Thu. 2:31 p.m.: Active shooter reported at Air Force base in Dayton

August 2, 2018

DAYTON (AP) — Federal and state authorities in armored vehicles and unmarked cars swarmed onto a sprawling Air Force base in this afternoon in Dayton amid reports of an active shooter at a medical center. Workers at the base were told to shelter in place on the sprawling base. WHIO-TV reported that an announcement was made at the medical center telling some people inside the building to leave with their hands on their heads. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said via Twitter it was among several agencies responding to the active shooter ...

Update: Sun. 11:37 p.m.: Body believed to be that of missing Warren man

July 29, 2018

WARREN — The body found this evening in a wooded area off Risher Road SW is believed to be that of Jerry "Jay" Hughley, the missing boyfriend of a woman whose body was found a week ago today outside nearby Deemer Park. “Can I get somebody on Risher Road? I've been out here looking for my nephew, Jay Hughley. I think I just found him in the woods,” a frantic voice can be heard saying on a 911 recording about 7:20 p.m. A half dozen city police cruisers and two coroner's vehicles converged on Risher Road between Martin Luther King Boulevard SW and Pershing Avenue SW. The road was ...

Sun. 9:28 p.m.: Body found off Risher Road, Warren

July 29, 2018

WARREN — Police are combing through a wooded area off Risher Road in southwest Warren, where a body was found this evening. A half dozen city police cruisers are parked on Risher Road between Martin Luther King Boulevard and Pershing Avenue SW, near the Warren Township border. The street has been roped off. Police are not commenting yet on the investigation, nor have the identified the body. According to dispatch logs, someone reported finding a body in the grass about 7:20 p.m. A Tribune Chronicle reporter is at the scene and we will post more information as it becomes available.

Wed. 11:10 a.m.: Ohio executes killer of man met in bar in 1985

July 18, 2018

LUCASVILLE — Ohio has put to death a killer sentenced to die for stabbing and dismembering a man he met in a bar in 1985. The execution of Robert Van Hook by lethal injection was carried out this morning at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. The time of death was 10:44 ...

Mon. 9:30 a.m.: Evacuation under way after chemical leak near Girard

July 16, 2018

WEATHERSFIELD — Homes and business within a mile radius of Predator Trucking Co. outside of Girard are being evacuated this morning after an apparent chemical release. Weathersfield Township Fire Department, the Girard Police Department and HazMat units have been dispatched to the company, 1775 N. State St., and to homes and businesses surrounding it. The Niles Community Services Center is being set up as an evacuation point. At 7:22 a.m., a passerby reported smoke coming from the rear of the Predator Trucking building. Twelve minutes later, firefighters said there appeared to be ...

Mon. 9:55 a.m. UPDATE: Hydrochloric acid spill caused evacuation in Weathersfield / Girard

July 16, 2018

UPDATE: WEATHERSFIELD — Emergency responders say that hydrochloric acid spilled from a truck at Predator Trucking Co. this morning, causing the evacuation of a one-mile radius. Not only are homes and businesses being evacuated, but emergency crews say that planes and helicopters are being instructed to stay clear of the area. The evacuation includes everything north of the company at 1775 N. State St., Weathersfield, to Tibbetts Wick Road and east of U.S. Route 422 off Tibbetts Wick Road. The Niles Community Services Center is being used as an evacuation point. At 7:22 a.m., a ...