Liberty Township police chief to retire at the end of 2025
Liberty Township Police Chief Toby Meloro will be retiring at the end of the year. According to the meeting minutes for the Liberty Township Trustees' April meeting, a motion was unanimously approved accepting Meloro's retirement as police chief. His last day on the job will be December 19. When asked...
Local businesses brace for NATO delegates as Dayton readies for international spotlight
Monday, May 12, 2025 — DAYTON - The City of Dayton and surrounding areas are now preparing for the NATO Parliamentary Spring Session beginning May 22 through May 26. We sat down with Caleb Stephens from the Dayton Business Journal to talk about how they're preparing and what to expect form the visit.
One person injured following wrong-way crash in Ohio
OHIO — A man was seriously injured Saturday night after a wrong-way driver caused a crash in Dayton, according to a police crash report. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Hess and Brown Streets around 11:15 p.m. following reports of a collision. Police say a 36-year-old woman was...
Woman suffers minor injuries after crash
MCLEAN TOWNSHIP — A two-vehicle crash occurred Friday at 3:17 p.m. at the intersection of state Route 705 and Barhorst Road. According to a crash report from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Ott, 45, of New Knoxville, was driving a semi-truck owned by Richards Building Supply in Lima. He stopped at the...
40 new homes planned in West Dayton neighborhoods through land bank program
New housing is under development in Dayton's Madden Hills neighborhood, as part of larger project to build 40 new homes in West Dayton and rehab 24 others around the city. The Montgomery County Land Bank broke ground on the first phase of the project in the Madden Hills neighborhood on May 9.
UPDATE: Busy intersection back open after vehicle hits utility pole in Dayton
Officers responded after a vehicle hit a utility pole in Dayton on Monday.
Brewery helps produce 830K cans of drinking water
TRENTON, Ohio (WXIX) - Molson Coors’ Trenton brewery paused a canning lines Monday to help produce 830,000 cans of drinking water. FOX19 NOW’s Jason Maxwell has the story. See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it. Do you have a photo...
Former daycare employees facing charges, accused of locking children in bathroom
A local day care is at the center of a child abuse investigation.
Doctor with improvised explosive devices in his home avoids prison
DAYTON — A Troy doctor who had homemade bombs will not go to prison. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Dr. Steven Werling was back in federal court on Monday to finish his sentencing hearing, which began on April 16. There, he learned he’d be serving five years of probation.
Police: Fatal motorcycle crash caused by driver with suspended license
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An allegedly distracted driver with a suspended license is being blamed by police for an accident that claimed the life of a motorcyclist Saturday. During a media briefing Monday, May 12, Dayton Police Sgt. Gordon Cairns said the driver who they believe caused the fatal accident did not have a...