Longtime sportswriter, author Roland Lazenby to be inducted.

Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.

The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail says they've reached a $7 million settlement with the county and are pushing officials there to prevent something like it from happening again.

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.

Percival Everett's Pulitzer-winning novel, “James,” is a nominee for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law banning the teaching of evolution.

Representatives from NATO-aligned countries are wrapping up a gathering in Ohio to mark the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian war 30 years ago.

Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO's value in maintaining peace around the world.

Representatives of NATO-aligned nations will gather starting in the Ohio city where an end to the three-year Bosnian war was brokered 30 years ago.

Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton.

Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four in Dayton.

RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.

Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.

UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital with a head injury after the No. 2 Huskies’ 85-67 loss to Dayton in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Protestors gathered at the Mountain Valley Pipeline site on Thursday to send a powerful message to pipeline leaders, and police ended up arresting one of them.

Caleb Love scored 19 points and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

DaRon Holmes II and seventh-seeded Dayton staged a huge March Madness rally, closing with a 24-4 run to erase a 17-point deficit and beat 10th-seeded Nevada 63-60 in the West Region.

Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.

Joel Scott had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Colorado State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 11 years, blowing out Virginia 67-42 in the First Four.

Wagner kicked off March Madness with the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, getting 21 points from Melvin Council Jr. and holding off a late rally by Howard to win 71-68 in the First Four.

Richmond snapped No. 16 Dayton’s nation-leading 13-game winning streak 69-64 and took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

UNLV’s basketball game at Dayton on Wednesday night has been canceled because of a mass shooting earlier in the day at the Las Vegas school.

Aaliyah Edwards scored 23 points and Paige Bueckers made her long-awaited return from injury as No. 2 UConn opened its season Wednesday with a 102-58 rout of Dayton.

Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation.

Elly De La Cruz turned some heads when he not only homered in his first big league series with the Cincinnati Reds but deposited the pitch nearly 460 feet from home plate.

Penn State is hiring VCU’s Mike Rhoades to be its new men’s basketball coach, a person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press.

A federal report says parts of the right wing of a medical transport plane that crashed Feb. 24 in Nevada fell far from the site of the wreckage.

Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game that featured 21 lead changes — most in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Ace Baldwin scored 16 with seven assists and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years.

Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month.

Virginia Tech handling visiting Dayton to win their 9th game of the season against just one loss.

Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game.

We finally have a March featuring NCAA Tournament games with no crowd restrictions at sites across the country.

The March Madness bracket is out.

Authorities who investigated a 2019 mass shooting that left nine dead in Dayton, Ohio, say they found no evidence that the gunman targeted the sister who was among the victims.

Hunter Cattoor and Keve Aluma tallied 14 points each in the Hokies loss.

Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73.

Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on the campus.

The cicada saga continues with an Ohio restaurant's latest creation: a cicada pizza.

City agencies in Arlington, Texas, have been cut by up to 8%, with officials bracing for more later this year. AdA bipartisan group of mayors notes that aid should be the easy part. A Republican, Williams has joined Democratic Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, to lead the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ lobbying effort for local aid. State and local lobbies tried again in a second round of COVID-19 aid but were left out altogether. AdMayors attributed the rebuff to McConnell blocking state and local aid as leverage against Democrats who opposed Republicans’ provision to shield businesses' immunity from lawsuits related to COVID-19.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)CINCINNATI – Federal authorities presented new details on Tuesday about three self-described members of a paramilitary group who are the first to be charged with plotting the attack on the U.S. Capitol. “All members are in the tunnels under the capital,” the FBI quoted a message sent to Caldwell during the Capitol attack. The Oath Keepers group often recruits current and former military, police or other first responders. Watkins, who allegedly called herself the commanding officer, and Crowl allegedly belong to the Ohio State Regular Militia, dues-paying members of the Oath Keepers. In one Facebook message from Crowl to Caldwell, Crowl states: “Will probably call you tomorrow … mainly because … I like to know wtf plan is.

