Dayton Daily News
Partnership to address skilled-worker shortage
New homes continue to rise across communities such as Springboro, Beavercreek and north Dayton, but finding enough skilled workers to build them remains a challenge. A new partnership between Sinclair Community College and the Home Builders Association...
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Joby acquiring Beavercreek contractor in $500M deal
Joby Aviation, the California company that plans to make electric flying taxis in Vandalia and Dayton, is acquiring a Beavercreek defense contractor, Resonant Sciences, in a deal valued at approximately $500 million. The acquisition will represent a...
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Hundreds rally at site where Haitians required to check in
Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning, Aug. 9, to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to report for immigration check-ins. The rally, organized by Ignite Peace in partnership...
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Buc-ee's vs. Beaver's: What's in a trademark?
Jen Balduf and London Bishop Within four months of entering the Dayton market, a Texas-based chain of mega travel centers has sued a local small business for trademark infringement over its beaver mascot. Buc-ee's brought its brand to Ohio when it...
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SCHOOLS STRUGGLE WITH RISING DISABILITY NEEDS M
ore and more students in Ohio public schools are identified as disabled — a 7% increase in the last five years statewide, now making up about a fifth of public school rolls. There are multiple factors involved, including more diagnoses for disabilities...
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Navy captain leads Wright-Patt research unit
What's it like being the highest ranking U.S. Navy officer at one of the nation's most important Air Force bases? For Capt. J. Russell “Crazy Juice” Linderman, it's another day on the job in command of the Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton, better...
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Region has over 400K jobs for 1st time since '05
More than 400,000 people in the Dayton metro area have jobs. It's the first time local employment has surpassed that mark in more than two decades, according new preliminary federal labor data. Local employers increased hiring for the fourth...
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Partnership helps keep healthcare workers in area
As the need for healthcare workers is expected to grow, Wright State University and Premier Health are finding success in building up and retaining the nursing workforce with resources developed through the two organizations' partnership. Wright State...
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Air Force Museum hosts drone competition
Some will crash. Some may never get off the ground. But over four days starting Thursday, Aug. 6, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, more than 90 teams will attempt to prove that drones can do something many in aviation once considered...
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`Waste heat' captured to help power UD campus
A Fayette County plant is collecting waste heat and using it to make electricity for the University of Dayton from a carbon-free source. The university says that power is now flowing from a waste-heatto-power project, which will satisfy all of its...
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Battle to win union voters in Ohio governor race
In this year's race for Ohio governor, Democrat Dr. Amy Acton will hope to curb — and Vivek Ramaswamy will hope to extend — a political trend that has seen a significant share of union voters shift from Democrat to Republican. That “stark change” in...
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Region a powerhouse for aerospace innovation
Electra's decision to build an $850 million factory in Springfield — bringing nearly 2,000 jobs over the next decade — is the latest sign that southwest Ohio is becoming a powerhouse for aerospace innovation. The Dayton Daily News examines why...
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Film produced by WSU grad is a high earner in theaters
The filmed version of “Hadestown: The Musical” shot during performances in London's West End in 2025 and produced by a Wright State graduate became the highest-grossing live show capture (of a live stage production) during its opening...
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Kettering proposes closing city's ice arena
The city of Kettering is proposing permanently closing the Kettering Ice Arena in the city's draft Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Master Plan, dubbed the Kettering Playbook. While the city still plans to operate during the 2026-27 season, city...
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Study: Universities push AI, but students skeptical
Some Ohio universities will require students to take courses using large language models this fall, and more universities will likely be incorporating LLMs like Claude or Gemini into their courses in the future. University of Dayton freshmen, for...
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Air Force draws 2,000-plus downtown for conference
The Air Force wants to move faster. It wants advanced weapons, faster acquisition and new ways of delivering technology to warfighters. But it also wants to keep flying a bomber that first entered service in the early 1950s. The challenge of...
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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt war
Samy Magdy and Elena Becatoros CAIRO — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming...
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Flock camera use led to arrests in local killing
While automated license plate reader cameras have been the source of some controversy for their potential to be used in immigration enforcement and other surveillance concerns, the Clark County Sheriff 's Office said without the technology, recent...
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THE IMPACT OF SB 1 ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Ayear after Ohio Senate Bill 1 went into effect with the stated goal of overhauling higher education in the state, the impact is mixed. One area university cut 16 faculty positions, with the arts hit the hardest. And more positions were eliminated...
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Drones hit Iraq city where U.S. forces are based
IRBIL, Iraq — Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, July 24, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The...
