Lawrence Budd
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Covers all things Springboro and Clearcreek Township. He has worked as a reporter in Ohio for more than 15 years, covering a full range of topics. He has won two awards for investigative reporting from Ohio AP, and one for community service from the Society of Professional Journalists of Ohio. He was a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting at The Ohio State University in 1995-96.
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Online safety tips to avoid fraud
Online safety tips: Never trust a link sent to you by someone you don’t know. By clicking the link you may be taken to a site that may look like your bank or credit card company, but isn’t. One thing a criminal can’t fake is the actual Web site address ...
Internet criminals targeting seniors
Alice Hees, 82, of Illinois, was one of thousands of victims of a Troy-based crime ring, that is accused of using fake web sites and web-based fax machines to cheat senior citizens from 41 states and the District of Columbia out of $2.8 million. Hees, a former nurse and college ...
$97K driveway dispute headed back to court
Howard and Lisa Gray are scheduled to return to court on Dec. 21 to show why they shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with orders preventing them from using their driveway in Warren County to access their commercial property in neighboring Montgomery County. “We may ...
Couple faces $97K in fines for using their own driveway
UPDATE: Driveway dispute headed back to court CLEARCREEK TWP., Warren County — The six-year dispute between Clearcreek Twp. and Howard and Lisa Gray shows just how complicated, combative and costly local land use issues can become. The Grays obtained permission from a Clearcreek Twp. official to use their residential driveway ...
435,000 charities on IRS revocation list
More than 435,000 charities nationally have lost their non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service, leaving the charities faced with paying income taxes and their donors at risk of losing deductions.It’s a problem for donors, who contributed an estimated $298.4 billion in 2011, because they could lose the deductions they ...
Transportation districts tap $480M for area work
More than $480 million in Miami Valley transportation projects have been developed by special districts primarily focused on fueling economic development. Still, officials in some area counties are shying away from forming their own transportation improvement district (TID), citing the added bureaucracy and the need to focus on maintenance of ...
Cities at risk of fiscal crisis
COLUMBUS — Cuts to local funding and continued economic difficulties could lead to more Ohio municipalities landing in fiscal trouble during the coming years, state Auditor David Yost warned recently during an exclusive interview with the Dayton Daily News.“There are governments out there that are wounded,” Yost said. “We’re not ...
Student files suit over Jesus T-shirt
WAYNESVILLE — A Waynesville High School student filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming the school principal violated his First Amendment rights by forcing him to remove a T-shirt that drew attention to bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in ...
Online petitions give voice to advocates
Dayton-area community groups have started using Change.org, an online petition tool used by activists around the world, to help influence policy in the region. Parents in West Carrollton pulled their petition off the Change.org site in February after the school board abandoned plans to cut staff and some fall sports ...
Father of slain Marine: ‘I want my son home’
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — While family members huddled in a hangar watching as the casket holding Marine Cpl. Paul “Rocky” Zanowick II’s body was lowered into a hearse, a mournful wail cut through the silence.The 23-year-old’s body was flown from Dover Air Force Base Thursday. He was killed June ...
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