Gary Zaremba stands for a portrait outside of a house he oversees, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. Seven months after the pandemic began, landlords face an even more uncertain future. Zaremba, who owns and and manages 350 apartment units spread out over 100 buildings in Dayton, Ohio, said he has been working with struggling tenants and directs them to social service agencies for additional help. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

DAYTON, Ohio – Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film center after him are “the chosen ones.”The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the graduates of Wright State University's Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. “You are the chosen ones because of a fate unimagined when you began your Wright State adventures,” Hanks said. “You started in the olden times, in a world back before the great pandemic of 2020. Hanks isn’t an alumnus of Wright State but has connections with teachers and alumni of the school in Dayton. He visited the university in 2016 to dedicate a newly renovated motion pictures center named for him.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Authorities have seized 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl in a huge drug bust in Dayton, Ohio. That is enough of the synthetic opioid "to kill the entire population of Ohio, many times over," said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender. "The quantity of fentanyl in this case amounts to chemical warfare and a weapon of mass destruction," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement. Agents also seized 1,500 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 500 grams of suspected heroin, three firearms and over $30,000 during last week's operation. They are facing charges of possession with intent to distribute 400 or more grams of fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm.

WASHINGTON - The six police officers who stopped the Dayton mass shooter will be honored at the White House Monday. President Donald Trump will present them with the Medal of Valor and heroic commendations. The Medal of Valor is the highest decoration for bravery awarded to U.S. public safety officers. One of the officers killed the shooter who was wearing a mask and bulletproof vest. Nine people were killed but authorities say it could have been more had the officers not responded so quickly.

(CNN) - President Donald Trump on Monday awarded commendations to first responders and civilians involved in last month's back-to-back deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Trump awarded six Dayton law enforcement officials with the Medal of Valor -- the highest national honor given to US public safety officers -- and gave certificates of commendation to five civilians involved in the El Paso shooting. "In the midst of such profound anguish, one memory fills us with hope," Trump said in his remarks in the White House East Room. The Medal of Valor is typically awarded once a year. But Attorney General William Barr said in remarks at the White House ceremony on Monday that he made the exception to award the Dayton officers.

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The six police officers who took down a mass shooter before he entered a Dayton bar last month are set to be awarded with the Medal of Valor by President Donald Trump on Monday according to WLWT. Trump is set to present the Medal of Valor and Heroic Commendations to the six officers at the White House, one of the officers, Jeremy Campbell, told WLWT. "I'm amazed at the quick response of Dayton police that literally saved hundreds of lives," Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley. William C. Knight; Officer Brian Rolfes; Officer Vincent Carter; Officer Ryan Nabel; and Officer David Denlinger. The officers have been praised by the Dayton community and city leaders for their heroic actions.

Brad Pitt was in attendance at Kanye West's Sunday Service and it's kind of a head-scratcher. The event was held over the weekend in Watts, California, which you ordinarily wouldn't think of as a stomping ground for ether of the superstars. And there, in the crowd of folks jamming in the parking lot of a church in Watts, was Pitt. Photos on social media show Pitt and West smiling and chatting it up. CNN has reached out to a rep for Pitt for comment.

(CNN) - Two children were killed and nine people were injured after a stolen police cruiser crashed into two parked cars in Dayton, Ohio, Monday night. The cars had been parked outside the Dayton Public Library when they were struck around 7:22 p.m., Dayton Police Lt. Eric Henderson said. According to Henderson, Dayton police originally responded to a call for a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. The suspect crashed the police cruiser into two vehicles that were carrying 11 people between them, including seven children. Two Riverside officers sustained minor injuries when the suspect struck their vehicle.

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(CNN) - Comedian Dave Chappelle will host a free concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted a link to the performance, writing, "In support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting." Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley announced the event Wednesday, adding that people unable to attend can donate to the Oregon District Tragedy Fund. No more will be available, the event page said. Chappelle lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, about 20 miles east of Dayton.