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Officials laud Electra's Springfield investment
The upcoming arrival of a new aerospace production facility bringing almost 2,000 jobs and an $850 million investment to Springfield is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity,” Greater Springfield Partnership President Mike McDorman said. Virginia-based...
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Hotel near convention center to open in 2028
A new Marriott-branded hotel will be developed for the Dayton Convention Center and is expected to open in late 2028. The hotel project on South Jefferson Street between East Fifth and Stone streets will be developed and operated by Concord...
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Electra investing $850M, envisions 1,975 jobs
A Virginia-based aerospace company is investing $850 million into a new production facility at Springfield's AirPark Ohio with plans to create 1,975 jobs over the next decade. Electra announced on Tuesday, July 20, during the Farnborough International...
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Doctors struggle to get reimbursed by insurers
In her office off South Main Street in Centerville, clinical psychologist Dr. Kathy Platoni held a file more than an inch thick of copies of emails, forms, and other correspondence she's had with one health insurance company since the start of this...
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Why your electric bill is so high, what to do about it
Temperatures are rising this summer. And so are tempers, when we see our electric bills. “I can't afford to keep it going up and up and up and up,” Xenia resident Ildiko Marcus told a member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in a public...
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Redefining retirement
An AARP survey found nearly half of the retirees who recently returned to work did so for financial reasons. For some, it provides a muchneeded boost to fixed incomes. For others, it helps support family members, repay debt or maintain a sense of...
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Montgomery County home values up by average $35K
The average value of a Montgomery County home increased by $35,678 in the past year, according to tentative value data released by the auditor's office. Larger spikes are expected in communities like Oakwood, Butler Twp. and Washington Twp. “The...
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DPS to put $14.6M property tax levy on ballot
Eileen McClory Dayton Public Schools will be asking voters to approve a $14.6 million, 7-mill continuing levy on the November ballot. The measure is estimated to cost homeowners $245 per $100,000 in value. The board discussed an income tax proposal,...
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Homeowners can appeal tentative property values
More than 150,000 Montgomery County property owners will be receiving their new tentative property values in the mail in the coming days as part of the county's 2026 property reappraisal. The Montgomery County Auditor's Office in June announced that...
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Commission orders AES Ohio to refund $11M to customers
Ohio utility regulators voted Wednesday, July 8, to give Dayton-area electric utility consumers a refund of $11 million, far short of the more than $80 million consumer advocates wanted. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday ordered AES...
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Dayton considers cap on foster care group homes
Dayton is moving forward with a proposal to create a citywide cap on foster care homes in the city. Dayton has far more foster care group homes than any other community in the state of Ohio, a 2024 Dayton Daily News investigation found. This raised...
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Prosecutor: `No smoking gun' in theft, cover-up case
Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser in a recent interview with the Dayton Daily News said there was “no smoking gun” to prove a Dayton police officer's allegations that members of the Dayton Police Department stole property from search warrant scenes...
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A congenital condition cost Kendra (Garman) Herber her right foot and part of her right leg when she was a toddler, but in the nearly four decades since, she's shown she has more than most everyone else, not less. After showing prowess as a three-sport va
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Meteorologists: Heat dome to last at least a week
Most of America's Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.” The heat wave will start this...
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Ex-DCI leader: State failed to support prison's medical team
A former prison administrator tasked with running Dayton Correctional Institution's medical department resigned from her post in late 2025 and penned a resignation letter that took the state to task for a lack of support amid staffing shortages. The...
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Mainstay in Dayton real estate begins new chapter
Long a familiar name in Dayton real estate and construction dealings, Dave Dickerson is building a new chapter in his long career. But he's still in the game. The longtime business development president for Miller Valentine Construction, Dickerson,...
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1986 train derailment in Miamisburg remembered
Rick Melton was on his way home from his shift as a Miamisburg patrol officer on July 8, 1986, when he first heard the reports of a train being derailed in the city. “The more I listened, the more I thought, `This is pretty serious stuff,'” said...
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Former GM site has seen `great successes' so far
When General Motors closed its Moraine facility in December 2008, about 2,400 people were left jobless. Now, the former GM facilities, along with other parts of Moraine, house companies from different industries, so if one sector hits a rough patch,...
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Police officers won't face criminal charges for theft
A special prosecutor who investigated allegations that members of the Dayton Police Department stole property while executing search warrants declined to present the case to a grand jury to pursue criminal charges, according to records obtained by the...
