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Tracking sex offenders with GPS units

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:13 GMT

A Dayton lawmaker has a plan to keep better track of homeless sex offenders.

Child abuse case heads to jury

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:59 GMT

A jury is now trying to decide whether Vonda Ferguson is guilty of beating, abusing, and raping her five adopted children.

Behr, union have tentative deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:21 GMT

Union leadership would not reveal specifics until their members to hear details of the offer, but negotiators with local 775 said this is the final offer-and if members don't accept it, the plant will close.

Jamie Jarosik announces pregnancy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:14 GMT

WDTN meteorologist Jamie Jarosik announces on 2 NEWS Sunrise that she is pregnant with her second child.

Fake bill lands woman in jail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:31 GMT

An employee at a bowling alley spotted it and called police who tracked her down.

Fans fill theaters for "New Moon"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:21 GMT

Cinema De Lux at The Greene had to add another showing of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, after 11 showings sold out.

Former gym owner is a sex offender

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:34:27 GMT

The former owner of a youth gymnastics center was revealed as a sex offender. Darin Caviness's business partner, and wife notified parents in a letter this week, that he abused a child last year in Pennsylvania.

Alleged drug dealers rounded up

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:10:38 GMT

U.S Marshalls arrested 36 people on drug trafficking charges on Thursday morning. Most of them and were pulled out of bed and taken to jail, very early in the morning.

Jewelry heist caught on tape

Holly Samuels — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:49:23 GMT

A pair of jewelry thieves were caught on tape swiping diamonds off a display case at Rogers Jewelers in the Dayton Mall.

National City Bank robbed in Kettering

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:20 GMT

Police in Kettering are looking for the person who robbed The National City Bank at the corner of W. Dorothy Lane and S. Dixie Drive around 5:00 Thursday evening.

No. 18 Dayton tops No. 21 Georgia Tech

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:52 GMT

Sophomore guard Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in No. 18 Dayton's 63-59 win over No. 21 Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday.

Task force sweeps Clark Co. for drugs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:22 GMT

They arrested about a dozen suspects, including a 66-year-old grandmother they found at a Southern Avenue home. Marshals said the woman was selling drugs out of her house.

Shooting for a cure

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:43:33 GMT

The Bellbrook Eagles are shooting to win more than just baskets.

Judge calls for hotel to close

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:31:48 GMT

A Montgomery County Judge took action to shut down a Harrison Township hotel, that deputies call a "haven for crime".

Legislation to fight childhood obesity

Holly Samuels — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:24 GMT

Proposed legislation in Ohio would put schools on the front lines in the battle against childhood obesity.

Historic Hartman Rock Garden restored

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:24:16 GMT

The Kohler Foundation was funding the project to restore the historic Hartman Rock Garden to it's former glory.

Dad indicted for putting kids in trash

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:17:50 GMT

Nearly four months after investigators say he left two children in a trash can overnight, Tommie Lee Johnson Jr. was indicted by a grand jury.

Police: Suspect broke into 64 houses

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:57:45 GMT

Police said Christopher Hines, 24, came to their attention after local scrap yards got suspicious.

Firefighters save house; Barn destroyed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:53:57 GMT

Crews arrived on the scene in the 2100 block of Stewart Road to find the barn fully engulfed.

Cell phone store helps people find jobs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:58 GMT

Cricket Wireless announces new "job workstations" at all 30 Dayton area stores.

Fairborn grad critical after attack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:35:29 GMT

Police said the 2005 grad and star athlete Chris Kernich was attacked on Sunday in what police are calling an unprovoked assault.

It's official, school levy ends in tie

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:03 GMT

Initially the levy was defeated by 43 votes, but provisional ballots and Logan County votes had not been counted.

Careflight called for shooting victim

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:10:18 GMT

If you know anything about this shooting, call Crime Stoppers at 222-STOP.

Apartment fire in Miami Township

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:59:08 GMT

Fire officials said flames broke out in the laundry area around 11:30 Tuesday night at the Covey Run Apartments on Taos Drive.

Newlywed missing in Fairborn

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:51:38 GMT

Twenty-two-year-old Luke Gibson has been missing since November 5, 2009. He was married last month, and vanished two weeks later, without a trace.

Idle car could earn ticket

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:22:37 GMT

Beating the chill this winter, has some drivers breaking the law.

Teens texting more when driving

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:08:15 GMT

A new report from the Pew Research Center suggests a frightening number of people are texting behind the wheel. The research shows teens and young adults are the biggest offenders.

Police: Bell ringer robbed by ex-ringer

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:01 GMT

Police said one of the theives was a former bell ringer who was just fired from the Salvation Army, for drug use.

Toxic uncle crashes into parked car

Holly Samuels — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:47 GMT

School officials at Twin Valley in West Alexandria called 911 after they said they saw the man drive up onto the school sidewalk to drop off his niece, narrowly missing nearby children.

Mother mourns after son shot by police

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:35:47 GMT

Phyllis Hills said she would have never called 911, if she had known her son was going to be shot by police. Police said, the suspect lunged at officers with a knife.