First Place, Spot News over 100,000 - Ron Alvey / Dayton Daily NewsCaitlin O'Brien holds on to the arm of Evin Beatty-Frazier as he cradles their deceased son Hunter Beatty-Frazier. O'Brien, 36 weeks pregnant with Hunter, was involved in an accident, driving her car head-on into a tree. She underwent an emergency C-section a few hours ago to deliver Hunter. O'Brien did not have life threatening injuries.
Second Place, Spot News over 100,000 - Lew Stamp / Akron Beacon JournalOne victim consoles a, more seriously injured, friend at a traffic crash at Voris and Broadway with six victims,July 4, 2007 in Akron.
Third Place, Spot News over 100,000 - Peggy Turbett / The Plain DealerChris Ronayne and Michele Mulcahy dash through an afternoon deluge for a meeting at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Award of Excellence, Spot News over 100,000 - Tony Dejak / Associated PressFamily are reunited outside the SuccessTech Academy, Oct. 10, 2007, in Cleveland. A gunman opened fire at the alternative school and three children were taken to a hospital, the mayor said.
Award of Excellence, Spot News over 100,000 - Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade A police officer and a relative assist Michelle Horton after she found out her son Ricardo Horton, 28, shot to death March 31, 2007, at the intersection of Mott Street and Elgin Street in Toledo.
Award of Excellence, Spot News over 100,000 - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalAkron police restrain Daisy Shoff from entering her home to save her pets as firefighters battle an early morning blaze. After numerous attempts to revive her animals, firefighters were able to save one dog but several others and the family's pet bird perished in the fire.
