Officers and medics responded to reports of a person being hit by a vehicle in Miamisburg early Sunday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Around 5:35 a.m. crews were dispatched to the area of Miamisburg Centerville Road (SR-725) and Alexandersville Road on reports of a person being hit by a … Read more
Australia has recorded a 22 per cent increase in homelessness in that last three years, with an alarming increase in the number of employed people seeking critical services which are “buckling” under unsustainable escalations in demand. In the three years to 2023-24, the rate of people seeking homelessness support, despite being employed, has also increased … Read more
FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway in the spring of 2018 when his wife pointed out clumps of red-coloured trees. Taylor recognized them as dead balsam firs, and so began a research project to examine what was killing the trees favoured by many Canadians to decorate … Read more
The NBA received both foreign blowback for Daryl Morey’s tweet and domestic criticism for what it did after. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fortune Media) The NBA is returning to China, a half-decade after one tweet triggered a firestorm from the league’s second-most lucrative country. The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will play two … Read more
Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show In this episode of the Kevin O’Connor Show, Kevin is joined by Tom Haberstroh to dive into the latest news and storylines around the NBA. Kevin kicks things off solo as he reacts to the Denver Nuggets getting walloped by the Cleveland Cavaliers, as Kevin goes points out Jamal … Read more
DETROIT — The Milwaukee Bucks have risen from the dead, and the man who’s rolled away the stone has put them on his back, like he should. Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing like an MVP, an award he won twice in his mid-20s. He and Damian Lillard are forming a chemistry that looks formidable, with Khris … Read more
The NBA announced Friday that Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $25,000 for an “inappropriate gesture” made during Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Brown made a throat-slash gesture toward Pistons center Isaiah Stewart following a dunk late in the first quarter. “Just caught up in the moment, I guess,” Brown said afterward. … Read more
Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: The NBA’s 2024 free-agency class was a dud] Fact or Fiction: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in … Read more
Trae Young’s 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining in overtime pushed the Atlanta Hawks to a 134-132 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. It spoiled an outstanding night by LeBron James on the other side. Young led the Hawks with 31 points and 20 assists, followed by 26 points from De’Andre Hunter (with … Read more
The Orlando Magic will be without Franz Wagner indefinitely after the forward suffered a torn right oblique during Friday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Wagner, Orlando’s first-round pick in 2021, will be re-evaluated in four weeks. The 23-year-old Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points, 5.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds … Read more