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Police investigate a fatal shooting at Walmart on Princeton Road in Fairfield Township Thursday, May 26, 2022. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Walmart fatal shooting suspect captured after standoff at hotel

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$The staff at the Adventure Reef Water Park in Kettering work Wednesday May 25, 2022 to prepare for opening day this weekend. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Lifeguard shortages cause changes to area pools opening Memorial Day weekend

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Fatal shooting at Walmart in Fairfield Township

1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting inside Fairfield Twp. Walmart

Kettering is expected to allow loaded firearms on all-purpose vehicles – consistent with Ohio law – despite some city officials’ opposition to the issue. FILE

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Gun on a snowmobile? Kettering officials question required law change

Kettering City manager, Mark Schwieterman, left, told his health scare story at the 50th anniversary of the Greater Miami Valley EMS Council Tuesday afternoon at the Montgomery County Business Solutions Center in Dayton. Kettering police officer Chip Protsman is on the right. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Kettering city manager finally describes near-death event, and how EMS saved him

People stand to watch the procession after the funeral service for Aaron Salter Jr. at The Chapel at Crosspoint on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Getzville, N.Y. Salter Jr. was killed in the Buffalo supermarket shooting on May 14. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

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PHOTOS: Community mourns victims of Buffalo supermarket mass shooting

Fleurs de Fete, Carillon Historical Park’s festive “party in the park,” was held Sunday, May 22, 2022. Guests enjoyed more than 200 wine samplings and delicious bites from local restaurants. DAVID MOODIE/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Fleurs de Fete at Carillon Historical Park?

The family-friendly Spring Fest in the Burg community festival was held Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22, 2022 in Miamisburg. Guests enjoyed live music, food, a carnival and over 100 curated artisans. DAVID MOODIE/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

PHOTOS: Did we spot you at Spring Fest in the Burg?

$Megan Freeman, 19, stands with Dan Young at the Young's Jersey Dairy Thursday May 12, 2022. Freeman has worked for Young's for 4 seasons and said that she loves working there and that it's like working with family. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Despite a lot of teens available for jobs, businesses face staffing challenges

A resident pushes mail into the mailbox outside the postal office on Fifth St. in Dayton on Wednesday afternoon May 18, 2022. A postal service key that unlocks all Dayton-area mailboxes was stolen recently, police records show. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Stolen postal service key ‘unlocks all mailboxes in the Dayton area,’ police say

A neighbor reportedly shot a man and then went back inside an apartment in the 1700 block of West Stewart Street around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch. Information on the man’s injuries were not released.

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PHOTOS: SWAT standoff in Dayton after shooting at Dayton apartments

On July 1, the discharge of consumer-grade fireworks in Ohio will be legal on private property except in communities choosing to opt out, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. FILE

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Fairborn keeps fireworks ban, joining Beavercreek, Dayton after Ohio changes law

A U.S. Postal Service worker empties an outdoor drop box in Kettering. Police say drop boxes at post offices in Beavercreek and Kettering are the subjects of investigations after incidents this past weekend. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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More mail thefts in Beavercreek, Dayton, Kettering; van eludes police in chase

Kali Uchis poses in the press room with the awards for Top Latin Artist and Top Latin Female Artist at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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PHOTOS: 2022 Billboard Music Awards press room

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs from Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones, left, during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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State senators behind Ohio sports gambling predict fall start

Almost 1,700 students will graduate at three Wright State University spring commencement ceremonies this weekend, with the first held Saturday morning. Courtesy Wright State University/Erin Pence

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Local colleges contemplate ways to raise graduation rates

Several train cars derailed and railroad tracks were damaged Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2022, in Mad River Twp. in Clark County. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

Ohio EPA: Crews to determine if derailed train in Clark County released toxins

A Kettering Business Park property that formerly housed about 1,900 jobs has been sold in a $7.5 million deal, Montgomery County land records show. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Kettering land that housed 1,900 Synchrony jobs sold to redeveloper of several area sites

Flags fly at half staff in front of the Ohio Statehouse.

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US marks 1 million COVID deaths; DeWine orders flags at half-staff

This mid-century home, built in 1958, sits on a wooded, double lot in Dayton. It has three beds and three baths, the listing description said. Throughout the house, there are retro-style finishes including original light fixtures and tile. The house, located at 462 Elm Grove Drive, is listed for $299,900. It was most recently featured on HGTV’s Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein’s Instagram account (@cheapoldhouses). PHOTO COURTESY: COLDWELL BANKER HERITAGE

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PHOTOS: Mid-century Dayton home for sale featured on HGTV couple’s Instagram

Ohio Supreme Court again asks redistricting commissioners why they shouldn’t be held in...

$Central State University is holding graduation ceremonies at its campus in Wilberforce this weekend. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

Central State University graduation ceremonies to be held this weekend

$Moraine Police Sgt. Andrew Parish talks to the media Tuesday May 10, 2022 about the body-worn camera footage from a officer involved shooting on May, 4, 2022. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$