Springfield News

Five people were killed and seven injured Wednesday when a tanker truck collided with a school special needs van just west of Springfield, Ohio, according to a paramedic who treated some of the injured at the scene.

Four people were killed and six others were injured Thursday afternoon when the motorcoach they were riding in was struck by a tanker.

I-71 in Clark County CLARK COUNTY, Ohio --WHIO-TV in Dayton is reporting that four adults have been killed in a crash on I-70 at Route 40.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Highway Patrol says four people in a motorcoach transporting disabled passengers were killed when a tractor-trailer jack knifed and swerved into oncoming traffic.

The Springfield Air National Guard Base was dealt a blow this week. Base officials were informed that a deal to bring in a training mission from Singapore will instead be going to Tucson, Ariz.

Had it not been for a program known as Honor Flight Network, Al Erpelding may never have had the chance to visit Washington, D.C. to see the memorial there commemorating his and his comrades' service in World War II.

A proposal that would allow Franklin and 27 other Ohio counties to acquire foreclosed properties to repair and sell before speculators snatch them up goes before the Ohio Senate in the new year.

CEDARVILLE: Jessie May Silcott, age 86, of Cedarville, went home to be with her Lord Thursday December 31, 2009 at Greene Oaks Nursing Center.

In a bedroom in his parents' house in the Walden neighborhood, Eric Olsen works on a computer, surrounded by about 18,000 music CDs, 2,000 books and stacks of paper.

Three people were transported to local hospitals Monday, Dec. 28, after a mid-morning accident that sent a truck into Key Bank, 4 W. Main Street.

Alaina Reed Hall, the actress who played Olivia on Television's "Sesame Street," has died of breast cancer in Los Angeles, her family said.

When dentist Burt Saidel offered to build and donate a wooden ark for the new Temple Israel and found the architect unreceptive, Saidel turned for help to the head of the synagogue's building committee, Dick Cummings, a friend and fellow dentist with an interest in woodworking.

Here are the highlights from the most adventurous year of my life. I hit up this Yellow Springs hot spot five or six times this year and found something different during each visit: wildflower walks, perfect picnic spots, beginner mountain-bike trails and some of the most stunning geology in Ohio.

Somewhere, behind a building, Big Bird is weeping. He may be 40 now and have long since learned the meaning of death , but that doesn't make the passing of his Sesame Street pal Alaina Reed Hall any easier.

She was known here as Tiny, but to people of a certain age, Springfield native Alaina Reed Hall will forever loom large in their childhood memories.

Stolen figurines from a church Native Scene recovered. Councilwoman Brown to discuss TPD handling of ill suspects By Jennifer Taylor Today at 9:43 a.m. A Toledo City Council member will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss how Toledo Police handle dangerous mentally ill suspects.

Toledo police areA investigatingA the 29thA homicide of the year in south Toledo.

Musician Rick Springfield promotes his new childrens CD 'My Precious Little One' at Borders Park Ave.

Forklift rodeo highlights safety and showcases driving skills. Modern Materials Handling Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 12/14/2009 The 13th Annual U.S. Open Forklift Rodeo & Safety Expo , recently held in Springfield, Ohio, drew contestants and fans came from around the U.S. and as far away as the United Kingdom and Portugal.A The panel of ...

GEORDIES from all over the world have voiced their support for Joe McElderry ahead of his X Factor final appearance.