📧 CSU layoffs: Central State University notified 14 faculty Tuesday by email that they would be laid off at the end of the academic school year, and two more were notified yesterday. According to Eileen McClory’s story, benefits and pay will continue through August.
🚧 Decreasing deadly crashes: As we learn in a new story from Sydney Dawes, the city of Dayton has planned more than $13 million in reconstruction projects and safety improvements on West Third Street and Gettysburg Avenue in western Dayton in hopes of decreasing deadly crashes in a stretch that’s seen high-speed incidents in recent years.
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LOCAL NEWS
• Ohio Republicans press for action in Congress on ‘SAVE’ Act
• Study: Ohio ‘price cycling’ makes Mondays the best day for gas savings
• Election 2026: Contested races on Warren County May 5 primary ballots
LIFE
• Dayton Food Truck Rally releases 2026 lineup of free festivals
• Dayton couple gets utility relief after months-long delay
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
• Man dies weeks after being hit by vehicle in Harrison Twp.
• Dayton woman accused of posting nude images of 4-year-old daughter to messaging app
SPORTS
• Dayton basketball: Dayton wins at George Mason for first time in six years
• PHOTOS: Dayton vs. George Mason
• Sports on TV 2/19: Wright State hosts IU Indy on ESPN+
NATION & WORLD
• Genealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie’s case might turn to them
• Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance
• Billionaire Les Wexner says he was ‘duped’ by adviser Jeffrey Epstein, ‘a world-class con man’
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We are inching closer and closer to the weekend, and there is no shortage of local and fun things to do in the Miami Valley! Our own Alex Cutler breaks it all down for us, with a list that even includes drone races! I’m serious, and that event is free to attend. See photos and get specifics on the weekend events here.
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