Stories for February 2013
Stories for Thursday, February 28
Girl still in critical condition following shooting
The 13-year-old girl shot during the fatal shooting of her eighth-grade cousin remains in critical condition Thursday, according to hospital officials.Alonta Culpepper was injured in the Sunday shooting at a home on Home Avenue that left Briona Rodgers, a student at City Day Community School, dead after suffering multiple gunshot ...
Magazine: Dayton No. 1 in business recruitment, expansion
Site Selection magazine and website is preparing to rank the Dayton area at No. 1 on its list of metro areas drawing new business facilities and enabling business expansions among metropolitan areas with populations of 200,000 to one million people. The annual ranking is based on research by the staff ...
Do vitamin supplements make sense?
For years, women have been told to take extra calcium to guard against osteoporosis. But doctors just reversed that advice. After looking at scores of studies, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) says that common doses of calcium and vitamin D don’t prevent fractures in women past menopause who ...
Crash on I-75S in Dayton causes delays
A medic has been requested to a crash on Interstate 75 in Dayton.The crash occurred around 2 p.m. today on the southbound side at the exit to Edwin C. Moses Boulevard.At 2:15 p.m., officials were working to block the right lane just south of U.S. 35 to steer traffic around ...
Price solidifies Flyers’ backcourt
After sitting out six games with a deep thigh bruise, Khari Price figured to have some stamina issues while returning to action Wednesday. But though he admitted to being winded at times, the freshman guard was having too much fun to take himself out of the playing mix. “It felt ...
Man’s 14th OVI charge may be refiled as felony
A man facing a 14th drunken driving conviction was arraigned in Clark County Municipal Court today. William Newman, 53, was arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol earlier this week. Newman has been convicted of 13 OVIs dating back to the 1980s. He has not been a licensed driver since ...
Gang of 7 thieves targets Walmart, Kohl’s
Seven people are responsible for two thefts at big box retailers in the city’s East End. Early Monday morning, five men and two women stole more than 164 movies and a Sony Blu-Ray player from Walmart, 2900 Towne Blvd. According to police, the seven were concealing multiple movies inside their ...
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Officials ID man who died in Celina fire
Officials have identified a man killed in a fire in Celina on Feb. 26.Robert Bonvillian, 65, died in his mobile home in the 3600 block of Bunker Hill Road around 8 p.m. that day.The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the state fire marshal. Heavy flames showed ...
Crews contain fire at Vandalia business
A flash-over fire at an industrial facility was contained by firefighters and did not harm anyone in the building.The fire happened at Lipo Technologies, 830 Scholz Drive, around 8:30 a.m. today. A hazardous materials crew was called to assist with containing a flamable material that officials were concerned about.That material ...
Kasich approval rises above 50% for first time
For the first time as governor, Republican John Kasich’s approval rating is over 50 percent — a key measure as he tries to rally public support for his two-year budget proposal and heads into a re-election cycle. A poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University shows that 53 percent of voters ...
Sidney family finally receive military medals
The widow of Army Sgt. Robert Gold of Sidney, killed in action in Vietnam February 26, 1967, received his Bronze Star for Valor during a ceremony Tuesday evening in Sidney at the VFW. Carleen Pettit and Sgt. Gold were high school sweethearts. Twenty days after they were married he left ...
Unauthorized scale shuts down gold buyer
The high price of gold and a tough economy have prompted many people to sell their unwanted jewelry and other precious metal items for cash.And with several jewelry stores, pawn shops and online dealers offering cash for gold, they’re not having a hard time finding buyers. But the Butler County ...
Watch for slick spots on morning commute
Cloudy skies, light drizzle some flurries will continue overnight as temperatures are expected to hold in the low to mid 30s for the morning commute, Storm Center 7 Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs said Thursday night.Winds that were prominent during the day Thursday have diminished, so the wind chill won’t be as ...
White House tells Woodward he'll 'regret' criticism
Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says a senior official from the White House told him he will “regret” a claim he made in an op-ed piece. Last week, Woodward wrote that President Obama is “moving the goal posts” by demanding a package of tax revenues and spending cuts to ...
Man crashes driver’s side first into tree
A driver was transported to Miami Valley Hospital early Thursday morning after crashing his Jeep into a tree near Motter Lane and Washington Church Road, according to firefighters.The man was driving in the area of the intersection of Motter and Washington Church around 2:35 a.m., when he lost control and ...
Village Pantry in Eaton robbed at gunpoint
Police were called to the 100 block of South Barron Street early Thursday morning on a reported armed robbery at the Village Pantry, according to reports.Initial emergency dispatch traffic indicated a weapon may have been used, when the reported suspect was inside the convenience store around 1:35 a.m.Police confirmed the ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 27
Trooper critically hurt on I-75 identified
An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle Wednesday night was showing signs of improvement on Thursday afternoon. Trooper Brent E. Hill, 26, suffered head trauma and extensive injuries to his leg when he was hit by a car driven by Andrew T. Combs, 22, of ...
Woman, 87, loses teeth, purse in robbery
A 33-year-old man is in the Montgomery County Jail accused of injuring an 87-year-old woman Wednesday when he knocked her down while snatching her purse.Terrance Brown grabbed the woman in front of or near a drug store at Third and Main streets before robbing her.She lost at least three teeth ...
OSU issues community alert on fugitive
Ohio State University police issued a public safety notice Wednesday night for the OSU community to be aware that a wanted fugitive could be in the area of the main campus.According to the public safety department, 23-year-old Michael Moses Tarpeh is wanted in West Virginia and Massachusetts respectively for felonies ...
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