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    Jason Etter, a former Miami Twp. police lieutenant lost his job after he was charged with misdemeanors for allegedly threatening neighbors with a gun while intoxicated when they were setting off fireworks July 6, 2024, in Perry Twp. CONTRIBUTED
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    Former police lieutenant accused of making death threat
    A federal court judge sentenced a former Dayton AMVETS post commander to prison on March 13, 2026. Danny Dale Gordon reportedly embezzled more than $600,000. THOMAS GNAU / STAFF
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    Former Dayton AMVETS commander accused of stealing more than $600K sentenced to prison
    Gloria Courtney, who was blinded in an October 2023 attack while working as a security guard at the Premier Health building downtown, says she forgives her assailant, James Fickling, during his sentencing Friday, March 13, in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. At right is Courtney's daughter, Oletha Courtney and at left is Jennifer Buschur of the prosecutor's office JEN BALDUF/ STAFF
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    Judge: Attack of security guard ‘something out of a horror movie’
    The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seal in downtown Dayton court room. Chaunice Benson is facing charges in common pleas court after she reportedly hit five people with a vehicle.  JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Woman accused of trying to hit 5 people with vehicle in Dayton indicted
    In this 2021 photo, Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, then-Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, and Nathan Parker, Rapid Sustainment Office deputy program executive officer, with the help of a robotic arm, cut the ribbon on Hangar01, an RSO workspace in Dayton. (Air Force photo by Casey Tromp).
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    UD researchers land huge $850M Air Force contract
    The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seal. Armone Kinney and Shaquan Barker were indicted with complicity to commit aggravated robbery in common pleas court Thursday. JIM NOELKER / STAFF FILE
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    Pair indicted for carjacking Uber driver in Harrison Twp.
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    ‘Our big, beautiful brownfield’; West Carrollton kicks off river district redevelopment
    Russell Garber of Garber Farm was a 2nd Street Market vendor who offered homemade pies, dinner rolls and fresh produce from his vendor booth. Staff file photo
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    Russell Garber, ‘grandfather’ of 2nd Street Market and founding member, has died
    Alexander Steven Gray Hernandez is facing charges Montgomery County Common Pleas Court in connection to a crash that killed a man and injured a woman and Hernandez in Dayton on Sept. 26, 2025. Contributed photo.
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    Man charged in OVI crash that killed 1, injured 2 in Dayton
    Parker, a 9‑year‑old from Washington Township earned special recognition from the township fire department after stepping in to help save a life.
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    ‘True hero’: Washington Twp. girl, 9, earns lifesaving award after emergency rescue
    Dayton Children's announced plans to build a new rehabilitative services building at 437 Valley St., which will create more pathways to care for children in need of physical, speech or occupational therapies. CONTRIBUTED
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    Dayton Children’s to build new building near its main campus
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    WATCH: Woman arrested after car hits Dayton police cruiser, leading to chase
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    Parker, a 9‑year‑old from Washington Township earned special recognition from the township fire department after stepping in to help save a life.
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    ‘True hero’: Washington Twp. girl, 9, earns lifesaving award after emergency rescue
    After serving as the top administrator in city of Centerville for almost a decade, City Manager Wayne Davis announced plans to retire in September 2026. Pictured is Uptown Centerville, which is the area that stretches along Main Street from Alex Bell Road to south of Franklin Street. It encompasses the Architectural Preservation District at State Route 48 and Franklin Street. STAFF FILE
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    Centerville city manager to retire in September
    Crews responded to a structure fire Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at the Chesapeake Landing apartments rescued residents trapped on their balconies. CONTRIBUTED
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    Washington Twp. man pleads guilty to aggravated arson in 2024 apartment fire
    Firefighters respond to a fire on Westerly Lane in Centerville on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Man killed in Centerville fire has been ID’d
    Clayton
    The Northmont High School boys basketball team fell to Winton Woods 66-51 in a Division II regional semifinal game on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Springfield High School. MICHAEL COOPER / STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Northmont vs. Winton Woods D-II regional semifinal
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    18-year-old accused of pepper spraying, robbing man in Clayton
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    18-year-old injured in Clayton shooting
    Interstate 70 East was closed near Ohio 49 near Englewood and Clayton after multiple crashes and vehicles slid off the road during snow showers Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Photo courtesy the Ohio Department of Transportation.
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    I-70 East reopens in Montgomery County following crashes
    Dayton
    A federal court judge sentenced a former Dayton AMVETS post commander to prison on March 13, 2026. Danny Dale Gordon reportedly embezzled more than $600,000. THOMAS GNAU / STAFF
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    Former Dayton AMVETS commander accused of stealing more than $600K sentenced to prison
    Gloria Courtney, who was blinded in an October 2023 attack while working as a security guard at the Premier Health building downtown, says she forgives her assailant, James Fickling, during his sentencing Friday, March 13, in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. At right is Courtney's daughter, Oletha Courtney and at left is Jennifer Buschur of the prosecutor's office JEN BALDUF/ STAFF
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    Judge: Attack of security guard ‘something out of a horror movie’
    The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seal in downtown Dayton court room. Chaunice Benson is facing charges in common pleas court after she reportedly hit five people with a vehicle.  JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Woman accused of trying to hit 5 people with vehicle in Dayton indicted
    In this 2021 photo, Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, then-Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, and Nathan Parker, Rapid Sustainment Office deputy program executive officer, with the help of a robotic arm, cut the ribbon on Hangar01, an RSO workspace in Dayton. (Air Force photo by Casey Tromp).
