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Execution Date Set Despite Not Having Lethal Drugs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date for a condemned killer over the objection of two justices who question establishing dates when the state… Read More
Activists Deliver Petitions to McConnell’s Office
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Activists wanting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on President Barack Obama’s eventual Supreme Court nominee have delivered boxes of petition signatures to… Read More
West Virginia House Approves Voter ID Bill
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House has approved a proposal to require voters to show ID at the polls. With a 64-34 vote Friday, the House sent the… Read More
Union: Politicians Concealed Emails Over Right-to-Work Study
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trade union says West Virginia University and the state Senate concealed emails about right-to-work legislation, going against the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The Register-Herald… Read More
Local, Regional Authors Featured at Spoken Word Concert
ARTS/West Presents will host a Spoken Word Concert, produced by the Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project, on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. and there… Read More
Ohio Judicial Race: GOP Backs AG’s Son; Lawyer Panel Doesn’t
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In campaigning for a state Supreme Court seat, the Ohio attorney general’s son has outpaced others in fundraising and received a Republican endorsement but isn’t getting… Read More
Bill Creating 2 Marriage Licenses Clears Kentucky Senate
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s state Senate has approved a bill that creates different marriage license forms for gay and straight couples, with one Republican senator saying a form that… Read More
West Virginia Senate OKs Bill to Expand Rural Broadband
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A push to expand broadband access in rural West Virginia has passed the state Senate. Senators voted 29-5 to clear the legislation Thursday, sending it to… Read More
State School Board Member Seeks Audit of Ohio Charter Office
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio school board member has asked federal education officials to seek an independent audit of the state Department of Education, although the state board rejected… Read More
Ohio Has Tested 10,000 Rape Kits for Possible DNA Matches
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says forensic scientists from its Bureau of Criminal Investigation have now tested 10,000 rape kits submitted by law enforcement agencies around Ohio to check… Read More
Ohio Group Puts Marijuana Ballot Measure Campaign on Hold
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A group that had gathered signatures to put a marijuana legalization proposal before Ohio voters this year says that effort is on hold after it had… Read More
Waterford Dominates its Way into Sectional Final
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In the sectional semifinal, the Waterford Lady Wildcats continued a dominating season with a 49-25 victory over the Western Lady Indians. The Lady Wildcats had some offensive troubles with missing… Read More