A GoFundMe page has been started to create a memorial mural in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, where nine people were killed a mass shooting.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - The man who opened fire on a crowded bar district in Dayton, Ohio, had drugs in his system, the county coroner said. Cocaine, Xanax and alcohol were found in Connor Betts' blood during the autopsy, Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger said at a press conference Thursday. Armed with a .223-caliber high-capacity rifle, Betts opened fire on August 4 in the popular Oregon district, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding 17 others. Betts had 52 gunshot wounds, but some of them could be exit wounds, the coroner said.

The obituary for Dayton, Ohio, gunman Connor Betts is stirring outrage after it made no mention of the 24-year-old's mass shooting. Betts was shot dead by police after opening fire early Aug. 4 in Dayton's packed entertainment district. But you wouldn't know it by Betts' obituary, which described him as "a funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile." The obituary, which was posted on the website for Conner & Koch funeral home in Bellbrook, Ohio, has since been taken down amid fierce backlash. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Connor Betts Said He Was 'Going to Hell and Not Coming Back'Body Armor Worn by Ohio Gunman Is Shockingly Easy to PurchaseOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him Down

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Still, he said police are divided on whether he intentionally sought out and killed his sister and injured the friend. Police have said he had an obsession with violence and had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting. The rifle used in the shooting was ordered online from Texas and transferred to the suspect at a local firearms dealer, the Dayton police chief said. Authorities also accused Kollie of providing Betts with the body armor and a 100-round double-drum magazine used in the Dayton attack.

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(CNN) - A person who provided Dayton shooter Connor Betts the body armor he used during his attack will face federal firearms charges, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told CNN on Monday. The suspect also falsified information on federal firearms forms related to two handguns and a pistol version of a rifle, which the person owned, the source said. Those three weapons were not used in the Aug. 4 attack, the source said. The source would not identify the person being charged but characterized the person as Betts' friend. He also expressed interest in committing a mass shooting, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said.

A press conference is being held regarding federal charges filed against the friend of 24-year-old Connor Betts, the Dayton, OH mass shooter.

Ian Gavan/Getty Images(CNN) - John Legend made a surprise visit to Dayton, Ohio, Sunday, a week after a shooting there left nine people dead and at least 31 others injured. Before the concert, Legend met with Mayor Nan Whaley and employees of Heart Mercantile. People who work in the Oregon District told CNN that the visit was therapeutic following an emotional week. Andy Rowe, assistant general manager at Blind Bob's, the venue where Legend performed, told CNN that the entire district appreciated the singer's visit. "It felt like the first positive beautiful moment we've felt all week," Alison Bohman told CNN by text.

Lady Gaga's "heart goes out" to the people living in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy, where recent mass shootings claimed more than 30 lives. That comes out to more than 160 classrooms: 14 in Dayton, 23 in Gilroy and 125 in El Paso. A shooter then gunned down 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3. Dont turn away," she wrote. RELATED STORIESEl Paso Walmart Manager 'Just Wanted to Save as Many People' During ShootingHow These Golden Retrievers Are Giving Comfort to Those Affected in El Paso ShootingWhat to Do if You Are Caught in a Store Shooting

Lady Gaga wrote a heartfelt note to the victims of the recent mass shooting in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy to announce she will be funding projects in each of the cities to help inspire students. Hope that we are there for each other and for ourselves, Lady Gaga wrote. Her note comes less than a week after the mass shooting early Sunday morning in Dayton that killed nine people and left more than 30 injured. In El Paso, 22 people were killed and dozens more were injured in the mass shooting at a Walmart. Lady Gaga ends her note by urging anyone who may be struggling after the attacks to reach out for help.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - The victims of the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, started being laid to rest on Saturday, nearly a week after they were killed while enjoying a night out. Services for Lois Oglesby and Thomas McNichols were slated for Monday, CNN affiliate WHIO reported. Some in the audience didn't even know Fudge, WHIO reported, but came to support his family. The station reported there was a steady stream of family and friends who attended his visitation on Thursday and Friday.