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    UD researchers land huge $850M Air Force contract
    Englewood
    The Northmont High School boys basketball team fell to Winton Woods 66-51 in a Division II regional semifinal game on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Springfield High School. MICHAEL COOPER / STAFF
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    PHOTOS: Northmont vs. Winton Woods D-II regional semifinal
    Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Woman accused of armed robbery, throwing chemical in person’s face pleads guilty
    Bruns General Contracting and Belton Foods teams review Belton Foods' new $8 million,  73,750-square-foot facility recently completed by Bruns General Contracting at the Englewood Otterbein Industrial Park. CONTRIBUTED
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    Pancake syrup making company Belton Foods moving into new $8M Englewood facility
    Interstate 70 East was closed near Ohio 49 near Englewood and Clayton after multiple crashes and vehicles slid off the road during snow showers Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Photo courtesy the Ohio Department of Transportation.
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    I-70 East reopens in Montgomery County following crashes
    Huber Heights
    The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court located in Dayton.
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    Fairborn man indicted in Huber Heights domestic dispute, chase
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    Man arrested, charged in Huber Heights domestic dispute that led to chase
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    Domestic dispute leads to temporary shelter in place at Huber Heights elementary school
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    Man accused of fleeing from Huber Heights police, stealing vehicle in Clark County
    Kettering
    Jason Etter, a former Miami Twp. police lieutenant lost his job after he was charged with misdemeanors for allegedly threatening neighbors with a gun while intoxicated when they were setting off fireworks July 6, 2024, in Perry Twp. CONTRIBUTED
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    Former police lieutenant accused of making death threat
    A federal court judge sentenced a former Dayton AMVETS post commander to prison on March 13, 2026. Danny Dale Gordon reportedly embezzled more than $600,000. THOMAS GNAU / STAFF
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    Former Dayton AMVETS commander accused of stealing more than $600K sentenced to prison
    Preps Profile: Isaiah Brady, Carlisle High School. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Preps Profile: Isaiah Brady, Carlisle High School
    An ICU bed at Soin Medical Center, a Kettering Health hospital located at 3535 Pentagon Blvd. in Beavercreek. STAFF
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    Kettering Health faces hundreds of lawsuits stemming from 2025 cyberattack
    Miamisburg
    The judge's box inside a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court room. Judge Susan D. Solle sentenced Michael Wootan to nine to 12 years in prison, according to court documents. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Miamisburg man accused of sexually assaulting 7-year-old sentenced to prison
    Chace Baxter, 7 Brew Coffee regional manager, welcomes attendees to the ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the new 7 Brew Coffee location at at 310 N. Springboro Pike, which was held March 3 in collaboration with the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. CONTRIBUTED
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    7 Brew Coffee opens new Miamisburg location
    A van drives on Glengarry Drive near Kettering Middle School on Tuesday, Jan. 20. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    More local schools headed for financial challenges
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    Miamisburg man accused of sexually abusing 7-year-old pleads guilty
    Moraine
    TNT Fireworks is building a warehouse and retail store at 2770 E. River Road in Moraine. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    New TNT Fireworks warehouse, retail store being built in Moraine
    Several Montgomery County Sheriff's Office cruisers were staged outside Fuyao Glass America in Moraine Friday, July 26, 2024. FILE / STAFF
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    Ohio’s U.S. senators and senate hopeful express concerns about Fuyao
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    Man accused in deadly wrong-way crash after fleeing from Moraine police
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    Bond set at $250,000 for man accused in deadly wrong-way crash in Moraine
    Oakwood
    A van drives on Glengarry Drive near Kettering Middle School on Tuesday, Jan. 20. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    More local schools headed for financial challenges
    Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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    Man accused of sexually abusing girl for 7 years in Montgomery County
    Oakwood City School District leaders are considering advising its school board a levy may be needed in 2027 to fund operating costs. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Oakwood schools may seek new operating levy in 2027
    Judge E. Gerald Parker Jr. conferences with attorney Ryan Nelson (front left) and Montgomery County assistant prosecutor Bryan Moore (back left) during a hearing in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Matthew Currie, an Oakwood attorney accused of stalking and secretly recording a teenage girl and other women, was not in attendance. Currie, who has a rare parkinsonism disease, is receiving care in an ICU, according to Nelson. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Attorney accused of stalking Oakwood teen, voyeurism now in ICU, lawyer says
    Trotwood
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    18-year-old accused of pepper spraying, robbing man in Clayton
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    Riverside man sentenced to at least 5 years in crash that killed Trotwood woman
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    Vacant Trotwood apartment building a total loss following fire
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    Jury finds Harrison Twp. man found guilty in 2023 shooting in Trotwood
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    UK materials producer chooses Vandalia for first US site
    Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker walks off the field after an NFL football practice in Allen Park, Mich., Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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    Butler grad Taylor Decker says he plans to return to Lions for 11th NFL season
    Legrand officials and well-wishers celebrate the opening on the its Union distribution center on Feb. 23, 2023. STAFF
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    Owner of local distribution center under state microscope for job creation incentives
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    Traffic enforcement to take place on I-70, I-75 Tuesday
    West Carrollton
    West Carrollton is looking to develop the River District, along and near East Dixie Drive and the Great Miami River. The development’s centerpiece will be a whitewater park. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    West Carrollton is recruiting citizens to help guide river district growth and funding
    Alex Flynn, deputy chief of police for West Carrollton Police Department
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    West Carrollton names Flynn as new deputy chief of police
    West Carrollton City Schools is launching a strategic planning effort to help guide the district’s future. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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    West Carrollton schools seeks input about district’s future
    The chlorine feed room at West Carrollton's Water Treatment Plant pictured in this June 2024 photo is one part of upgrades slated for the facility. The Ohio EPA recently approved West Carrollton’s plans to upgrade the site. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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    West Carrollton secures EPA approval for $8.8M water plant upgrade
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