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While other kids were making college plans, saxophonist Donn Bynum was creating a future with his horn.

It's a nightmare scenario...an accident sends poisonous gas into the air. Downwind...thousands of residents are in the way.

Eight area universities and colleges have come together to launch a Web site aimed at keeping local graduates in the area after school.

More... 15-year-old faces murder charge By Christopher Magan XENIA - After being jailed nearly a month on a weapons violation, a 15-year-old faces now murder charges in the May 11 slaying of a Fairborn man on ...

More... Man suspected in shooting death arraigned By Christopher Magan XENIA - The man suspected of gunning down a Fairborn man Sunday, May 11, after a weeks-long dispute is being held in the Greene County Jail ... via Dayton Daily News

“While I need to think twice now about taking my family for an overseas trip, my best holiday is just being at home with them”

It has been more than two months since the March 8 general election. People are curious to know what the defeated incumbents are now doing. via The Star Online

Xenia police said they issued arrest warrants for two men on Monday in connection with a fatal shooting and one of them was a teenager. via WHIOTV

“He was very active in United Way, he was the chairman of the board at the College of Mount St. Joseph”

RYLAND HEIGHTS - John McDonell 'Buzz' Bullock was a very disciplined, organized lawyer and banker. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

“President Flake has gotten us out of financial difficulties”

More... wilberforce university Leader gets warm send-off The Rev. Floyd Flake helped the school regain its financial footing, but an audit means more money woes for the institution. via Dayton Daily News

“You could not have all this grass and all these trees without a little rain, and that's life”

Tornadoes rip through 4 states Wacky hats of the Derby Celebs at the Kentucky Derby Latest nation/world video from AP More... Edelman to CSU grads: Work hard, never stop learning By Scott Elliott WILBERFORCE - ... via Dayton Daily News

Wilberforce University has tapped its top academic official as president of the historically black, private college in southwest Ohio. via WXIX-TV Cincinnati

More... Investigation into Central State University fire continues By Stephanie Gottschlich WILBERFORCE, Greene County - Investigators with the state fire marshal's office returned to Central State University ... via Dayton Daily News

More... Staff Writers WILBERFORCE, Greene County - Two Central State University students jumped from the fourth story of a dorm after a fire about 6 a.m. Thursday, May 1. The fire started in a third-floor ... via Dayton Daily News

Officials at Central State University say a fire this morning at a dormitory was confined to one room in the four-story brick building. via WSYX

“Coach Grant will be a great addition to our staff because he brings credibility, experience and a history of winning to our program”

Former Southern University coach, Michael Grant, has been officially named Stillman's head men's basketball coach, athletics director Curtis Campbell announced this weekend. via Tuscaloosa News

Produced by Laura A. Bischoff; DDLY; News; Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann responds to questions on April 9, 2008 about sexual harassment complaints against his employee Anthony Gutierrez. via Dayton Daily News

More... Power restored at Wilberforce, students back on campus By Stephanie Gottschlich WILBERFORCE - Wilberforce University students displaced Monday by a campus power failure were shuttled back to campus ... via Dayton Daily News

“I decided to interpret her because she was an ordinary person who achieved extraordinary heights during her lifetime of 99 years, six months, and six days”

History she wrote: Area native led storied, productive life By Rosalie Yoakam Thursday, April 17, 2008 As related in a previous column, Hallie Quinn Brown was a noted educator, lecturer, and elocutionist. via Dayton Daily News

A local police officer is facing charges of domestic violence, authorities said. via WHIOTV

“The system of segregation is on its deathbed. The only uncertainty is how costly the segregationists will make the funeral”

How Dayton responded to King's death in 1968 The headline in Dayton's Journal Herald was huge in the Friday, April 5, 1968 newspaper: "Sniper Kills King." Following the death of Martin Luther King Jr. via Dayton Daily News