Stories for August 2012
Stories for Friday, August 31
Assault victim dies from injuries
A man has died after being assaulted late Friday night. He was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and died Sunday.Dayton Police Lt. Donald Burden said a group of 3 or 4 men began arguing with Archie Bowling, 41 and it escalated into an assault in the 3600 block of Linden ...
Police: Medical condition may caused crash
A man drove a car into the plate glass window of a dry cleaners at Litchfield and Salem avenues on Friday after apparently suffering a medical emergency. Police officers at the scene told News Center 7 that the man had just left a facility where he had been undergoing kidney ...
Dragons finish last home game with win
Juan Silva drove in the winning run with a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth inning and Reds all-star Joey Votto made his third injury rehabilitation appearance with the Dayton Dragons on Friday night as the Dragons edged the Great Lakes Loons 7-6. The night’s attendance of 8,407 ...
Truck fished out of the Great Miami
Dayton police on Friday night removed a pickup truck discovered in the Great Miami River near Carrillon Park.The truck, partially submerged with the wheels up, was found away from the riverbank directly below the Interstate 75 bridge.Police called to the scene just after 8 p.m. called for a diver and ...
Local man critically injured in Utah train accident
A 19-year-old Richmond, Ind., man is in critical condition at a Utah hospital on Friday night after he was crushed by falling steel on a rail car in South Salt Lake City and had to undergo a partial amputation of his leg.David Frame was taken to University of Utah Hospital ...
(VIDEOS) Armstrong remembered at memorial service
Invited guests attended a memorial service Friday morning for Neil Armstrong, a native of Wapakoneta, the first man to walk on the moon. It was July 20, 1969. Armstrong passed away Saturday at the age of 82. (1930-2012) Watch the three reports by Mark Bruce from NewsCenter 7. One story ...
Invaders hog-tie, rob man in his home
A man told police he awoke to five masked men standing in his living room at about 10:45 p.m. Thursday when one pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The other four reportedly ransacked his home, in the 2300 block of West First Street. They took a television, cash, ...
Heck wants teen in cop assault tried as adult
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. will ask a judge to have a 16-year-old tried as an adult on charges accusing her of assaulting a Dayton police officer with a knife.Rebekah Attaway should be held responsible on charges of felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest, Heck said ...
GOP taps Powell to succeed former appeals judge
A Warren County Common Pleas judge has been chosen as the Republican candidate to replace the late Judge Rachel Hutzel on the 12th District Court of Appeals.Warren County Probate/Juvenile Judge Michael Powell was selected Thursday from a field of seven Republican candidates by a Delegates Committee representing the eight counties ...
Nurse accused of endangering patients
A Springfield nurse is wanted on 14 warrants for charges of endangering patients and patient abuse for reportedly failing to dispense medications to developmentally disabled adults. Clark County Developmental Disabilities launched an investigation into Carla Howard-Daniels, 37, in July after receiving reports from the director of the Creative Learning Workshop ...
Motorcycle rider suffers head injuries in crash
A man on a motorcycle suffered serious head injuries Friday when he apparently lost control of his bike on Commons Boulevard and crashed, police said. The man, whose name and age have not been released, was headed north on Commons when for unknown reason he crashed at the intersection of ...
Greenville named ‘Best Hometown’ by magazine
The City of Greenville has become the latest community in the Miami Valley to be named the Best Hometown in southwest Ohio by the Ohio Magazine. Editors of the magazine said that Greenville has the big-city amenities, but retains a hometown feel. Other communities that make up the list include ...
Suspect charged after pot found in Miami Co.
On Thursday, a marijuana growing operations was discovered in Miami County from the air. The marijuana was confiscated and put into the garbage bags and plastic storage containers. According to deputies, Brian Wood, 28, of near West Milton Woods was charged with cultivating marijuana, possession of criminal tools and child ...
OVI awareness heightened for holiday
About 9 percent of Ohio’s traffic fatalities from 2007-11 occurred during six holiday periods, which means authorities will again have increased awareness for reckless or impaired driving during this Labor Day weekend. Seventy-one of last year’s 1,015 traffic fatalities in Ohio occurred on or immediately near New Year’s Day, Memorial ...
Check for the latest on power outages
To find out where there are any power outages in the Miami Valley, use the links below to three of our local utility companies and follow the progress. Dayton Power and Light Ohio Edison Duke Energy
Alleged drug deal occurred in front of detective
A man was arrested on suspicion of selling heroin after the alleged drug deal took place in front of an occupied, unmarked police car.William Deon Baker, 41, is being held in the Montgomery County Jail and was scheduled to appear Friday afternoon in Dayton Municipal Court.His arrest comes after a ...
Ex-boyfriend convicted in Greenville stabbing
A Greenville man will spend 16 years in prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend in April. Jamel Gray, 37, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated murder in Darke County Common Pleas Court. He was immediately sentenced. Gray was the subject of a man hunt April 19 that forced two ...
Astronauts, family mourn nation’s “reluctant hero”
Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 crewmates, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, were among many former NASA astronauts who attended a private memorial service this morning at the Camargo Club in the Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill. The 75-minute service concluded with a flyover by the Navy Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-106 ...
Brookville man sentenced for child porn
A Brookville man was sentenced to 160 days in jail Friday after pleading guilty to having child porn.Christopher Witherspoon, 39,was convicted on 10 counts of pandering obscenity involving minors and 5 counts of illegal use of a minor in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.Witherspoon will serve his sentence on holidays ...
2 arrested after police recover stolen frisbees
Two men were arrested Thursday after they were caught trying to sell stolen frisbees worth hundreds of dollars.James Bernard Padgett, 22, and Matthew Thomas Ruemping, 23, were arrested around 7:30 p.m. at the Hazy Shade Store, 638 Watervliet Ave., according to the Dayton police report.Police said the pair walked into ...
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