Richard Wilson
Desk Investigator for the WHIO Breaking News Team
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Rich Wilson was inspired to become a reporter after developing an insatiable appetite for literature and newspapers in his early 20s. He covers breaking news throughout the Miami Valley.
Wilson graduated from Miami University in 2004 with a degree in English Journalism and a minor in Botany. Whenever possible, he takes advantage of the excellent fishing opportunities in Southwest Ohio.
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Woman accused of cancer scam turns self in
A woman accused of faking cancer to get charity money surrendered to authorities after the alleged fraud was reported by the Springfield News Sun.Michelle Mundy, 38, voluntarily turned herself in to Springfield police Thursday afternoon and she was arrested on suspicion of theft, according to Springfield Chief Stephen Moody.Mundy is ...
Congestion between games likely as crowd to be cleared
For fans attending the Ohio State NCAA tournament basketball game tonight at the University of Dayton Arena, officials advise “don’t come early.” That’s because of the tight turnaround between the 4:10 p.m. James Madison vs. Indiana game and the 7:15 p.m. OSU vs. Iona State game. “We’re going to have ...
Local soldier killed in Afghanistan
An Ohio National Guardsman from West Alexandria died March 7 in a non-combat incident that is under investigation, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Spc. Cody D. Suggs, 22, died at the Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan while on mission with the 1487th Transportation Company, based in Piqua. He is the 15th ...
Family finds grisly package near home
Authorities are investigating a grisly discovery made by a family in a ditch near Caesar Creek State Park. The torso of a dismembered pony was found wrapped in a tarp near Hormel and Buck Run roads, on the northeast edge of the park. The resident who found and reported it, ...
OSP arrests Logan Co. man on drug charge
A Logan County man faces a felony drug possession charge after he and a woman from Portsmouth were arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday. Grant A. Underwood, 35, of Quincy, and Susan E. Williams, 41, of Portsmouth, are in the Scioto County Jail after 15 grams of cocaine and 299 ...
Arrest made after Urbana school lockdown
An 18-year-old Urbana High School student was taken into custody Monday on a felony charge after police accused her of writing a threatening message on the stall door of a bathroom at the school.Police determined the message, which threatened that there would be an explosion in the building at 500 ...
Springfield SWAT arrests child neglect suspect
A man wanted on charges of child neglect and other charges was arrested Tuesday after a brief standoff with Springfield police. Acting on a tip, officers responded at approximately 5 p.m. to 1207 W. Pleasant St., where DeShaun Taylor, 32, had been living. Taylor was wanted by Clark County on ...
Soaking rains likely this weekend
Up to 4 inches of slow, steady rain will soak the area this Labor Day weekend as tropical depression Isaac rambles through this part of the nation, forecasters said. The forecast calls for the rain to begin in earnest Saturday and continue Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The rain will come ...
Two dead, three injured in Logan County crash
A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 68 that left two people dead and three people injured remained under investigation Friday night, the sheriffs’s office said. Deputies were dispatched to the crash in the 4700 block of U.S. 68, north of Township Road 30, about 1:35 p.m., according to the Logan County ...
Man linked to rape by DNA sentenced to 18 years
A convicted sex offender was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison as part of a plea agreement regarding a 2011 rape case in which DNA played a key role.Donald E. Hackler Jr., 23, was sentenced Friday by Judge Douglas M. Rastatter in Clark County Common Pleas Court.Hackler was also ...
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