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The base had temporarily stepped up its ID requirements following attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

According to the base, the change is a precautionary measure in the wake of recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

PFAS were discovered in more than a dozen public water systems in the Miami Valley during recent testing by the Ohio EPA. The chemicals have been linked to cancer and developmental problems in infants and children.

One of the largest employers in Ohio got a new leader Monday morning.

Military judge Col. Christina Jimenez ordered that the two-star general forfeit over $50,000 of his pay and receive a written reprimand.

Major General William Cooley is now the first Air Force general convicted of a crime in a court martial. The two-star general was found guilty this weekend of one count of abuse of sexual contact. He was acquitted on two other counts.

Maj. Gen. Cooley is the first Air Force general to be convicted of a crime in a court martial, and also the first to be convicted of charges related to sexual misconduct.

Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday, April 21 in the trial of Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the first Air Force general to make it this far in court martial proceedings.

Opening arguments began in a historic military trial at Wright Patterson Air Force Base this week. It is the first court martial of an Air Force general facing charges related to sexual misconduct. The trial comes as the military faces increased scrutiny over how it handles sexual misconduct.

The historic case is the first court martial of an Air Force general facing sexual misconduct charges.

COVID numbers in The Miami Valley forces WPAFB to take action.

Following the movement of the health protection condition to Alpha, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has made masks optional for those on base who have been vaccinated.