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In South Carolina, Hillary Clinton looks to win, and win big

Clinton thunders to big win over Sanders in South Carolina

By JULIE PACE and LISA LERER - The Associated Press

Updated 12 mins ago —

Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state's black Democrats and seizing an increasingly strong position as the presidential race barrels toward Super Tuesday's crucial contests.

Clinton's lopsided win — she led by 48 points with nearly all precincts counted — provided an important boost for her campaign and a moment to wipe away bitter memories of her loss to Barack Obama in South Carolina eight years ago.

Controversy swirls over value of school tests

By Jeremy P. Kelley - Staff Writer

When Ohio’s school students begin state testing again in five weeks, new, shorter tests will calm one problem — last year’s outcry about overtesting.

But controversy continues to swirl around the state’s school report card system, with some questioning the core value of the tests themselves.

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UD track star excels through pain, makes TV debut

By Tom Archdeacon - columnist

The senior hurdler and sprinter has become a perennial Dean’s List student and last weekend at the Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Championships in Kingston, R.I., she broke the UD record in the 60-meter hurdles that she had set earlier in the season and then went on to win two medals in the finals.

What makes that performance especially remarkable is that she not only ran with what is suspected to be a broken right foot, but that she competed less than 72 hours after being hospitalized with a severe asthma attack.

And that’s not the half of it.

New Dayton restaurant-bar announces grand opening with Pete Rose

By Mark Fisher - Staff Writer

The Rip Rap Roadhouse restaurant and bar — the successor to the popular biker bar Jackass Flats at 6024 Rip Rap Road in Dayton — will host a grand opening April 16, with an appearance by former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose, according to the new restaurant’s owner, Jason Wadzinski.

The restaurant has undergone extensive remodeling for more than a year, including an addition that significantly expanded the kitchen.

Archie Miller: ‘Unacceptable performance’ by Dayton Flyers

By David Jablonski - Staff Writer

Updated 17 mins ago —

The Dayton Flyers played their best basketball in March the past two seasons. As the calendar turns in 2016 and the madness approaches, they would settle for good basketball or mediocre basketball — anything better than what they put on the floor Saturday at UD Arena.

The Flyers were invincible at home in Atlantic 10 Conference play for over two seasons, winning 20 games in a row.

Attorney General: Wright State’s $1M consultant not a lobbyist

By Josh Sweigart - Staff Writer

A pair of state probes into Wright State University and consultant Ron Wine found no evidence that Wine or the university broke any lobbying laws or engaged in pay-to-play politics, state officials said Friday.

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$78 million in road work planned along I-71 corridor

By Lawrence Budd - Staff Writer

The public cost of improving the Interstate 71 corridor from Hamilton County north to the Kings Island Amusement Park has topped $65 million and is expected to rise close to $80 million as transportation officials take on a list of related projects planned into the next decade.

The projects are expected to improve traffic flow and safety, while providing a transportation network serving companies that are expected to create high-paying jobs.

Image of secret bomber revealed

By Barrie Barber - Staff Writer

The Air Force has revealed an image of the B-21, a highly secretive, next-generation stealth bomber to replace an aging fleet of older planes flying missions around the world.

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James unveiled the illustration Friday for the first time at an Air Force Association convention in Orlando, Fla.

“We have an image, we have a designation, but here’s what we don’t have,” she told the audience.

Knucklehead of the Week: Duke’s Grayson Allen

By Brian Kollars - Staff Writer

This week’s prestigious Knucklehead of the Week award, which I hand out weekly to an athlete or ex-athlete who needs a slap upside his or her head, goes to Duke’s Grayson Allen.

The Blue Devils’ sophomore star needs to keep his feet to himself. Allen has tripped two opposing players this month, and both looked very intentional. First, he stuck out his foot and tripped a Louisville player and drew a flagrant foul.