As security concerns escalated and costs continued to rise, Wright State University withdrew from hosting the first presidential debate. As a consolation, Hofstra University, which took over the hosting duties, offered for 15 Wright State students to attend the debate at their campus in Hempstead, N.Y.
2. $11M 'superstreet' proposed for US 35
In an effort to improve safety and ease congestion along U.S. 35, and following years of rejection for funding from the ODOT Transportation Advisory Council, the state is working on a cheaper, less extensive alternative plan to redesign the state highway between Orchard Lane and Factory Road.
3. Family held at gunpoint after WPAFB museum trip files lawsuit
A Columbus family filed a federal lawsuit against Wright Patterson Air Force Base security officers after the family was detained at gunpoint on their way out of the museum's parking lot on the belief that they were riding in a stolen vehicle.
4. Accused Wright-Patt gate runner appears in court
Edward J. Novak, the Beavercreek man accused of trespassing on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in November 2015, pleaded not guilty to charges including trespassing, assault, making false alarms and disorderly conduct, operating a vehicle under the influence, inducing panic, failure to comply with a lawful order, and fleeing and eluding a police officer in U.S. District Court.
Credit: Chuck Hamlin
Credit: Chuck Hamlin
5. WPAFB: No connection to Youtube video claiming UFO sighting
A viral video, later debunked, claimed to show an unidentified flying object that the narrator of the video implied was connected to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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