Lady Gaga arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Lady Gaga has been promoting messages of love and unity for a long time. The singer announced Friday that she will fully fund classroom project needs in Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, after mass shootings in the cities in the past two weeks. Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, will be working with her Born This Way Foundation and partnering with DonorsChoose.org to fund 14 classroom projects in Dayton, 23 in Gilroy and 125 in El Paso. "We cannot turn away from ourselves.

Firefighters clean the sidewalk and street in the Oregon District following a mass shooting on Aug. 04, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. At 1:06 a.m. on Sunday, 911 calls came in about a shooter opening fire on a popular, downtown neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio. We're going to need multiple medics," said the call from first responders. Dayton Fire Department regularly deals with medical emergencies, car accidents and, of course, fires, District Chief Adam Landis said. In such a shocking scene, Landis said the men and women had to fall back on their training to get the job done.

EL PASO, Texas - As many try to process yet another mass shooting in the US, organizations across the country are stepping up to help the victims of the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. NFL Foundation and the Texans donate $100kThe Houston Texans is teaming up with the NFL Foundation, the league's nonprofit, to donate $100,000 to the El Paso victims' fund -- El Paso Community Foundation. "In the wake of Saturday's tragic events in El Paso, Texas, the Houston Texans foundation and the NFL Foundation will donate $100,000 to the El Paso Victims' Fund -- El Paso Community Foundation to help those impacted," The Texans said in a statement on Wednesday. The Fund is working with the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso to aid affected families." Bengals and the NFL Foundation donate $75kThe Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL Foundation are donating $75,000 to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund.

There are 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, each one has experienced a mass shooting this year. Those are just a handful of the 253 US cities listed on Time magazine's latest cover, which hits newsstands on Friday. What all of those cities have in common: Each experienced a mass shooting this year. "At a certain point, I started stepping back and thinking about the actual cities that I'm writing," Mavroudis said. "If you start looking a little closer at the details, you realize that every single one of these names represents actual incidents," Mavroudis said.

Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. (CNN) - Someone is leaving colorful, encouraging notes in Dayton's popular nightclub district, not far from the memorial that has sprung up for the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. They are handwritten on Post-it notes that have been stuck to windows and storefronts and many are signed with the message "we rise by lifting others every day." There are also notes thanking first responders and honoring the nine people who were killed in the attack. Some of the writings say:"In a world filled with doubts, bring hope""The best view comes after the hardest climb.

CNN(CNN) - President Donald Trump will visit El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in the coming days, following mass shootings in the cities over the weekend, the White House confirmed on Monday. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway told reporters at the White House on Monday that Trump will travel to Dayton and El Paso, she said, to express his condolences and help provide resources. Twenty-two people were killed and more than two dozen injured as a result of Saturday's shooting in El Paso, which was one of three major mass shootings across the US in the past week. The mix-up appeared to strike a nerve with Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, who said said she hadn't gotten confirmation of Trump's visit when asked about it Monday. Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents El Paso, told MSNBC on Monday morning that the President wasn't welcome in her community.

Camryn Crowder, 24, acted as a human shield to his girlfriend, Brittany Dungey, as the shots from gunman Connor Betts rang out. Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he first opened fire, but in that time, he killed nine people and injured many more. I had to ask him, Are we hit am I shot?When I covered her up I was certain a bullet was going to hit one of us. He's the best boyfriend in the world. I never thought he would kill anyone.

Trump, traveling with first lady Melania Trump, landed in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday morning and spoke to those wounded and their families at Miami Valley Hospital. Trump is next flying to El Paso, Texas, and is expected to land shortly before 4 p.m. Democratic Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said Tuesday that she planned to meet with Trump when he travels there midday Wednesday. She said his remarks from the White House on Monday "fell really short." When Trump gathered students and parents from the Parkland shooting at the White House, he held a piece of White House stationery with five discussion points written on it in black marker.

