Meet our Pet of the Week: Junior
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It’s Friday which means we are showcasing our Pet of the Week. Meet SICSA’s Junior!. At first glance, you might not notice anything special about Junior–he’s just your average, short haired, black kitten, right? Wrong! Junior is a “tripod”–meaning he only has three legs–but he gets around so...
Dayton neighborhood on edge after violent start to new year
A solution to gun violence has been at the forefront, especially across the Dayton area, but after the new year began with three homicides in about 24 hours, some people are feeling helpless. Residents of Illinois Avenue in the Walnut Hills neighborhood are on edge after a 44-year-old was found dead in an alley...
Fire in Dayton neighborhood deemed accidental
Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Dayton early Friday morning.
Man allegedly used wife’s marked Homeland Security vehicle to pose as federal agent
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WKRC) - A man allegedly stole his wife's marked Homeland Security vehicle to pose as a federal agent and help police respond to an emergency call that he placed himself. Officers with the Washington Township Police Department were dispatched to a residence that was under construction at...
Montgomery County, OH – 2025 Drug Busts: Narcotics Task Force Seizes $20M, Fentanyl and...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Dayton, OH – A multi-agency narcotics task force operating across Montgomery County reported seizing more than $20 million worth of illegal drugs in 2025, along with hundreds of firearms and arrests tied to...
Man arrested after SWAT response in Dayton neighborhood
A 27-year-old man was arrested after a reported domestic incident in Dayton on New Year’s Day.
Man learns punishment for shooting that seriously hurt woman
A man has learned how long he will spend in prison for a shooting that seriously injured a woman.
Aliens, ghosts and cover-ups: Wright-Patt insider discusses the base’s ‘spooky’ side
Alien technology. Government cover-ups. And ghosts?. All may be calling Wright-Patterson Air Force Base home, according to author and former base employee Ray Szymanski. Szymanski will be discussing what he saw and heard over his 40-year career at the base Jan. 17 when he presents "E.T., Spirits, & Men In Black: The...
Butler County families say loved ones were buried in wrong cemetery plots
A Butler County cemetery is facing questions after multiple families say their loved ones were buried in the wrong plots.
Legendary WHIO-TV news icon Steve Baker dies at 79
DAYTON – Steve Baker, the long-time Northern Bureau Chief for WHIO-TV and a beloved figure in Miami Valley journalism, died on the morning of Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the age of 79, his family confirmed. Baker — a fixture in local news for more than five decades —...

















