By Casey Murphy Six teenage football players accused of hazing and sexual assault at a New Jersey high school were taken into custody Friday evening, October 10, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutors office. Upperclassmen turned off the locker room lights, howled and abused freshmen. The teens ages range from 15 to 17 and also a seventh teen has been charged. According to the Middlesex … Continue reading When Harassment Goes too far for a Football Team

by Casey Murphy Thomas Curry, charged with possession of marijuana almost 90 years ago and thought to be buried in Florida’s Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, was later discovered with nothing in the casket. According to CNN, “Florida’s Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, a now infamous juvenile detention facility that closed in 2011 for budgetary reasons, capping a chilling, 111-year legacy of brutality.” … Continue reading Rest in Peace or No Pieces at all?

​by Emily Engle George Samson, 54, and Kelly Ecker Samson, 50, were married on Saturday night, October 4, with a reception and after-party continuing well into the night. Hours before the sun had risen on Sunday, both were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide carried out by George Samson. ​The Indiana doctor and nurse were both employed at a local hospital. They had no history … Continue reading Couple Dead Only Hours After Their Wedding

by Alyssa Rogers I don’t know if anyone else has noticed–I’m sure you have since it is kind of hard to miss–but the gas prices at least here in Bellbrook have been incredible this past week. About a month ago the average cost for a gallon of gas in the Dayton area was $3.41. This time about a year ago the average was $3.20. As … Continue reading Gas Prices Falling

by Emily Engle On Wednesday, October 1, the second of Michael Dunn’s two trials concluded with a guilty verdict; Dunn was convicted of the first degree murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis in what has come to be known as the “loud music” case.  He is sentenced to life in prison. This case concerned a 2012 shooting at a Jacksonville, Florida, gas station that occurred after … Continue reading Michael Dunn Convicted of First-Degree Murder

by Kate Barton On October 6, three scientists, John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on the brain’s positioning system. This system allows people to create maps mentally that help with positioning and direction. In their research on rats, a specific nerve cell was always activated when the rat was in a certain place. Different … Continue reading The brain’s GPS system wins three scientists the Nobel Prize