Spot News - 1st, “Storm Drain Capture”A man with a gun who ran from a traffic stop Tuesday, March 14, 2023, was caught hiding in a storm drain on Kathleen Avenue in Dayton not far from East Siebenthaler Avenue and Riverside Drive. (Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News)
Spot News - 2nd, “SWAT”Neighbors are evacuated from their nearby apartment as Columbus Police and SWAT officers fired gas canisters while serving an arrest warrant at a University District apartment. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd, “Shell Casings”Franklin County Sheriffs deputies and Franklin Township Police investigate the scene of a shooting on the South Side. Blood evidence was collected and more than 30 shell casings were found at the scene near the intersection of Hart and Brown roads. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - Award of Excellence, “Brush Fire”A man is seen attempting to extinguish a brush fire in the area of the 3000 block of Ramp Rd NE, Tuesday, Mar. 7 in Fairfield Township. According to firefighters on scene a fire was started in a barrel and spread to the land. A no-burn ordinance was in effect county-wide from 6am to 6pm. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - Award of Excellence, “Piglets”Crews work to catch and transfer piglets after a semi hauling 1,900 piglets overturned on the flyover ramp from I-75 North to I-70 West on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News)