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Late winter blast to hit area on Sunday
A late blast of winter weather will arrive Sunday bringing up to 8 inches of snow to the area by Monday morning.The heaviest snowfall will be to the north and west of Dayton and Springfield and will fall between sunset and midnight, according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie ...
Teen killed in Virginia shooting has ties to Dayton
A northern Virginia teen killed Sunday when a neighbor mistook him for an intruder was born in Dayton and has extensive family connections here.Caleb Gordley, 16, was shot and killed by a neighbor two houses from his father’s residence in Sterling, Va.His parents, Shawn and Jennea Gordley of Dayton, told ...
Arrest sought in MetroParks child porn probe
A former Five Rivers MetroParks employee, accused several years ago of downloading child pornography to a computer owned by the parks system, is now facing criminal charges. An arrest warrant was issued this week for 70-year-old Byron Monroe Layman. On Monday, a Montgomery County grand jury indicted him on eight ...
Arrests signals end to violent months of shooting deaths, gunplay
A sudden swell of gun violence in Dayton — 11 homicides and as many drive-by shootings into homes this year — appears to have calmed in recent weeks. Police won’t disclose what, if any, clear links they’ve established among the incidents — and many appear to be unrelated — but ...
Man killed on East Third was repeat offender
A man who was shot and killed on East Third Street early Thursday morning had an extensive history of run-ins with police in that part of town. Police said Michael E. Neibert, 41, was killed around 2 a.m. at a duplex at 3723 E. Third. According to family members, Neibert ...
Murder charge added for Nov. shooting suspect
A man accused of shooting a Navy veteran during a robbery attempt last year has now been charged with two counts of murder.Jermaine Moore, 29, in jail since early January, is accused of shooting Scott A. Mullins, of Dayton, on Nottingham Road on Nov. 18.Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies found Mullins ...
Light snow expected in region
Light snow will fall this morning, but no accumulation is expected on area roadways. A better chance for snow that will stick arrives tonight into Wednesday morning, according to Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson.Today’s high will be near 40 degrees with snow showers tapering off by noon and ...
Man accused of raping toddler released from jail
A man accused of raping a 3-year-old girl was released from jail after one day, but police say they are still pursuing charges against him. Kendall Lynch Jr., 19, was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on Thursday. On Friday afternoon, when it became apparent that medical test ...
Kids removed from home with feces, cockroaches
Dayton police searching for two theft suspects at a Dayton home Wednesday night discovered five children living in filthy conditions. Three of the children had been taken into that home in December when their mother was arrested. Goodloe Briscoe, 32, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail that evening on ...
Late snow storm could snarl traffic
Some parts of the northern Miami Valley — including Clark and Champaign counties — could be blanketed with up to eight inches of snow by the end of the day Wednesday. It’s the first March snowfall of 2 inches or more since 2008, when 15 inches fell during a two-day ...
Need for crosswalk where man killed will be evaluated
Miamisburg officials will evaluate the need for additional crosswalks along Ohio 725 after the family of a man struck and killed by a car there last week called for them.Miamisburg City Engineer Bob Stanley said the need for crosswalks is evaluated when there is demand.“In this particular case where we ...
Four days of gunfire leaves four dead
In less than four days the number of gun deaths in the city of Dayton in 2013 more than doubled from three to seven.The latest death came Friday afternoon when Willy Boddie Jr., 28, was shot in a car near a car wash at the intersection of Philadelphia Drive and ...
New Year’s Day homicide ruled justifiable
The death of 30-year-old Bradlee Thompson inside a house on Hulbert Street early New Year’s Day has been ruled a justifiable homicide, according to an updated police report on the incident.The decision not to pursue criminal charges in the case was made yesterday when detectives met with prosecutors, according to ...
Woman shot, killed in Dayton home identified
A single mother of two small children was shot to death inside her Parkwood Avenue home Tuesday night. The motive and circumstances surrounding the death of Jillian R. Miles, 27, are still unclear. Police said they have some leads, but did not release any further information Wednesday. Miles, originally from ...
Trotwood man accused of cruelty toward dogs
A Trotwood man was scheduled to be in court Tuesday to face cruelty to animals charges after staff with the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center say they gave him multiple chances to improve the conditions his three dogs were kept in.According to court documents, staff performed at least five checks ...
Dad accused of using medallion to brand kids
A Union City man is accused of branding three children with a hot medallion because the kids said they wanted tattoos.According to Randolph County court documents, Jason Mangas was watching his four children the weekend of Jan. 18-20 when he allegedly burned his daughter, his son and the son’s friend ...
Ex-substitute pleads guilty in child porn case
A former substitute teacher who taught in multiple Greene County districts pleaded guilty to two federal child pornography charges this morning in U.S. District Court.Brian Rohrback, who was previously employed as a substitute by the Xenia, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Greeneview and Bellbrook-Sugarcreek school districts, was charged with two counts of coercion ...
Measurable snowfall expected Friday
The next chance for snow in the region will be tonight when a cold front could change rain showers to snow to the north of Dayton. But Friday’s forecast calls for measurable snowfall in the afternoon and evening.Temperatures this morning are expected to bottom out in the upper 20s, rise ...
Meth lab found at hotel; 2 arrested
Authorities responding to a 911 call at a Beavercreek hotel ended up discovering a methamphetamine lab.Two men were arrested; one for allegedly making meth in his hotel room, another for allegedly threatening to harm the first man.Law enforcement first responded to the Econo Lodge hotel on Heller Drive this morning ...
Springfield woman dies in crash
A 20-year-old Springfield woman was killed Monday when she apparently lost control of her car on Zimmerman Road and hit a guardrail.Mirada Biniarz was pronounced dead at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana. She was driving a 1999 Hyundai southbound toward U.S. 36 about 4:30 p.m. Monday when she lost control, ...
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