First Place, Spot News - Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News, “Wild Hose”Dayton firfighters grab a loose fire hose while battling three houses that were destroyed by fire Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in the 100 block of Delaware Avenue.
Second Place, Spot News - Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News, “Dog Rescue”Three houses were destroyed by fire Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in the 100 block of Delaware Avenue. No one was home but a dog was rescued from one house and was given water and oxygen.
Third Place, Spot News - Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News, “Tears”Greenville, Ohio, resident Brenda Pollitt wipes the tears from her eyes as she removes important papers from her bedroom, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Pollitt and her children were home at the time of the strong storm that hit Tuesday evening, May 7. She and her family ran downstairs and were all safe.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “Windham Tornado”Aherin Silver surveys the damage done to his property from the third floor of his home on Windham Parkman Road after last night’s tornado skipped through the village, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Windham, Ohio. Silver said he was on the third floor of his home when the tornado came through.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun, “Tornado Aftermath”Shoji Uota pours his dog some fresh water after finding the dog's bowl in the remains of his kitchen Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Uota's house was destroyed a few hours earlier in an F2 tornado.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Liz Dufour / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Lakeview Tornado”Siblings, Michael Golden, top left, and Alyssa Golden, salvage what they can from the upper floor of their sister’s home in Lakeview, Ohio, Friday, March 15, 2024, following the tornado the night before.
