As national service organization AmeriCorps continues to experience cuts to its budget and staff, Five Rivers MetroParks has lost its eight AmeriCorps volunteers tasked with assisting with education and outreach programs.

Local health care providers are in line with major medical organizations concerned about the Trump administration’s suggestion that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy can contribute to autism.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a complaint to remove Miami Twp. Fiscal Officer Robert Matthews from his elected position in connection to a gold coin scandal.

For Gulnaz Makhmudova, cooking is a way of sharing both her culture and the story of her family’s pursuit of the American Dream.

The city of Kettering paid 204 employees more than $100,000 in 2024 — mostly in the police and fire departments — according to the Dayton Daily News Payroll Project.

There are fewer than 100 days until Christmas and area business owners are cautiously optimistic this year’s holiday shopping season will be stronger than 2024.

A new cross-state partnership between Miami University and the Cleveland Clinic just got stronger as both jointly announced a renaming of an Oxford campus building further solidifying their multi-million-dollar agreement.

Ohio Democrats defended a proposed congressional redistricting update this week that would create eight Republican districts and seven Democratic districts through 2030.

Kettering Health is experiencing an internet outage causing several applications to be unavailable including MyChart, according to a release from the health care system.

Once the cafe closes for the day, the space will transform into a speakeasy called, “Good Impressions.”

A local couple who have been turning a series of old train cabooses into unique Airbnbs in Xenia have acquired a third — with the first two ready to open for business.

The second of three gas station/convenience stores that had announced plans to build at an intersection near Interstate 75 in Tipp City has canceled its plan.

A split along party lines means the Montgomery County Board of Elections appears unlikely to schedule a hearing to consider whether a candidate for Kettering city council can appeal his exclusion from the Nov. 4 ballot.

An update to the Ohio Auditor of State’s financial health indicators report for public schools shows at least one district, Springboro, performed much better than initially shown in the report.

A Bellbrook High School senior says her summer experience learning to fly at the Air Force’s Flight Academy now has her planning in a career in aviation.

The Greene County Board of Elections has come off of administrative oversight by the Ohio Secretary of State after two years.

The Air Force Marathon is going to change things up, traffic-wise. Here's what to know.

In 2026, Kings Island will see the addition of Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare. The attraction will take guests through a haunted opera house, filled with whimsical specters and mischievous spirits.

Currito, a fast-casual restaurant with a globally inspired menu featuring bowls, wraps, salads, smoothies, shakes and more, is opening its first location in the Dayton region.

Dayton startup Unlisted lands coveted invite to TechCrunch's 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

Dayton Scream Park, described as Ohio’s longest single haunt, is putting the final touches on its compound this week as it prepares to open for its 24th season on Friday, Sept. 12.

Many major cities have a highway loop that circles the downtown area & connects with a main highway that runs straight though town. Dayton was on its way to having its own loop. In 1993, plans were formed of what was known as the Greater Dayton Beltway, but those plans never happened.

President Donald Trump has chosen to locate U.S. Space Command at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, once again. What else is happening in southwest Ohio? Link below for your go to guide on this and more.

Ohio’s and the Dayton metro area’s unemployment rates hit a four-year high in July, which goes back to when the economy was still in the fairly early stages of recovering from the bruising COVID pandemic, according to preliminary federal labor data.

The historic bell in the bell tower over city hall in downtown Lebanon is ringing the hours after decades of silence.

Joby Aviation demonstrate autonomous flight abilities for AFRL

A Tipp City couple is facing federal charges in an alleged international drug conspiracy involving Chinese companies and individuals.

Blue Dog Books will have its first book signing Saturday featuring Dayton author Amy Tackett. A grand opening party is Sept. 21.

The recent shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school sent shock waves through school systems across the country and once again has put school administrators on high alert.

Dayton leaders say Norfolk Southern has agreed to clean up and take better care of a blighted, vacated rail line that the city has been trying to purchase for nearly a decade to turn into a new recreational trail.

Star City Brewing in Miamisburg is looking for a new owner to take the brewery to the next level, while keeping the community at its core.

While many private colleges are seeing a decline in enrollment and cuts due to financial difficulties, one area school is setting records for enrollment and fundraising.

The last quarter-century wasn't kind to Dayton employment, Labor Day report says

Chick-fil-A is planning to open 25-30 new restaurants throughout Ohio by the end of 2027.

Huber Heights schools unveiled the Military Wall of Honor, which lists the names of Wayne High School grads who currently or previously served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The two people running to be Dayton’s mayor, including current Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. and City Commissioner Shenise Turner-Sloss, met on Tuesday afternoon for a candidate forum at Wright State University where they answered a variety of questions.

Two voting rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Secretary of State and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles over a rule that went into effect this year that changes how some adults can register to vote.

Despite a sudden surge in gas prices across the region this week, travel costs this Labor Day weekend aren’t expected to differ that greatly than previous years.

Dayton is considering installing 64 or more permanent speed camera systems and 17 red light camera systems, which would be a significant expansion of its current network of automated traffic cameras.

Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of the Ohio Renaissance Festival’s 2025 season. Alongside the returning slate of medieval-themed food, drinks and activities, several new offerings have been added.

About $78 million in state grant funding that has been awarded mainly to the Dayton International Airport could help create 2,000 to 6,000 new jobs at what officials say is a rapidly developing defense and aerospace campus.

The working group tasked with solving the state’s property tax problems is questioning its relevance.

Richard “Leon” Childers was 23 years old when his parents, Virgil and Sarah, opened the Mel-O-Dee Restaurant in New Carlisle in 1965.

A man wanted in a Cleveland homicide and a rape in Summit County was arrested following a SWAT standoff in Dayton Monday.

Today, German manufacturer Mahle Behr LLC, is celebrating its Dayton plant’s centennial anniversary, recognizing the site’s century of work. The 1.2 million-square-foot plant is not only one of Dayton’s oldest employers, it is one of the city’s largest manufacturers, with about 936 workers.

Boys and Girls soccer seasons started over the last week and a half. Here’s a look at the action in soccer and other sports around the Miami Valley.

A proposal that Miami County pay consultants to study the potential of renovating the downtown Troy jail before embarking on another option to update facilities and add inmate beds has been dropped after officials were told renovation is not the answer.

Learn to Earn, a local nonprofit that collects a significant amount of data on poverty and outcomes in Montgomery County, has released a new dashboard for community members to provide snapshots in four key categories.

One of Montgomery County’s government buildings was ranked among the 100 ugliest public buildings in America.

Whitney Kling is a recipe developer with four kids who shares her recipes with us weekly in the “But First, Food” column that appears here and in our print newspaper every Thursday.