SPRINGFIELD - Wittenberg University students in both computer and non-computer-related majors will be better prepared to use the latest in computational science technology, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation. Full Story »
SPRINGFIELD - Zane Capas could barely stay in his seat as Santa Claus jogged around the room Monday, Dec. Full Story »
SPRINGFIELD - Clark County residents, including one individual who donated $5,000, have once again come to the aid of the Salvation Army Toy for Kids drive. Full Story »
The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce saw a 25 percent increase in membership this year, compared to 2008. Full Story »
In what many agree is a housing crisis of historic proportions, the Ohio Legislature has not passed a single measure this session to help beleaguered home owners or the communities that are left to deal with foreclosed or abandoned properties. Full Story »
DAYTON — David R. Stacy, who for 10 years has been Chief Financial Officer of The Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield, has been named CFO and Director of Operations for The Dayton Art Institute.Stacy’s 30 years of finance and accounting experience in health care and the not-for-profit industries makes him particularly valuable to the museum, said Janice Driesbach, Director and CEO of the museum, in ... Full Story »
COLUMBUS — Calls to the state unemployment office here were being delayed Monday, Dec. 14, because of a gas leak from a nearby petroleum plant that shut down a call center Monday morning, said Brian Harter, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.About 1,000 state employees were evacuated from two state office buildings on East Fifth Street across from the Heartland ... Full Story »
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?The latest version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" features Jim Carrey as Scrooge. Coming on Ebenezer's coattails will be everything from vampire romance ("The Twilight Saga: New ... Full Story »
DAYTON — A DPL Inc. executive will discuss the affects energy legislation in Ohio will have on utilities, building owners and commercial developers at a Jan. 21 luncheon, according to NAIOP’s Dayton Area Chapter.Speaker Art Meyer, senior vice president of environmental, regulatory and corporate affairs for DPL, will make his remarks at a program slated for the Charity E. Earley Auditorium ... Full Story »
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — John L. Hudson, the retired Air Force lieutenant general who most recently served as commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center which oversees aircraft procurement and modernization, will be taking a newly created job as deputy director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force .Hudson retired Oct. 1 to end 36 years of active duty. He is to report for his ... Full Story »
Dayton police have released the name of a man wanted in connection with a January murder. Full Story »
The wrongful death suit was filed in Onslow County, North Carolina Monday on the two-year anniversary of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's disappearance. Full Story »
A West Alexandria police officer is under investigation after some photographs caught him at a Halloween party where underage drinking was allegedly taking place. Full Story »
A former prosecutor in the city of Xenia was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing $48,000 from two clients in his private practice. Full Story »
The State Controlling Board approved releasing $400,000 over the next two years to help Caterpillar purchase new machinery and equipment for a new facility that will be built in Clayton and bringing 500 new jobs. Full Story »
Hundreds of people filed through Hara Arena, but with 22 stations set up to give the H1N1 vaccine, officials said they are moving people out just as quickly as they're coming in. Full Story »
Shelby County is where the school levy in Sidney ended in a tie, and then passed when one mis-filed ballot was found. Full Story »
It happened at SR 725 and Jamaica Road when a a driver pulled into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Route 725, pushing that car and its pregnant driver into some brush. Full Story »
Agents were in Miami County attempting to arrest a woman on drug charges and found a mountain lion instead. Full Story »
Police in Mason say a man stunned by an officer's Taser gun stopped breathing a short time later and was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Full Story »
In many classic children’s stories, seemingly common and mundane entrances disguise the most fantastical places. For Alice, the gateway to Wonderland was through a rabbit hole, while the four Pevensie siblings discovered the bewitching world of Narnia through an old wardrobe. Full Story »
More must be done to address issues in the special education program in the Yellow Springs schools, especially in the upper levels, according to approximately 10 parents who came to a special meeting held on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The meeting was the second convened by school administrators to address the results of the special education parent survey the district conducted last summer. Full Story »
