News Stories for June 2012
Stories for Saturday, June 30
President declares emergency in Ohio
President Obama declared an emergency exists in the State of Ohio Saturday and ordered federal aid to assist state and local efforts due to the emergency conditions from severe storms. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate disaster relief efforts in ...
Stories for Thursday, June 28
Son of Hamilton couple killed in Afghanistan
HAMILTON — The son of a Hamilton family died in Afghanistan this week. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Massarelli, 32, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 24, according to his mother. He was a 1998 graduate of East Kentwood High School, in Kentwood, Mich., and the son of ...
Video: Health care law ruled constitutional
Obama health care law ruled constitutional The Supreme Court has decided President Obama's health care law is constitutional, and has upheld the individual mandate.
Stories for Monday, June 25
MU to host music conference in July
OXFORD — The International Double Reed Society, an organization whose members include 4,400 oboists and bassoonists from around the globe, will hold its 41st annual conference at Miami University from July 7–11.The conference will feature more than 1,000 artists from more than 26 countries and 41 states; five days of ...
Big changes coming for Red Lobster, Olive Garden
There are some significant menu overhauls coming at Darden Restaurants’ two flagship brands, Red Lobster and Olive Garden, according to this story from Nation’s Restaurant News. This news comes hard on the heels of the story we wrote earlier this month about the complete remodeling of four Dayton-area Red Lobster ...
Stories for Friday, June 22
UNEDITED: Penn State statement on Sandusky verdict
Today Penn State learned that a verdict was reached in the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Gerald Sandusky. Mr. Sandusky was found guilty of 45 of the 48 charges filed against him. The legal process has spoken and we have tremendous respect for the men who came forward ...
Stories for Monday, June 18
Video: New Jesus statue to be raised
The new Jesus statue will be raised at a Butler County church. Contractors are about a year behind schedule with the new 'Light of the World' statue. Two years ago the previous statue, nicknamed 'Touchdown Jesus' was struck by lightning and burned down.
Stories for Sunday, June 17
Ohio universities won’t offer remedial classes
By Meagan PantStaff WriterOhio colleges and universities spent $146 million in 2010 to educate incoming college students who were not ready for entry-level English and math classes. State law is set to change the way remedial courses are offered, with a plan to stop funding those classes at universities by ...
Stories for Friday, June 8
Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar arrested
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Police arrested megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar Jr. on simple battery charges in Fayette County on Friday. Channel 2’s Tom Jones learned that Dollar was booked into the county jail at 2 a.m. A judge set Dollar's bond at $5,000 during a morning hearing. Deputies arrested Dollar ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 6
Field gaining on Cup drivers
The odds are against them — just like they’ve been at the previous seven Prelude to the Dream events — but don’t tell Donny Schatz that. The World of Outlaws sprint car driver doesn’t have experience driving a 2,300-pound, 800-plus horsepower late model, but he knows the Eldora Speedway dirt ...
Fairy tale finish for Triple Crown?
If you’re going by history, not just heart, then Dr. James Gable — Doc Gable to his pals — didn’t quite saddle the best fairy tale. The 80-year-old retired local veterinarian, past member of the Ohio State Racing Commission and current owner, in part, of 13 race horses, said he’s ...
Stories for Saturday, June 2
Grade cards show polarized Congress
WASHINGTON – Depending on who’s doing the grading, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan is either a remarkable success in Congress or an abysmal failure.The National Education Association votes for the latter. The nation’s largest teachers union gave Jordan, a conservative Republican from Urbana, an “F” in its most recent legislative report ...
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