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The 2026 NBA Playoffs start Saturday. Here's what to know

The NBA Playoffs begin Saturday, with the league's two best teams on the same side of the bracket. Meanwhile, for the league's worst teams, an all-time tanking season is finally over.

The world's oldest chicken is reportedly a jazz aficionado

The world's oldest chicken, according to Guinness World Records, lives in Portland, Maine. Gertie is 15 years old, blind, and according to her caretaker Frank Turek, she loves jazz.

WYSO Weekend: Creating safe spaces and reimagining old places

WYSO Weekend brings you highlights from the week's news from across Southwest Ohio. Check out our latest stories here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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U.S. House passes bill to extend protections for Haitian immigrants

The Trump administration has sought to revoke the legal pathway that allowed thousands of Haitians to come to the Springfield area. The bill now heads to the Senate.

Get Down With Dayton’s Dazzling Diva

Whether she’s entertaining or educating the Dayton area, Dr. Yvette "Diva" Williams remains to be a voice to be heard.

The city of Beavercreek is considering whether to ask voters to approve an income tax.

Beavercreek residents have rejected an income tax 5 times since 1984. Can a 6th try work?

Five times since 1984, Beavercreek residents have rejected an earned income tax. However, city leaders are trying again, aiming to put this measure on the November ballot.

Displaced residents travel through the Qasmieh area as they gesture on the way back to their homes in the southern Lebanon, on Friday, after the start of a 10-day ceasefire deal struck between Lebanon and Israel. Despite the truce, the Israeli military and Hezbollah warned residents not to return to their villages for their own safety.

The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.

BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 16: The Lebanese capital is seen from a viewpoint after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that would commence at midnight local time on April 16, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. The statement made no mention of Hezbollah, the militant group that has been the purported target of Israel's war here, but a senior lawmaker for the group said it had been briefed on a short-term ceasefire. Israel's campaign, which has involved intensive bombing across Lebanon and an invasion of southern parts of the country, had continued apace despite the US-Iran ceasefire agreed to on April 8. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

A 10-day ceasefire to pause fighting between Israel and Hezb

A recording of Toledo jazz bassist Cliff Murphy has been rediscovered.

Over 50 years later, a Toledo jazz legend's lost record is finally being heard

A Fremont music professor rediscovered a 1964 record from Toledo jazz legend Cliff Murphy. He's displaying it for all to see.

In June 2025, people line up outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, which houses offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

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