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Growing Up Bipolar: A Talk With Author Terri Cheney
Tom Walker speaks with Terri Cheney, author of the New York Times bestseller Manic: A Memoir (2008) and The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar (2011), about her experiences… Read More
Letters From The Front: A Local Family’s Civil War Correspondence
Doug McCabe speaks with Eric Burke, an Ohio University student who is transcribing hundreds of Civil War-era letters of the Brown Family of Albany, Ohio.
19-year-old Struck On OU Campus Out Of Hospital
By: Cheri Russo
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A 19-year-old, who was struck by bus on Ohio University's campus yesterday afternoon, is out of the hospital. Athens Police say Samantha Reidy of Cincinnati was struck by a bus… Read More
Field Hockey Cracks NCAA Top 20
By: Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald
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Taylor Brown's overtime goal against #8 American didn't just improve Ohio field hockey to 6-0. Her crunch-time shot propelled the Bobcats into the NCAA top 20 rankings. Ohio entered the… Read More
Ohio EPA Hosts Brownfield Workshop in Pike County
Pike County residents tired of blighted properties left behind when a business closes have the opportunity to learn how they can revitalize the property.Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is offering a… Read More
Smith Pleads Guilty to Drug and Child Endangering Charges
The Albany woman accused of leaving her 3-year-old son at the scene of a crime was sentenced to nearly two years in prison today. Cassandra Smith appeared in Athens… Read More
Obama Talks Jobs In Columbus
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President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to pass his jobs bill immediately, asking lawmakers, "What on earth are we waiting for?" Speaking at a school in House Speaker John Boehner's… Read More
Sandra Inman Charged With Murder In Death Of Daughter-In-Law
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Sandra Inman is now charged with murder in the death of her daughter-in-law. Prosecutors say Inman has been indicted on three new charges. Up until this point, Inman was only… Read More
Lucasville Prison Riot Inmate Allowed To Question Prosecutors
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A federal judge is allowing an Ohio inmate sentenced to die for killings during the 1993 Lucasville prison riots to question prosecutors about the possible location of case files. Jason… Read More
OU Head Coach Celebrates 100th Career Win
Ohio University football team’s win last weekend over Gardner-Webb puts head coach Frank Solich at an important milestone in his coaching career. As the game clock ran out, Solich won… Read More
Father And Sons Sentenced In Ashland, Kentucky
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A federal judge has sentenced a father and his two sons for setting up a scheme to distribute synthetic drugs packaged as bath salts in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia…. Read More
Two Buildings Closed At Hocking College Due To Carbon Monoxide
By: Cheri Russo
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Two buildings at Hocking College are closed at Hocking College due to a carbon monoxide leak. Campus police say crews were doing work on the sewer system and there was… Read More
Former Bobcat Signs With UIFL Team
By: Tanner Smith
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Former Ohio quarterback Boo Jackson has signed with a professional football team in the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Jackson will be making his way back to Ohio to play with… Read More
New Coolville 911 Tower To Be Constructed
By: Cheri Russo
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Athens County Commissioners are telling a West Virginia company to start work as soon as possible on a new 911 tower in Coolville. Commissioner Larry Payne says they accepted a… Read More
Redistricting Map To Be Presented Today
By: Cheri Russo
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The public soon gets its first glimpse of a map of Ohio's new congressional districts, lines that will remain in place for the next decade. An Ohio House panel is… Read More
Melissa Block spends some quality time with Roger Ebert on today’s All Things Considered.
At the close of the 20th Century, Film Critic Roger Ebert was among the most influential voices in the film business. His reviews could result in long lines at the… Read More
Breaking News: Kleins Charged In June Deaths Of Two Boys
By: Cheri Russo
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The mother and step-father of two boys who drowned in the Muskingum River in June have been arrested and charged in connection with their deaths. Muskingum County Prosecutor Mike Haddox… Read More
Scripps CEO Speaks On New Media Age
On Wednesday, President and CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company Richard A. Boehne offered the keynote address of the "Creating the Future: Managing the Media in a Digital Age" conference…. Read More
Sweetback Sisters Close Out Summer Concert Series
By: Mark Hellenberg
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As summer winds down, so does the free Summer Concert Series at Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville. The final show is Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. and features the… Read More
Multiple Vehicle Crash In Coshocton County
By: Cheri Russo
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Troopers from the State Highway Patrol in Zanesville are responding to a multiple vehicle accident in Coshocton County. Dispatchers say three cars are involved and they are unsure if there… Read More
APD Warning Drivers To Keep Cars Locked
By: Cheri Russo
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Athens police are warning people to keep their vehicles locked due to a recent rash of thefts from parked vehicles. "I would like to remind the citizens of Athens to… Read More
Morning Audio Update For September 13
By: Cheri Russo
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A woman with a debilitating disease and no medication is missing. Plus, a judge has dismissed charges against an Ohio teen blamed for a fatal traffic crash in Pickaway County…. Read More
Charges Dropped In Pickaway County Stop Sign Case
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A judge has dismissed charges against an Ohio teenager blamed for a fatal traffic crash caused by a stop sign concealed with petroleum jelly and plastic wrap. The judge ruled… Read More
Obama Coming To Ohio Today
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President Barack Obama is heading to the home state of his chief GOP antagonist on Capitol Hill, House Speaker John Boehner to promote his jobs plan. The president's trip to… Read More
Athens Writer’s Book Uses The Ridges as Location
A writer from our region is using a popular local landmark as the setting for her newest book. Joyce Richardson of Athens just released “Nude Descending a Staircase.” It’s a… Read More