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Showers and storms early in the week, when will we warm up?
Partly to mostly cloudy skies to wrap up the weekend. We will see on and off cloud cover overnight, and getting into the early morning hours some showers could move through. That chance will continue through the morning for isolated showers and thunderstorms and continue into the early afternoon. Highs will be in the lower to mid 80s with mostly cloudy skies. Chances of storms on Tuesday will be isolated in nature, with highs in the mid 80s. We will remain in the mid 80s for the rest of the work week with storms chances tapering off on Thursday. The weekend we will warm up to the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies.
Brunch at the Brightside's food truck rally brings farm fun to downtown Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- Brunch at the Brightside, a food truck rally, is being held Sunday, July, 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rally was at Brightside Music and Event Venue on Third Street in Downtown Dayton. It had a “Down on the Farm” theme. There...
Toledo company to manufacture electric vehicles with federal funding
Ohio will receive more than $32 million in federal funding to help revive auto manufacturing and jobs in the state, specifically electric vehicle production at a plant in Toledo. U.S. vehicle manufacturing has been on the decline since the 1970s, but the Biden administration is providing $1.7 billion in grants...
KING DAVID XLI: David Gravel Bests Donny Schatz in a Thriller for First Kings Royal Crown
There’s a reason Eldora Speedway is called “The World’s Greatest Dirt Track.”. The historic half mile located in Rossburg, OH gave the Sprint Car world a Kings Royal they’ll never forget on Saturday night. A driver at the top of his game hungry for his first crown. A legend of Sprint Car Racing charging through the field in search of a record-tying seventh. And the two coming together to clash with racing royalty and $175,000 on the line.
1 dead after head-on, wrong-way crash on I-75 in Middletown
A Dayton man was killed Saturday afternoon in a head-on, wrong-way crash on Interstate 75. In a news release, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the two cars collided near milepost 33 in Middletown around 3:14 p.m. Troopers said a 2016 Nissan SUV, driven by Geiner Hidalgo, 46, of Dayton,...
VP candidate JD Vance shops at Jungle Jim’s day after RNC ends
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WXIX) - Fresh from being named former President Donald Trump’s running mate at the Republican National Convention, J.D. Vance went shopping Friday at Jungle Jim’s International Market. The store’s director of development, Phill Adams, announced it in a Facebook post. Vance perused the aisles with...
Nasty Nati upset by AboutBillions in TBT regional opener 70-66
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Basketball Tournament returned to Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena on Friday night, where top-seed and host Nasty Nati (comprised of former University of Cincinnati players) fell to AboutBillions 70-66 in the opening regional round. Jarron Cumberland led the way for Nasty Nati with 16 points. Nasty...
The forgotten forfeit: When Cleveland tried to cheat its way to a victory
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Last month the Northeast Ohio sports world revisited 10 Cent Beer Night, the raucous evening at the ballpark that resulted in a forfeit against Cleveland. The 50th anniversary of that ignoble night took folks down memory lane to recall the June 4, 1974, game between Texas and Cleveland that resulted in baseball’s official forfeit score of 9-0.
The Reds are reportedly willing to move rental players
Back in early July, when the Reds were 41-45 and just a few games out of the NL wild-card race, club GM Brad Meador suggested that the club was not yet ready to commit to a strategy for this year’s trade deadline. Flash forward to Sunday, and fallen to...
Garst Museum in Greenville set to allow visitors to take aim with Annie Oakley's guns
History buffs and gun enthusiasts have a special opportunity next weekend, all because of Annie Oakley. Oakley, a small woman, earned a big reputation as a straight shooter. ...
Inkcarceration boosts Mansfield food trucks
MANSFIELD — Sadie Stewart remembers when her food truck was one of the only Richland County trucks serving Inkmates a few years ago. The owner of Mad Meltz, Stewart said 2024 marks her team’s fourth year at Inkcarceration. Richland County’s Athena Gyro Express and Grunt Grub also set up at the festival this year.
Rookie James Wood's 3-run homer gives the Nationals a 5-2 win and a 3-game sweep of the Reds
WASHINGTON -- James Wood hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Wood, a 21-year-old rookie and the Nationals' top prospect, sent a first-pitch fastball from Justin Wilson...
Thom Brennaman lands big new broadcasting gig
Some four years after we last heard him on a national network, Thom Brennaman is officially back. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reported on Sunday that the former Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Brennaman has landed a big new gig. He has been hired by The CW as their lead voice for nationally-televised college football games. “There... The post Thom Brennaman lands big new broadcasting gig appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
SLASH: Four Shows On 'S.E.R.P.E.N.T.' Festival Tour Canceled 'Due To Unforeseen Circumstances'
Due to "unforeseen circumstances," four shows on Slash's nationwide "S.E.R.P.E.N.T." blues festival tour have been canceled. Refunds will be available at points of purchase. July 22 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend. July 24 - Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center for the Arts. July 25 - Huber Heights,...
Old West End neighborhood struggling with trash removal
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One neighborhood in Toledo’s Old West End is struggling with their trash removal. Homeowners say they’re frustrated after their trash wasn’t picked up this week. Sheena Swick, a Birckhead Place resident and Vice President of the neighborhood’s homeowners association, said another neighbor told...
Inkcarceration economy: Visitor dollars add up to millions for Mansfield, Richland County
Carl Guidotti spent $13 for a large slice of pizza for Kaedyn Barnett Saturday and $13 for a Locked Up Lemonade for Kaedyn's mom as they listened to the band Uncured before taking a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory during the Inkcarceration music and tattoo festival. Kaedyn, 16, and her mom, Colleen...
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