People pray beside crosses with the names of those slain in the El Paso Walmart shooting. (CNN) - With Americans still processing last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, CNN will hold a town hall-style event on Wednesday night to explore what can be done about the country's gun violence. In "America Under Assault: The Gun Crisis," CNN's Chris Cuomo will moderate a discussion with politicians and others from across the political spectrum. Among the topics to be discussed are gun violence, white nationalism, hate crimes, and what new gun legislation could come from this weekend's shootings. Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn district attorney whose brother was killed in gun violence in 1996.

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(CNN) - Security camera footage obtained exclusively by CNN shows Connor Betts' movements on the night of the Dayton gunman's mass shooting. Connor Betts, 24, does not stand out; he is dressed like others at the bar in T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. The footage shows Connor Betts walking in first, being carded and getting a wristband, then waiting for the two others to enter. Dayton police said Monday that they have talked to the friend and said there is no information to suggest he or Betts' sister were aware that Connor Betts had weapons. Employees of the bar say they saw Betts at the bar earlier the night of the shooting, as well as on Friday night.

CNN Video(CNN) - The gunman who opened fire in Dayton, Ohio, this weekend had an obsession with violence and mass shootings and had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said Tuesday. Former high school classmates said that he had a "hit list" of people he wanted to kill or rape. Spencer Brickler said a counselor at Bellbrook High School in Ohio told him he and his sister were on Connor Betts' hit list. Partridge said he believed the incident occurred about 10 years ago, when he was a sophomore at Bellbrook High School. He said the list was separated into two columns: a "kill list" for boys and a "rape list" for girls.

After a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, was the site of a mass shooting that claimed 22 lives, questions are being raised about why crime can be so rampant at the retail giant in some places. What the store's owner told Inside Edition. In Dayton, a trauma team that mobilized to treat victims of that shooting, which killed nine, described the injuries sustained from the .223-caliber high-capacity rifle used by the gunman to Inside Edition. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show. RELATED STORIESEl Paso Man Threw Bottles at Walmart Gunman to Distract HimKing Tutankhamun's Sarcophagus Leaves His Tomb for the 1st TimeToni Morrison, Author of 'Beloved,' Dies at 88

Doctors and nurses at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, rushed into action early Sunday morning as shooting victims poured in. "It was pretty surreal to see some the first casualties coming in," one member of the trauma team told Inside Edition. Police "did an amazing job," another team member added, acting so quickly to bring the injured for treatment. a third team member said. "The care that they provided in such a short time was limb-saving and lifesaving," added a fourth team member.

Women who knew Dayton shooter Connor Betts are saying that his classmates were scared of him. Aubrey Williams and Laura Wakely attended the same high school as 24-year-old Betts, who killed nine people in just 30 seconds in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday before being gunned down by police. '"He got joy out of making people scared," Williams told Inside Edition. Williams and Betts were in the school band together. Hardest for her to fathom is the fact that Betts killed his own little sister, Megan.

Flowers form a small memorial in front of a bar in the Oregon District following Sunday's mass shooting on Aug. 5, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (CNN) - Organizers have canceled a Dayton, Ohio, gun show that was set to take place this weekend just a few miles from the scene of Sunday's mass shooting. C&E Gun Shows Inc. announced the cancellation on its website and Facebook page and offered its condolences to the community. New Zealand's largest gun show was canceled in March after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Gun shows were also canceled in Las Vegas after the 2017 shooting at the Route 91 music festival.

Andre, 23, and Jordan, 24, died shielding their infant son, Paul, from the bullets spraying the unsuspecting crowd. FacebookDavid Johnson, 63, also died shielding his family from the gunfire, his family said. A lifelong resident of El Paso, Arthur had worked as a bus driver for Sun Metro, the citys public transit system. Uniformed officers on patrol in the area responded the shooting and shot and killed Betts within one minute, authorities said. Life had been going according to plan for Turner when it was tragically cut short, his loved ones told People.

