Greg Lynch

The National Weather Service has issued a Level 3 Severe Weather Outlook due to a deep low-pressure system bringing storms, gusty winds, and potential tornadoes through Thursday morning across the region.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, celebrated July 4, with the Dayton Daily News highlighting local events from 1976 around the nation's bicentennial, including cultural, sports, and technological milestones.

This year marks the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States Declaration of Independence, which will be celebrated on July 4, 2026.

Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, General Motors, Kraft Foods, and Prudential Insurance, the 1976 Freedom Train was a mobile tribute to America’s bicentennial, drawing over half a million visitors. The train balanced entertainment and education with sounds, artifacts, and historic narratives on a 17,000-mile route.

Drivers should anticipate delays and detours due to extensive roadwork and construction projects across multiple counties, including Montgomery, Warren, Greene, and Clark Counties, through late 2026 and beyond.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue today until a cold front pushes through the area later this afternoon.

Updated Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2026 Star Spangled Heights grand marshal.

The National Weather Service says there is potential for thunderstorms late this week, with at least some chance of hazardous weather.

The Kettering Police Department assisted Greene County in a search for a domestic violence suspect, aided unexpectedly by a baby goose that followed the suspect into the woods. Officers located the suspect using night vision and safely reunited the gosling with its family after the investigation.

Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton has endured for 228 years.