News Stories for April 2011
Stories for Friday, April 29
Kings Island's New Ride Delayed By Foul Weather
Kings Island's new thrill ride won't be ready when the Cincinnati area amusement park opens its season on Saturday. Park spokesman Don Helbig tells various media organizations final testing of the WindSeeker has been held up by this month's record rainfall and high winds. The WindSeeker will spin riders more ...
Man Arrested In Retaliation Attack
A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery and attack that may have been in retaliation for a recent shooting, according to police.Robert Hill was taken into custody Thursday on charges of aggravated robbery.Investigators said Hill and Anthony Choice, 20, attacked and robbed someone in retaliation for a ...
Rainy April Will Fall Short Of All-Time Record; Sunny Days Ahead
With dry weather predicted for the rest of the month, it looks as though April will end as the second-wettest ever in the Miami Valley.A total of 8.72 inches of rain has fallen in April, which is second only to 1996 when the region received 9.20 inches of rain, according ...
Man Robs Fairborn Motel At Knifepoint
A man with a knife wearing a bandanna robbed robbed an employee at the Red Roof Inn on Colonel Glenn Highway in Fairborn overnight, according to police.Police say the man forced a woman into the lobby, robbed her of cash and took off in a small white car, possibly a ...
Man Sexually Abused 3 Girls, Police Say
A man is behind bars accused of sexually abusing three young girls.Investigators are making a case against Antoine Lewis, 29, who they say sexually abused three girls between the ages of 3 and 10.Lewis was staying with a friend when he sexually touched her 10-year-old daughter, police said.While investigating that ...
Stories for Thursday, April 28
Tipped Construction Equipment Traps Worker
A trackhoe being used to tear down the Montgomery County Courts Service Building tipped over into the building Thursday night, trapping its operator inside.The machine slipped on unstable ground at the demolition site at the corner of Perry and West Second Streets, emergency responders said. The operator was not injured."The ...
Winds Rip Roof Off Richmond Hotel
People in Wayne County, Ind., are cleaning up after strong storms moved through the area on Wednesday night.One structure that suffered a lot of damage was the Quality Inn. Part of the roof came off and is now hanging from the top of the building.Repair crews began cleaning up as ...
Indictments Handed Down In Deputy Hopper Shooting
The Clark County Common Pleas Court has released charges against two people in connection with the shooting death of Deputy Suzanne Hopper.Jean Blessing, 81, was indicted on a charge of complicity to commit weapons under disability. His daughter, Maria Blessing, was indicted on charges of complicity weapons under disability and ...
4 Earlham College Students Robbed At Gunpoint
Police said four men broke into a Richmond home and beat and robbed four college students.The Earlham College students said the four men were wearing masks and had a gun when they barged into their house on College Avenue early Thursday morning.The students were treated for head injuries at Reid ...
Man Accused Of Selling Drugs Near High School
A man was arrested and accused of selling drugs outside a Dayton high school, police said.According to police reports, 41-year-old Michael Davis allegedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover police officer outside Life Skills High School on Main Street on Wednesday night.Officers said that when they arrived, Davis ran off. ...
News Center 7 Daybreak On 7.2; Royal Wedding On 7.1
WHIO-TV will be carrying CBS's live coverage of the Royal Wedding beginning at 4 a.m. Friday on digital channel 7.1. The coverage will continue through 9 a.m.News Center 7 Daybreak news will be shown from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. on digital channel 7.2.At 9 a.m. WHIO-TV will resume normal ...
Home Filled With Animal Feces, Rotting Garbage Condemned
A home filled with animal feces and rotting garbage was searched was condemned Wednesday after it was searched by officials from Warren County and Hamilton Twp.Seven dogs and three cats were removed from the residence in the 10000 block of state Route 48 in Hamilton Twp. Several other cats couldn't ...
Chemical Spill Prompts Evacuation Of Vandalia Rec Center
Hazmat crews were called when a chemical spilled at a local recreation center.Officials said the center was quickly evacuated after the chemical made two people sick. The Vandalia Recreation Center was shut down for about two hours while hazmat crews cleaned up the chemical that spilled in the pump room.Authorities ...
Driver Hits Fallen Tree In Auglaize Co.
Authorities said a driver slammed into a tree that had fallen into the middle of the road during severe storms late Wednesday night.The incident happened just before dawn on Cemetery Road north of Botkins.The driver was taken to a local hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries.Investigators said the ...
Gas Prices Reach $4.16; Cars Line Up For Cheaper Prices
Finding gas for less than $4 per gallon is becoming increasingly difficult, but drivers lined up Thursday night at Miami Valley stations offering the cheapest prices.Gas has risen to as much as $4.16 per gallon at one station and is well over $4 in most places.However, as of 6:30 a.m. ...
12-Year-Old Arrested After Punching, Kicking Teachers
A Clark County fifth-grader traded his classroom for a jail cell after he allegedly attacked two teachers.The 12-year-old was arrested for assault Tuesday at Simon Kenton Elementary School, according to police.The student refused to get on his school bus, then slapped, punched and kicked a teacher who tried to get ...
Union City House Destroyed By Fire
A man was taken to a hospital in Indiana after a fire destroyed his home in the 500 block of South State Line Road in Darke County Thursday morning.The man, who lives in the home, initially reported that his grandchildren were inside the house. Officials later discovered that the man ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 27
Armed Robber Hits KFC
A man robbed the KFC on Brown Street in Dayton at gunpoint Wednesday evening, police said.The gunman displayed a gun to employees and threatened to kill them if they did not hand over money, Dayton police said.The man took cash out of the safe and ran from the store, but ...
High Winds Rip Roof Off Hotel, Topple Trees
The Miami Valley is getting a much-needed break from severe weather today after a final round of storms ripped through the region early this morning.Many residents around the area were awakened around 2 a.m. by strong winds that knocked over trees, downed power lines and even ripped part of the ...
Local Greenhouse Damaged By Strong Winds
A New Carlisle business owner said the severe weather on Wednesday morning came at a bad time, and now he is left with cleaning up $30,000 worth of damage to his greenhouse.However, he said cleaning up the damage does not bother him as much as what the rain and wind ...
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