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Video of the Day: Hotel Implosion
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The Riviera Hotel and Casino – the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past –… Read More
Another West Union Sidewalk Project In the Works
By: Susan Tebben
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The Athens City Council wants to use a community development grant to build a sidewalk on West Union Street. This time it’s not the sidewalk project aimed at expanding West… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Police Video Case
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Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned attorneys over whether videos from police body cameras are public records and when they should be released. News organizations including The Associated Press sued… Read More
Women Seek Help in Shipping 8K Books to West Virginia
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HAMLIN, W.Va. (AP) – Two Illinois women have collected more than 8,000 books for a West Virginia community, and are seeking help to get the books there. The Charleston Gazette-Mail… Read More
WOUB’s Gridiron Glory Recognized by Ohio Valley Regional NATAS
By: Kelly Martin
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WOUB’s Friday night football show, “Gridiron Glory” has been recognized with a student production award for the fifth year in a row by the Ohio Valley Regional chapter of the… Read More
Security To Be Increased At Columbus Pride
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Columbus police chief says security will be beefed up for this weekend’s Pride Festival, which is one of the largest in the Midwest. Chief Kim… Read More
Jockeys to Get Concussion Protocol
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky is developing the first ever concussion protocol for jockeys. The university announced a three-year study on Monday in partnership with the Jockeys’… Read More
W. Va. House Approves Tobacco Tax, Likely Averts Shutdown
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Likely averting a government shutdown, West Virginia’s House of Delegates has approved higher taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. The GOP-led House voted 63-35… Read More
Informant Killer Gets Life
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Charleston man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to killing a police informant. Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto’s… Read More
Orlando Vigil Brings Together City, University Community
By: Susan Tebben
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Community groups from around the Athens area came together to honor the victims of the Orlando shootings that killed 49 people at an LGBT nightclub. Poets, religious leaders, gay and straight… Read More