News Stories for August 2007
Stories for Thursday, August 30
Miami Valley Expected To Draw Presidential Candidates
Miami Valley voters will not go to the polls in the primary election for another six months, but they can expect to see the presidential candidates early and often.The forecast comes from the heads of both the local Democrat and Republican parties.Montgomery County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Owens said the ...
Clark Co. Man Charged In Fatal Urbana Crash
A man who Clark County deputies said caused a fatal crash faced a judge on Thursday.Jason Skaggs, 34, was charged with three counts of aggravated vehicular assault. According to deputies, Skaggs was driving 98 mph when he lost control of his car, causing a nine-vehicle crash.Authorities said three exchange students ...
Decision Delayed In Possible Charges In Toddler’s Death
Prosecutors in Clermont County have delayed making a decision on whether to charge a mother after her daughter died in the family’s hot SUV.A decision was expected Thursday but officials said they have not completed their investigation. Cecilia Slaby, 2, died last week after she was left inside her mother’s ...
Reward Offered In Lebanon Pharmacy Robbery
Police in Lebanon is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of two men who were accused of holding up a local pharmacy.Officers said the two men were caught on surveillance video stealing drugs and money from Bryan’s Pharmacy last month.Police in Mt. Pleasant, Texas., read about ...
Shigella Cases Rise In Greene Co.
Officials with the Greene County Combined Health District have seen an increase in the number of cases of shigella over the past week with five cases being reported.Shigella was the second most reported disease in Ohio for the week ending Aug. 25 with 106 reported cases. Officials said 105 of ...
Deputies: 3 Girls Arrested In Connection With Vandalism
Deputies in Clark County said a house was spray-painted and food and toothpaste was smeared on the owner’s cars.Authorities said the suspects in the case are 11- and 12-year-old girls.Investigators said this is the third case this month of what they are calling serious vandalism. The most recent case happened ...
Wheel Falls Off Truck; 3 Left Injured
A crash Thursday morning in Beavercreek sent three people to a local hospital.Investigators said a tree-trimming truck was traveling south on Interstate 675 just north of North Fairfield Road when it’s wheel fell off.Authorities said six people were inside the vehicle at the time. One of the three victims was ...
Dump Truck Flips After Hitting Power Lines
Police in Riverside said a dump truck ran into overhead power lines, causing the truck to land on its side.The accident happened Thursday morning on Valley Street around 10 a.m. Officers said the dump truck had its bed up from a previous dump while driving and hit the power lines.Authorities ...
Fire Breaks Out At Belmont High School
Firefighters were called to Belmont High School Thursday morning when a small fire broke out.The fire happened just after 5 a.m., and when crews arrived at the scene, they found smoke coming from the building.Fire investigators said they found evidence of a fire inside the building, but that by the ...
Single-Car Crash Injures Woman In Darke Co.
Deputies in Darke County said a woman was seriously injured in a single-car crash.The crash happened around 6 a.m. Thursday in the 9300 block Jamison Road south of Versailles. Deputies said the driver, Jessica L. Mankin, 22, lost control on a curve and slammed into a tree.Medics took Mankin to ...
SWAT Called Out To North Dayton Neighborhood
Dayton police called the SWAT team early Thursday morning after getting a report of a man who was inside a home armed with weapons, including an AK-47.Officers said late in the morning, the 39-year-old man was found dead inside his home at 514 Hall Avenue. Investigators said the man took ...
2 Brothers Arrested In Richmond Drug Bust
Authorities in Indiana said two brothers were stopped on Interstate 70 overnight, accused of trying to bring drugs into Ohio.Members of a special Wayne County crime-fighting team made the drug bust after a traffic stop. Authorities from Preble County and the Richmond Police Department are working together on this investigation.Authorities ...
Semi Flips, Shutting Down Highway Ramp
Fire officials in Dayton said a semi lost control and flipped early Thursday morning.The crash happened around 1 a.m. on the ramp from Route 35 westbound to northbound Interstate 75.Police said the crash shut down the ramp for quite a while. They said the semi leaked a small amount of ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 29
Man Robs Bank In Vandalia Wednesday Afternoon
Vandalia police responded to a bank robbery on East National Road in Vandalia Wednesday afternoon.Police said a thin to medium built white male approximately 5 feet 10 inches with a dark colored hat, dark sunglasses, grey scarf covering his nose to his neck and a black coat walked into the ...
Flames Tear Through Springfield House
Flames and smoke get the attention of arson investigators in Springfield Wednesday afternoon.The fire happened on York Street between Pleasant and Summer streets in Springfield, firefighters said.Neighbors feared there were people inside, but firefighters said they did not find anyone inside the home.The fire remains under investigation.
Attorney General Targets Three Video Arcade Parlors
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann made good on threats of legal action against video game parlors if they had illegal gambling machines.Dann said investigators for his office found more than 100 illegal gambling machines at the “Lucky You” parlor in Jeffersonville.Investigators also found illegal gambling machines at two other parlors ...
Gov. Strickland: New Electric Regulation, Alternative Power Needed
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced Wednesday plans for sweeping re-regulation of electric companies.It follows a brief experiment with de-regulation that did not produce the anticipated savings for consumers and businesses through competition.In a Statehouse address to about 100 electric company lobbyists, consumer advocates and state lawmakers, Strickland called for creation ...
New Speedway Station To Help College Students
Ground was broken on Wednesday on Route 42 in the village of Wilberforce for a new Speedway gas station. The project was an idea thought of by Rep. Dave Hobson about 25 years ago.Hobson said, “I came here with no gas in my car and asked where do you get ...
3 Teens Accused Of Vandalizing Springfield Buses
Police in Springfield said they have tracked down three people connected with the vandalism of several school buses.Investigators said three teens ages 15 to 17, were already in the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center on unrelated charges.On Monday, Springfield City Schools were delayed for two hours after 20 buses were ...
Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In Indiana
Health officials in Indiana are reporting two more cases of the West Nile virus.The two new cases bring a total of four that have been reported recently.One case was reported in nearby Randolph County, which is near Winchester. The other three cases were reported in northwest Indiana in Lake County.There ...
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