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Raw: Tornado on the Ground in Oklahoma
The day after tornadoes killed two people in Oklahoma, a new tornado was spotted on the ground in Newcastle. (May 20)
Gas industrial complex has us over a barrel
There are a few certainties in life: the sunshine will come out tomorrow if you are lucky, you’ll be taxed (particularly if your name is Tea Party Patriot Johnson), someday you know will die and gas prices will rise.I don’t make up the rules, I simply write about them.Some folks ...
Four local Scout leaders will vote on gay issue
When the Boy Scouts of America meet in Dallas this week to vote whether to allow gay youth to become members, four scout leaders from the Miami Valley will be in attendance. “I have no idea on how the vote is going to turn out,” said G. Douglas Nelson, scout ...
Are sunscreen bottle labels misleading?
Sunbathers can expect to see new government-mandated labels on sunscreen bottles this summer.The Food and Drug Administration has banned terms including “waterproof” and “sweatproof,” saying they are misleading.Higher standards have also been set before sunscreen companies may claim they reduce cancer risks and early aging.A survey of 1,400 sunscreen products ...
Man accused in multiple child rapes on trial
The trial of a Dayton man indicted on 56 criminal counts accusing him of sexually assaulting and videotaping several children under 13 began Monday afternoon.George E. Jackson Jr., 51, pleaded guilty in February to several of the criminal counts against him, including pandering sex oriented material involving a minor, possession ...
Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital
A San Francisco company is taking paperless to the next level, converting all conventional mail and sending it to your smartphone or tablet. (May 20)
UD prepares to welcome 1,900 freshmen
The University of Dayton expects to welcome one of its most selective and geographically diverse classes ever when 1,900 first-year students arrive on campus in August, UD announced.The university accepted about one of every two applicants for its incoming class, which is smaller following three years of record enrollment, according ...
Woman pulled on railroad tracks, raped
A 19-year-old Springfield woman said she was grabbed off the street, pulled down some railroad tracks and raped. The woman told police she was walking southbound on North Belmont Street near James Street early Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. when the man approached her. The man pulled her to ...
Police: Woman threatened to shoot officers
A woman facing a minor misdemeanor citation for loud music is now in the Montgomery County Jail because she allegedly threatened to shoot a police officer and then resisted arrest.Tracy Plassenthal, 35, is being held pending charges of aggravated menacing, obstructing official business and resisting arrest.Police encountered Plassenthal at her ...
4 treated after powder found on envelope
Four people were treated and released from a Lebanon hospital and about 60 people were evacuated from a Warren County government building Monday after an employee’s hands were burned by a powdery substance sent in a letter.The person who sent the substance put it in a return envelope they received ...
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