For each of the several hundred people who attended her memorial service at Bryan Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, Deborah Benning meant something unique. Full Story »
The Antioch College Board Pro Tempore announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the appointment of Matthew Derr as the college’s interim president. Derr was the chief transition officer who helped lead the two-year effort to win the college’s independence from Antioch University this past summer. Full Story »
The second stage of the community visioning process kicks off this Saturday morning, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. in the Yellow Springs High School gym, and it is not a meeting to miss, according to organizers. Full Story »
A team led by the FBI arrested a Richmond man without incident Monday on a federal charge of distributing child pornography. Full Story »
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Orlando, Fla.-based Bahama Breeze restaurant chain has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle complaints about alleged racial harassment of 37 black employees in Ohio. Full Story »
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Salvation Army officials in South Bend are celebrating the discovery of a gold coin worth more than 1,000 in one of the charity's red kettles. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 57-year-old fugitive held in Las Vegas in the slaying of his 40-year-old fiancee in Indiana told a judge he'll fight transfer home in custody to face criminal charges. Full Story »
The city of Richmond is looking for a new sanitary district director. Full Story »
Committee begins search for KSU athletic director Full Story »
Police say Akron man struggled for officer's gun, got Tasered Full Story »
Tiger Woods debate sparks beating Full Story »
Burglary reports from Akron police - Dec. 14 Full Story »
Man found dead near Rittman nursing home Full Story »
It's not clear yet if Cincinnati will spare any of the more than 200 workers set to be laid off Jan. 3, but it appears police could lose their horses and millions in overtime. Full Story »
Property values in Middletown dipped nearly twice the county average in a newly completed off-year revaluation by Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds. Full Story »
Edward "Bud" Leisgang, a father of 10, grandfather of 22 and great-grandfather of two, was born 75 years ago in the apartment over his family's Bridgetown Road business. Today, the marquee of the garden center bears this inscription: "RIP Bud Leisgang 12-9-09." Full Story »
A sales tax hike could bail Butler County out of its budget woes and even raise more money than needed to close a projected shortfall. Full Story »
Village Councilwoman Linda Carter, who lost a November re-election bid by 1 vote to former police chief Dennis Skeene, claims in a lawsuit filed Monday he manipulated the election. Full Story »
The principal of Dublin Scioto High School, Marina Davis, died today at the age of 63 Full Story »
The State Highway Patrol should have a new boss by the end of the year. After interviewing 11 candidates for patrol superintendent, a screening committee has recommended three in-house finalists to wear the colonel's eagle insignia. Full Story »
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio -- A man seen on surveillance footage at Walnut Creek Elementary School turned out to be a parent, not a suspect in a peeping incident in the girls bathroom. Full Story »
Naughty or nice? Ringo, one of about 450 adoptable cats, explores a donated Christmas tree at Cat Welfare, 741 Wetmore Rd., as volunteer Julie Karovics watches. Full Story »
This afternoon jurors found Mandrell Kendricks guilty of aiding in the aggravated robbery of two of the victims, but declared that they could not reach verdicts on multiple charges of aggravated murder and kidnapping. Full Story »
A snowplow that can do the job of two. That's what is coming our way when a highway innovation called the TowPlow, that allows one truck to clear two lanes of traffic at once, makes its Ohio debut next winter. Full Story »
The Ohio Department of Taxation says it cannot start printing tax booklets because it does not know yet what tax rate to include on the forms and instructions. The delay affects the group of people who prefer to file tax returns on paper, as opposed to electronically or by phone. Full Story »
The Cleveland man recently struck by a city police cruiser on Interstate 71 was to have his right leg amputated Monday, his son said. Full Story »
Joel C. Turner, 58, who died of complications of diabetes at his home in North Caroline, was a founder with his family of Under Cover Books in Shaker Heights and a pioneer in online book sales. Full Story »
Leo Weingarten, a Cleveland native who became a business, civic and religious leader in Lorain, died on Nov. 30 in Florida at age 91. Full Story »
A 6-day-old sheep relaxes with its mother at a zoo in Tokyo, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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