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Lucas Sullivan

E-mail Lucas Sullivan at lsullivan@coxohio.com
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I have been a reporter for 10 years covering sports, education, crime and now City of Dayton government for the Dayton Daily News. I graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in journalism and a double major in political science. I am a Cleveland native and love the Cavs and Indians.

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Area fire departments cut staffs, keep chiefs

10:43 PM Thursday, September 8, 2011

DAYTON — Harrison Twp. Chief Mark Lynch had 11 firefighters on duty in early August when the call came of a fully-involved fire at an 11-story, 232-room senior citizen apartment complex.

Half of city’s $650K time clocks unused

10:39 PM Friday, August 19, 2011

DAYTON — More than half the city of Dayton’s employees are not using time clocks five years after the city spent $650,000 to install them to better monitor employees, a Dayton Daily News investigation has found.

$40M worth of new schools closed in 3 districts

12:52 PM Saturday, August 13, 2011

About $40 million worth of new schools in three area districts have been taken out of service because projections used to build the facilities grossly miscalculated the student enrollments the districts would have, a Dayton Daily News investigation has found.

Nearly 100 live, dead birds inside Troy home

9:24 PM Saturday, August 6, 2011

TROY — Animal rights groups are asking for help to rescue as many as 60 exotic birds they say are starving to death inside a condemned Troy home, a case of animal hoarding a local veterinarian said is the “most horrific” display of animal cruelty he’s seen.

Coroner’s report indicates no drugs or wounds from a Taser.

12:03 AM Friday, July 29, 2011

Twelve days after Kylen English died, law enforcement Thursday released information it hoped would answer questions and quell rising anger among members of English’s family and Dayton’s black community.

No evidence of Taser used on man who died in police custody

2:03 PM Thursday, July 28, 2011

DAYTON — There is no evidence found on Kylen English’s body that shows police used a Taser on him before he jumped off the Salem Avenue bridge, officials from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s offices said today.

Water leak enters 5th week; repair expected next week

9:54 PM Wednesday, July 27, 2011

HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — Delays by the county’s water department to fix a broken valve have allowed a steady stream of water to pour into a north side neighborhood for five weeks, sparking complaints from residents who say saturated areas have damaged their yards and attracted bugs and stray animals.

Law firm’s move exposes downtown problems

10:45 PM Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Thompson Hine LLP’s decision to leave Dayton after more than 30 years and move to office space near the Austin Boulevard interchange at Interstate 75 represents the challenges Dayton faces to keep businesses downtown.

Open a year, Austin interchange proving better at keeping jobs than bringing them in

6:42 PM Wednesday, July 20, 2011

MIAMISBURG — The multi-million dollar investment in the Austin Boulevard interchange area has attracted nearly 1,500 jobs since it opened a year ago, though three out of every four of them relocated from areas just up the road, a Dayton Daily News investigation has found.

Police can’t fix chronic prostitution

9:24 PM Saturday, July 2, 2011

DAYTON — Dayton police say complaints from the community force them to continue a cycle of arresting the same prostitutes repeatedly, only to see them on the same streets days later.