Chloe Murdock

On Tuesday, Aug. 24, farmers will be able to drop off unused, expired or recalled pesticides at the Butler County Fairgrounds. A Butler County rural specialist says farmers who safely get rid of these pesticides can prevent them from entering the air or local waterways.

For a while now, state prisons have semi-officially been letting priests bring in sacramental wine for inmates' communions. Ohio’s new state budget now makes it legal. But even before COVID-19 locked down inmate communions, county jail inmates only received grape juice.

Today is the anniversary of a mass shooting in Dayton. Survivors and community members are gathering tonight for a vigil in the city’s Oregon District.

This Wednesday is the second anniversary of a mass shooting in Dayton. Survivors and family members of the nine people who died are suing the manufacturer of the gun magazine used in the shooting.

COVID-19 cases have been rising in the Miami Valley. And the region’s healthcare workers are getting increasingly worried about it.

In late May, the Butler County Jail canceled its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold immigration detainees. That started a 60–day period to release, deport or move detainees to other ICE detention centers.That period finishes at the end of July. An immigration attorney talks about how that's unfolded.

A staff sergeant at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base says she no longer has to experience pain from twisting her hair into a regulation bun. Women in the Air Force with thicker hair are now able to wear ponytails and braids on duty.

Nearly 300 more deaths occurred in Clark County than in previous years, according to early data from Ohio Public Health. A Springfield, Ohio, funeral home is hoping they won't face the same workload this year.

Across the United States, the real estate market has seen declining rents and rising vacancy rates. That’s true for offices, apartments and retail space. But the city of Dayton is bucking that trend.

Wilberforce University is canceling its recent graduates’ student debt. Jocelyn Fox first heard the good news during her commencement ceremony, and spoke to WYSO about what this means for her.