Tuesday, November 13 2012 1:13 PM EST2012-11-13 18:13:20 GMT
A Middletown couple is going on trial Tuesday in Butler County for allegedly locking their 12-year-old daughter in their basement for nearly one month.Shawn and Joanna Blackston are each charged with kidnapping,Full Story >
Trial began Tuesday for a Middletown couple who is accused of locking their 12-year-old daughter in their basement for nearly one month. Full Story >
Thursday, September 20 2012 1:28 PM EDT2012-09-20 17:28:05 GMT
The Butler County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to appoint a new director of Butler County Children's Services. The former director, Jeff Centers, is currently on paid administrative leave afterFull Story >
The Butler County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to appoint a new director of Butler County Children's Services.Full Story >
Tuesday, September 18 2012 6:26 PM EDT2012-09-18 22:26:48 GMT
The Middletown couple charged with child endangering after allegedly locking their daughter in a basement was in court on Tuesday. Joanna and Shawn Blackston both pleaded not guilty to charges of childFull Story >
The Middletown couple charged with child endangering after allegedly locking their daughter in a basement was in court on Tuesday.Full Story >
Tuesday, July 17 2012 6:16 AM EDT2012-07-17 10:16:17 GMT
A Middletown couple is set to appear in court Monday afternoon for allegedly locking a child in an unfinished basement. Joanna and Shawn Blackstone will have their preliminary hearings at the MiddletownFull Story >
A Middletown couple is set to appear in court Monday afternoon for allegedly locking a child in an unfinished basement.Full Story >
Thursday, July 12 2012 8:35 PM EDT2012-07-13 00:35:01 GMT
Source: Middletown Police
A Middletown couple is behind bars after authorities say a child had been regularly locked in their unfinished basement. Police were first called to 1606 Philadelphia Avenue on July 3rd, where a childFull Story >
Police were first called to 1606 Philadelphia Avenue on July 3rd, where a child had been reportedly locked in an unfinished basement on numerous occasions.Full Story >
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.Full Story >
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. Full Story >
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:02 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:02:49 GMT
Does population have anything to do with tornadoes and the damage they leave behind? Or, are storms getting stronger? Take a look around Butler County. It's no secret the area is growing and developing.Full Story >
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A judge has found a Middletown father and stepmother guilty of locking a 12-year-old girl in a basement.
Visiting judge Matthew Crehan found Shawn and Joanna Blackston guilty on Friday morning after three days of testimony.
They were arrested in July after authorities said they found the girl in the basement, dirty and underweight. She testified that she was locked in the basement, denied food and punished with cold showers. She weighed 74 pounds when she was found by investigators.
Joanna Blackston testified that the girl needed discipline and that the door was locked to keep toddlers in the home from falling down stairs.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18. Each of them face six months in jail.
Copyright 2012 WXIX. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:31:55 GMT
The claim that the ongoing IRS scandal is limited to low level employees is falling apart. The six Cincinnati workers we have identified, who sent scrutinizing letters to conservative groups with wordsFull Story >
The claim that the ongoing IRS scandal is limited to low level employees is falling apart. Full Story >
Monday, May 20 2013 5:09 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:09:30 GMT
A Warren County government office is evacuated after a suspicious powder is found. The Health and Human Services Center building on East Street in Lebanon was evacuated just after 11:00 on Monday. PoliceFull Story >
Police say that HAZMAT crews and the FBI were called to investigate the powder. The FBI has since left. Full Story >
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.Full Story >
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. Full Story >
Monday, May 20 2013 9:15 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:15:38 GMT
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. Starting out as a classic funnel it quickly became a giant half-mile wide wedge tornado as it proceeded east north eastFull Story >
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a residentFull Story >
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.Full Story >
Monday, May 6 2013 1:29 PM EDT2013-05-06 17:29:07 GMT
A man charged with public indecency is expected to appear in court. Police say 36-year-old Jason Fletcher and Laura Oditt engaged in sexual conduct in a public place. The location is not named in courtFull Story >
A man charged with public indecency is expected to appear in court.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:21 AM EDT2013-05-21 05:21:10 GMT
An antibiotic so popular many people know it by name has some unpopular attention from the federal government. The Food and Drug Administration has said that this could be a matter of life and death forFull Story >
An antibiotic so popular many people know it by name has some unpopular attention from the federal government. The Food and Drug Administration has said that this could be a matter of life and death for some patients who use azithromycin, which is also known as Zithromax or Z-pack.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:41 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:41:37 GMT
EF5 tornadoes are a very rare occurrence in U.S. History. Before Monday's EF5 tornado in Oklahoma, there had only been 58 in the United States since 1950, when reliable records began. That number isFull Story >
EF5 tornadoes are a very rare occurrence in U.S. History.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,Full Story >
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.Full Story >
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