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VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap 6/14/13
A former Ohio Supreme Court justice says she now opposes the death penalty. Plus, a 20-year-old Athens County man who admitted to beating another man to death is now in… Read More
Wildfire Forces OU Alum To Evacuate Colorado Home
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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A 1978 Ohio University graduate is among the approximately 38,000 Colorado residents who were forced to evacuate their homes this week as the worst wildfire in the state's history continues… Read More
Athens Hospital Joins OhioHealth Network
By: Megan Moseley
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OhioHealth plans to be the parent organization of O’Bleness Health System. Both hospitals stated their mutual agreement to access each other’s finances, records and operations on Thursday. O’Bleness has an… Read More
Deputies Search For Car And House Vandalism Suspects
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A series of criminal damaging complaints were filed Thursday night at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Police say car and household windows were broken, and car interiors and mailboxes were… Read More
Ohio To Join In Distracted Driving Crackdown
By: Tim Sharp
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Cell phone users and hamburger eaters, get it done before getting behind the wheel next week. The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces members of the Six-State Trooper… Read More
Collecting On Delinquent Taxes Pays Off For Athens
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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If not for delinquent city income taxes collected by the city of Cleveland, the city of Athens would be have been down $24,000 in income tax revenue as of the… Read More
Huntington Man Killed Trying To Stop Rolling Van
By: Associated Press
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Police say a Huntington man as killed when he tried to stop a minivan as it rolled down his steep driveway. Huntington Police Cpl. Gary Queen tells The Herald-Dispatch that… Read More
Former Ohio Justice Opposes Death Penalty
By: Associated Press
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A former Ohio Supreme Court justice who mostly sided with the majority in cases ending in executions says she now opposes the death penalty. Former Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton tells… Read More
National Weather Service Confirms Ohio Tornadoes
By: Associated Press
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The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes touched down in northwest Ohio during the violent midweek storms. Forecasters have confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Henry County, one… Read More
Kanawha Health Official To Help Putnam
By: Associated Press
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A Kanawha County health administrator has been appointed to help the Putnam County Health Department regain financial stability. The Charleston Gazette reports the Putnam County Board of Health named Lolita… Read More
Sheriff’s Deputy Injured After Chasing Down Scrap Metal Thieves
By: Tyler Buchanan | The Athens Messenger
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An alleged attempt by three suspects to steal scrap metal from a business Wednesday night left an Athens County sheriff’s deputy injured and two Millfield residents apprehended. The third suspect… Read More
Glouster Man Headed to Prison
A 20-year-old Athens County man who admitted to beating another man to death is headed to prison. Gary Wooten, of Glouster, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison. Wooten… Read More
Morning Audio Update for Friday June 14, 2013
By: Tim Sharp
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Tornados from this week's storms tallied in Ohio; Affidavits sealed surrounding search of Athens Sheriff home and office; Man found not guilty in step-son's death in retrial. More in your… Read More
New Verdict of Not Guilty in Camping Trip Death
By: Associated Press
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A man has been found not guilty after a retrial in the drowning of his 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during an eastern Ohio camping trip…. Read More