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IS PILOT PROGRAM ANSWER TO DAYTON GUN VIOLENCE?
Apilot program, in partnership with Felons with a Future, to stop the spread of violence in one Dayton neighborhood is turning a hot spot of crime into a bright spot for the city. North Riverdale is a neighborhood just a few miles northwest of downtown...
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12 immigrants become U.S. citizens ahead of 250th
For 12 new United States citizens, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will hold significant personal meaning. Twelve area residents from six different countries took the oath of allegiance in a ceremony between the...
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Are backyard fireworks legal? It depends
As Independence Day approaches, Ohio residents stocking up on fireworks may be wondering whether it's legal to set them off in their backyards. The answer depends not only on state law, but also where they live. Since 2022, Ohio law has allowed...
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Greene County property values jump by $4.8B
Property values in Greene County have risen sharply in the latest revaluation, with agricultural land increases far outpacing residential and commercial gains, according to the county auditor's office. Overall, property values in the county climbed by...
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How Flock was used for immigration enforcement
More than 140 agencies accessed Dayton's Flock camera system for searches related to immigration over the past three years, with more than half of the searches performed by the U.S. Border Patrol, according to an analysis by the Dayton Daily...
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Committee still doesn't have report on Fuyao
Members of Congress still have not heard from the U.S. Department of Justice on a congressionally mandated, overdue update on its examination into suspected labor trafficking and other unlawful practices by auto parts and auto glass companies...
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More than 3 million Ohioans to hit the road
A record number of Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home between June 27 and July 5 for the Independence Day holiday, according to AAA, and they'll be going by plane, by boat and especially by car. “We pick up around the Fourth...
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How this region helped shape the nation
FOR 250 YEARS, America's story has been created by ordinary people doing extraordinary things — and few places embody that spirit more than southwest Ohio. Locally, invention wasn't an abstract idea; it was a way of life. From bicycle shops that...
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Hundreds rally for Haitians after TPS ruling
Hundreds of people gathered on the Springfield City Hall Plaza in a massive show of support for the Haitian community Thursday, June 25, after a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier in the day cleared the way for the Trump administration to end...
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Airline to offer 4 new routes at Dayton airport
Dayton International Airport is getting a new airline with new nonstop flights this fall. Breeze Airways on Wednesday, June 24, announced four new nonstop flights to Southeast U.S. destinations from Dayton International starting in October, with four...
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Kettering schools prep for building design stage
After voters passed a bond issue in May to fund the construction of new schools, the district is moving deeper into the planning process around the design for the new middle school and the high school renovation work. The district is also seeing...
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Federal, local crackdown nets 47 suspects, 176 guns
An eight-week law enforcement crackdown on gun violence and drug trafficking in the Dayton area led to charges against 47 people and the seizure of 176 firearms, including machine guns and illegally modified weapons, authorities announced...
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Vance: Talks with Iranian officials set `good foundation' for a deal
Aamer Madhani, Jamey Keaten, Seung Min Kim and Josh Boak OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they...
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How Joby is building its air taxi company in Dayton
Joby Aviation is trying to build a new company in a new industry with new standards — and many standards that don't yet exist. That's the increasingly competitive environment in which Joby's Concorde Drive plant near Dayton International Airport is...
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BRUTAL DOG ATTACK LEAVES LASTING SCARS
Months of complaints about loose, aggressive dogs in a Drexel neighborhood ended in horror when a pack of cane corsos mauled two residents, leaving severe injuries and lasting trauma. Now, those neighbors have filed a lawsuit alleging the dogs' owner,...
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Dayton is home for Ahiska Turkish community
When more than 20 years ago the first Ahiska Turkish families left Eastern Russia for the U.S., they could not have known the impact they would have on Dayton. Decades spent fleeing from one country to another left the thousands that boarded those...
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Montgomery County home values rise 19%
Property values in Montgomery County continue to climb, with residential values increasing 19% and commercial properties rising 20% in the past year. Overall, property values increased by $7 billion across all classes, bringing the county's total to...
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DeWine calls for lawmakers to end
Avery Kreemer Gov. Mike DeWine called on the Ohio legislature to officially eliminate the state's death penalty after overseeing a seven-year de facto moratorium on executions during his administration. “It is today impossible to make the case that...
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Berry Center to focus on developmental therapies
It wasn't too long ago that Easton Flora took his first 11 steps. On Friday, June 12, he was up to 83. “It might seem like a small moment, but for us, it was monumental,” said his mother, Sarah Flora. Easton Flora's steps came without the use of a...