Two shootings in less than 24 hours have left 31 dead and America in mourning. In Dayton, Ohio, gunman Connor Betts, 24, killed nine people in just 30 seconds before cops fatally shot him. But Betts' fantasies of murder date as far back as high school, when he scrawled a hit list on a bathroom wall. In El Paso, Texas, suspect Patrick Crusius allegedly posted a manifesto on the message board 8chan before killing at least 22 people. RELATED STORIESMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingMan Says He Carried Lost Children to Safety in El Paso ShootingThese 2 People Survived the Garlic Festival and Las Vegas

More details are emerging about the 24-year-old Connor Betts, who carried out the massacre in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine, including his sister. Classmates said Betts, who was killed by police, fantasized about killing people as far back as high school. Connor threatened to seriously hurt women who rejected him myself included," one person wrote on social media. He threatened to kill women and attack the school, wrote another. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him DownColumbine-Obsessed Teen Compared Herself to Pot of Boiling WaterDebunking the Myths Around Columbine High School Shooting

Shockingly, body armor like that is readily available to anyone online, where bulletproof vests can go for $185, ear protection is as low as $20 and a mask can be purchased for just $10. Despite wearing all that body armor, Dayton cops swiftly brought Betts down in under 30 seconds. Body armor has been used before in other massacres, as well, like the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012 that left 12 people dead. Now, some are asking why individuals outside law enforcement should be allowed to own body armor. "Buying body armor is no different than buying a fire extinguisher.

Two cities overwhelmed with grief are doing their best to cope following the tragic events in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. At a vigil Sunday in Dayton, the crowd began to sing Amazing Grace as they mourned the nine lost in the senseless tragedy. In El Paso, thousands lit up their cellphones to honor the 22 lives lost in Saturday's massacre at Walmart. So many cars remained abandoned Monday in the El Paso Walmart parking lot, left behind by victims and other shoppers fleeing for their lives. RELATED STORIESOhio Gunman Killed 9 People in 30 Seconds Before Police Took Him DownMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingTwo Mass Shootings in Less Than 24 Hours Leave at Least 29 Dead in Texas and Ohio

Nine people are dead and dozens injured after a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. A shooting in El Paso, Texas, killed 22 people.

Mourners leave flowers and candles at the entrance of Ned Peppers bar in the Oregon District following a memorial service to recognize the victims of a mass shooting early this morning on August 04, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by ScottROANOKE, Va. - After Sunday's deadly shooting in Dayton, Ohio, many are wondering how they can help even if they don't live nearby. Those looking to help can donate to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families of this horrific event, said Mike Parks, president of The Dayton Foundation. Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund or Fund #8365 should be designated on the check or in the fund name field.

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President Trump is expected to address the nation after mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas left 29 dead this weekend. At least 20 were killed and 26 hurt in El Paso, and 9 were left dead in Dayton, Ohio.

It took just 30 seconds for authorities to stop a gunman who opened fire inside a Dayton, Ohio, bar over the weekend, but nine people were killed in that time and dozens more injured. The shooter was able to kill nine people and injure 26 in less than a minute," Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said. "And if we did not have police in the Oregon District and the thousands of people in the Oregon District enjoying their Saturday evening, what we could have had in this city." Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said the loss of life would have been catastrophic had the gunman made it through door of the bar. RELATED STORIESMother Reportedly Died Shielding Her Baby in El Paso ShootingTeen Killed in Garlic Festival Shooting After She Stayed to Help Relative Who Uses Cane6-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Killed in Shooting at California Food Festival

(CNN) - Surveillance video shows the chaos unfold in Dayton, Ohio, as a shooter targets people out on a Saturday night in the Oregon District. Within seconds, the shooter is brought to his knees by police right before he's able to enter a nightclub that is full of people fleeing from his rampage. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl says his officers heard the gunshots, saw people fleeing and immediately ran toward danger. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley emphasized that the death toll was the result of only a few seconds of shooting. "The threat was neutralized at approximately 30 seconds of the suspect firing his first shot," Biehl said.

