Dayton, Ohio News

Prison Break Stopped At Lucasville
The man responsible for one of Shelby County's most horrific crimes was caught planning an escape from the maximum security prison at Lucasville.
WHIOTV.com  –  Jul 24, 2008 8:02 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Manhunt Underway For Attempted Shooting
Dayton police said they are looking for a man who tried to shoot his girlfriend, then took off with her 8-year old child.
WHIOTV.com  –  Jul 24, 2008 7:52 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

BREAKING NEWS: Man Loses Control At Repo Business
Dayton police said a man lost control at a repo business on Keowee Street and ran over an employee while trying to take back his truck.
WHIOTV.com  –  Jul 24, 2008 7:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Glass mulch? Boonshoft Museum garden shines with Wright-Pat help
To most people, planting a garden with glass shards sounds like a bizarre and dangerous idea.
Dayton Daily News  –  Jul 24, 2008 7:41 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Shelter aids mentally disabled individuals
Twenty years ago this month, the Montgomery County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities opened an emergency shelter for those facing a crisis.
Dayton Daily News  –  Jul 24, 2008 7:34 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Two exotic animals found in Dayton in single day
A black bear cub confiscated at a Dayton home Wednesday, July 23, won't be in the area long, according to Sharon Exline, animal cruelty investigator with the Humane Society of the Greater Dayton Area.
Dayton Daily News  –  Jul 24, 2008 7:21 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Groups partner on $5M plan to help area homeless
The city of Dayton, Montgomery County, the University of Dayton and Miami Valley Hospital are pitching in to help house area homeless at a single location, 24-hours a day, officials announced Thursday afternoon.
Dayton Business Journal  –  Jul 24, 2008 6:28 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Sister doesn't remember crash that killed teen
DAYTON — Amanda K. Fisher was a passenger in the car when her brother Rickey L. Risden is accused of running down a 19-year-old pedestrian and then fleeing.
Dayton Daily News  –  Jul 24, 2008 6:10 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Jury selection continues in Skaggs case
Jury selection continues in the trial of Jason Skaggs, the man charged in the traffic deaths of three Urbana University students last year.
Springfield News-Sun  –  Jul 24, 2008 5:59 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?

Local Kroger store getting beauty department upgrade
Four Kroger Co. stores in the Dayton and Cincinnati region are getting face-lifts in their health and beauty departments. (KR)
Dayton Business Journal  –  Jul 24, 2008 5:47 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?