salem Avenue, will open next week.The center will pay for donations of plasma, the liquid in blood, which is sold to research companies looking to treat people with immune ...
Letter Carriers Collect 131,000 Pounds Of Food
Earlier this month, local letter carriers collected bags of food for the hungry, and on Friday the amount of food that was collected was released.The National Association of Letter Carriers announced that more than 131,000 pounds of food was donated to the Foodbank.Letter carriers collected food items during this year’s ...
CSU Student Arrested In Theft Investigation
Deputies in Greene County said a Central State University student was arrested in connection with the disappearance of thousands of dollars in computer equipment.Deputies have been working this case for weeks and now they are asking for help.Det. Kyle Metz said, “We have a list, right now, of about 20 ...
Six Confirmed Cases Of H1N1 Reported In Clark Co.
Two additional cases of swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, from Northridge Middle School have been confirmed, officials announced Friday evening.This brings the total in the county to six; five from what the health district has termed “Northridge Cluster.” The latest cases involved students ages 13 and 14, ...
Child Hospitalized After Falling From Moving Car
Billy Harp, 30, of Middletown, was charged with child endangering Friday afternoon after his toddler son fell from a moving car Tuesday.According to authorities, the incident took place on Vannest Avenue in Middletown when the 3-year-old was not secured in his car seat.The child is in serious condition at Children’s ...
Police: Funeral Shooter Also Memorial Killer
A man accused of opening fire on a group of mourners at a funeral has now been charged with murdering a man at a memorial for another murder victim.Theron Lewis, 23, is already in the Montgomery County Jail on charges of felonious assault after allegedly firing shots at people attending ...
3 Men Wanted In Break-Ins
Police in Clay Township are looking for three people, accused of breaking into cars in one neighborhood.Officers said several cars have been broken into on Friday morning, most in the area of Pansing Drive.According to police, officers went to investigate and heard reports that the burglars were spotted in a ...
Troy Third-Graders Send Soccer Balls To Iraq
Third-graders in Mrs. Doucette’s class at Concord Elementary School in Troy have a reason to feel patriotic on Friday.They have collected 44 soccer balls that are being sent to children in a very poor town in Iraq.On Friday, Army Sgt. Clinton Ball, home on leave, will be taking the soccer ...
DPS Announces Summer Nutrition Sites
Meals provided for children at 68 locations throughout districtThe Dayton Public Schools Nutrition Services Department announces the sponsorship of this year*s Summer Food Service Program for Children.Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under or persons over 18 who are determined by a ...
Free Mammograms To Be Offered
The Dayton Metro Library is partnering with Cancer Family Care to offer free mammograms to women without insurance.A mobile mammogram unit will be at the following branches from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Thursday, June 18 – Miamisburg Wednesday, July 10 – New Lebanon Thursday, Aug. 13 – Trotwood Thursday, Sept. ...
3 Wanted In Overnight Traffic Stop
Police in Huber Heights are looking for three people who ran off after a traffic stop.Officers said they spotted a car without headlights on in the 5000 block of Powell Drive around 3 a.m. Friday.Police said when officers pulled the car over, the four people inside took off on foot. ...
Richmond Man Pleads Guilty To Murder
Authorities said a man pled guilty in Richmond, Ind., in a murder case.On Thursday, John Ashcraft pleaded guilty to murder charges in the death of Lowell Hoy in 2007.Ashcraft beat and strangled Hoy inside the victim’s apartment on 12th Street, police said.Prosecutors told News Center 7 that Ashcraft could get ...
Former Girl Scout Leader To Pay Restitution
A former Girl Scout leader who stole from cookie profits will have to pay the organization back.Tamara Jo Ward has been ordered to pay the Girl Scouts $20,000 for stealing the money and using it for vacations, groceries and other personal expenses.Under an agreement with prosecutors, Ward will pay $5,000 ...
Fairel Pitches Dragons To 5-0 Win
Matt Fairel tossed six scoreless innings and Carlos Mendez drilled a two-run home run to lead the Dayton Dragons to a 5-0 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday night.A crowd of 8,493 saw the Dragons win their second straight game at Fifth Third Field and take two of ...
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