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Shoes, hats and other articles of clothing are piled together outside of Ned Peppers bar in Dayton on August 4. (John Minchillo/AP)(CNN) - The nine people killed in a mass shooting in a popular neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday include the shooter's sister, Assistant Chief of Police Matt Carper said. "All the victims are from our own backyard, too, so this is just an immense tragedy," Ohio Gov. "No matter where the victims are from, they're victims. Carper said police were still trying to understand the motivation of the shooter and whether the victims were targeted.

Pixabay(CNN) - In May, tornadoes tore through the Dayton, Ohio, area. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley said the city has "gone through a really tough year," with the tornadoes and Sunday's mass shooting. As many as 14 tornadoes struck Dayton in late May, she said. The .223 caliber is used in rifles like the AR-15, an assault rifle used in previous mass shootings. "I continue to be amazed about the grit and resiliency of this community, the challenge that it has taken on just in the past few months," Whaley said.

Authorities walk among evidence markers at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Severral people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooterDAYTON, Ohio (AP) - The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio:Police say the 24-year-old white man behind a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, killed his sister and eight others before he was fatally shot by police. Authorities say Connor Betts was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting a .223-caliber rifle into the streets of a popular Dayton nightlife area around 1 a.m. Sunday. They say his 22-year-old sister, Megan, was the youngest of the deceased victims, who were all killed in the same area. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Nine have been killed and 16 others injured in a Dayton, Ohio shooting. (CNN) - When a gunman opened fire on revelers enjoying a night out in Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday, he killed nine people in less than a minute. If we did not have police in the Oregon District and the thousands of people in the Oregon District enjoying their Saturday evening, what we could have had in this city," Mayor Nan Whaley said. President Donald Trump weighed in Sunday on the shooting in Dayton as well as a shooting in El Paso that occurred 13 hours earlier. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio," he wrote in a tweet.

At least 29 people are dead after two mass shootings wreaked havoc across Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours, the two gunmen storming popular local spots and opening fire with their rifles. After news spread of the attack in El Paso, Texas, Saturday morning, the country turned its attention to Dayton, Ohio, where police said at least nine people were killed when a person shot them in a busy historic district. Less than a day earlier on Sunday morning, a 21-year-old man left at least 20 dead at an El Paso shopping complex, police said. The area included a shopping mall and a Walmart, where families were doing their back-to-school shopping. RELATED STORIESMan Says He Carried Lost Children to Safety in El Paso ShootingThese 2 People Survived the Garlic Festival and Las VegasHow to Survive a Shooting at an Outdoor Event

(CNN) - Nine people are dead after a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, according to police. Sixteen additional people were injured in the incident that took place within 13 hours of a shooting that left 20 dead in El Paso, Texas. The Dayton shooting took place around 1 a.m. outside on East 5th Street in the city's Oregon district, a popular downtown area, Dayton Deputy Director and Assistant Chief of the Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper told reporters early Sunday morning. The FBI is assisting with the investigation, Carper said. The Oregon district is a historic neighborhood with many bars and restaurants.

- Dayton, Ohio will no longer hire people who flunk pre-employment tests for tobacco and nicotine, according to Dayton officials. According to KDKA, The Dayton Daily News reports the change is intended to encourage a healthier workplace and reduce the citys health costs. Kenneth Couch, Dayton Human Resources Director, says employees who smoke cost thousands of dollars more annually in medical costs and lost productivity. Union leaders say they understand the policys aims but worry its a slippery slope to restricting employees based on other lawful lifestyle choices. But new applicants will be tested for tobacco and nicotine, and if hired can be tested again if theres reasonable suspicion theyve used those products.