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State eyes changes for math standards
Ohio schools have new standards to help students perform better in math under a bill headed to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk. Among the new provisions in Senate Bill 19, Ohio schools must provide evidence-based academic intervention services to students who...
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Dayton Air Show draws huge crowd of spectators
The 52nd CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show opened Saturday, June 13, at the Dayton International Airport during sunshine and warm temperatures with crowds of spectators ready to look up. Lines at the entrance were long but moved quickly, and entering...
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SHOPPING UNDER SURVEILLANCE A
growing number of businesses are installing Flock cameras and other types of automated license plate readers outside their stores, including some of the largest retail chains in the country. Stores and shopping centers say they use the technology for...
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Ohio-born aviators return to perform at air show
Two Ohio natives are among the crew with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels performing at the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show this weekend in Dayton. Captain Jen Murr, a flight surgeon for the Blue Angels, will be on board one of the planes this weekend....
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Pope slams world's indifference to migrants
Nicole Winfield, Helena Alves and Renata Brito ARGUINEGUÍN, Spain — Pope Leo XIV traveled to a once-notorious epicenter of the European migration debate on Thursday, June 11, challenging countries to uphold migrants' rights while shaming those...
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Dayton mayor releases `flight plan,' vision for city's future
Dayton Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss released what she calls a “flight plan” for the city's future. This plan includes three “runways” — people-centered governance, reimagining public safety and business and economic development. “Dayton is in fact the...
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May rains put Ohio farmers behind in planting
Heavy rains and cold temperature throughout the month of May have left some Ohio farmers behind on planting and forced others to replant due to standing water in fields killing soybean and corn plants. Ron Fritz, a farmer in Darke County, said that...
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Property tax elimination won't be on fall ballot
Entities that rely on roughly $24 billion in property taxes to provide vital services to their residents can heave a sigh of relief knowing the effort to eliminate their main revenue source won't be on the November ballot. Brian Massie, co-founder of...
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LOCAL SOCCER FANS LOOK FORWARD TO WORLD CUP
The World Cup returns to the United States on Thursday, June 11, and will showcase soccer played at the highest level. The sport has become more popular in the U.S. since the last time the tournament was played here, in 1994. Many area fans attended...
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Disability advocates: Bill would further limit care
Disability advocates and people who are disabled themselves shared their frustration with state lawmakers over a new set of proposed regulations for certain Medicaid providers, particularly those who provide home health and personal services. Their...
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Ohio cities begin receiving marijuana tax revenue
Communities across Ohio have begun to receive their share of tax revenue generated from recreational marijuana sales, with local officials planning to use the funds for everything from park improvements and capital projects to property tax relief and...
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Miami's centuries-old trees face an uncertain future
The sky was gray. Rain seeped from low clouds throughout the afternoon. A nearly 300-year-old osage orange tree stood tall and wide, with twisting branches and leaves forming a canopy above the wildlife living on and around it — toads, worms, birds and...
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`Halloween capital' among fastest-growing Ohio cities
Most local cities and villages are getting bigger, and the “Halloween capital of Ohio” and the “City of Hospitality” in Greene County rank among the fastest-growing municipalities in the state, the Dayton Daily News has found. Ohio is home to about...
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Four dams activated as floodwaters rise
Several days of steady rainfall found the Miami Conservancy District managing its ninth high-water event of the year, with four major dams temporarily storing floodwater across the region. Southwest Ohio received between half an inch and two inches of...
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War in Iran drives up fuel, fertilizer costs for farmers
The war in Iran, which started in late February and has shown no clear signs of ending, is continuing to raise fuel and fertilizer prices during Ohio's planting season, pushing costs up for farmers. Chad Warner, a Darke County farmer and member of the...
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GRADUATES HOPEFUL, HUMBLE, RESILIENT
Thousands of students graduated from high school in May across the Miami Valley, and that's a big deal. The Dayton Daily News chose five of these students from thousands of nominations from the greater community to feature as graduation season comes to...
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Memorial Day tornadoes site now green space, trail
The land that housed the former Foxton Court Apartments, damaged and demolished following the destructive 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes, is now the site of green space and a welcoming environment for wildlife. Situated at the northern end of Wegerzyn...
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Flock cameras covered as Dayton suspends program
Dayton workers have placed bags over the city's Flock cameras. This follows the city's suspension of use of its Flock cameras — a type of automatic license plate reader that generates data that can be accessed by departments all over the country —...
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