Three people have died in an early morning fire Sunday in North Londonderry Township, officials said. Multiple fire crews responded to the first block of Patton Road just after 1:30 a.m. to battle a fire that tore through the garage and house. Betty Schell, a next door neighbor and sister to one of those injured, […]
The Hartford Fire Department has been struggling financially for months. Now Bennington Township, which the department has covered for decades, has contracted with another department for fire and emergency medical coverage because of what one official called Hartford’s lack of “prudent fiscal management.” Bennington Township Trustees unanimously voted Jan. 8 to switch from Hartford’s department, […]
The West Shore Wildlife Center moved into its new Dover Township home this week from Newberry Township, where it has been helping injured wildlife since 2019. The center specializes in rehabilitating wild reptiles, birds and mammals with a goal of releasing healthy animals back into their environment. A combination of growth and a deadline given […]
Jan. 17—A Union woman faces up to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty Thursday in connection to a deadly crash last January that killed a Union couple. Angelina Tanesha Hill, 45, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 9 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court after she pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated […]
Jan. 16—A Liberty Twp. woman accused of shooting her infant granddaughter in the head entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea Tuesday during arraignment in Butler County Common Pleas Court and will be evaluated for competency to stand trial. Mia Desiree Harris, 43, was indicted Friday on three counts of felonious assault and […]
Jan. 16—A man accused of striking a man with a gun during a fight and shooting at a second man in Harrison Twp. earlier this month is facing charges. A grand jury indicted Joshua Shepherd, 35, of Riverside on felonious assault, improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, discharge of a firearm on […]
Jan. 16—A Harrison Twp. man will spend 20 years to life in prison for stabbing a Huber Heights man to death in September 2021. Barry Bearadeno Pence II, 24, was sentenced Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court after a jury on Dec. 19 found him guilty of two counts each of aggravated murder, murder, […]
A man has been indicted after allegedly holding a woman against her will, beating her, and sexually assaulting her in Harrison Township. >> ‘Made me very nervous;’ Woman inside Miami Valley Hospital details water main break Jermaine McIntyre, 25, is facing one count of rape, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of abduction, and one […]
DEERFIELD TWP. − Motorists should expect big change in the next few years at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 225 in Deerfield Township. Citing a large number of crashes, the Ohio Department of Transportation is planning the construction of a roundabout at the intersection, said Ray Marsch, spokesperson for ODOT’s District […]
Jan. 5—SHICKSHINNY — A Huntington Township man was arraigned Thursday on allegations he stole items belonging to the Northwest Area School District amid an ongoing investigation regarding a theft spree in the Shickshinny area. The latest criminal complaint filed against Michael J. Cope, 53, of Cope Road, by the Pennsylvania State Police at Shickshinny alleges […]
Jan. 4—A student was arrested Thursday after a loaded gun was found inside the student’s locker at the North Dayton School of Discovery in Harrison Twp. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. to the school at 3901 Turner Road on a report of a firearm on school grounds. A student told staff […]
Jan. 3—HANOVER TWP. — A woman escaped unharmed after her ex-boyfriend leaned out a house window and allegedly fired multiple shots from a handgun, with a round passing into her vehicle while she and her dog were inside it. Anthony D. Pascoe, 22, of Harrison Street, Askam section, was arraigned Wednesday by District Judge Joseph […]