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Divestment Proposal Pits Coal States Against California
Political leaders in West Virginia and Kentucky are joining a coalition of states threatening to sue California over a program the state is pushing that would drop investments in coal…. Read More
Serial Rapist Gets 40 Years
An Athens man hunted by local law enforcement as a serial rapist admitted to his crimes and received four decades of prison time on Tuesday. Shawn Lawson, 26, formerly of… Read More
Tantrum Theater’s “Caroline, Or Change”
Caroline, Or Change is the lauded sung-through musical by acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America). Kicking off on July 7, Ohio University’s professional theater company, Tantrum Theater, will host… Read More
Gladden House Sessions 2017: The Cactus Blossoms
The Cactus Blossoms hail from St. Paul, MN, and since 2013 they have been building a thoroughly infectious sound with a hybrid of aching songwriting and Everly Brothers inspired vocals. Recently… Read More
GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio Under Pressure on Health Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – U.S. Sen. Rob Portman faces intense pressure back home to oppose the Senate’s GOP health care bill. The Ohio Republican is being subjected to baseball game… Read More
Prosecutor Not Saying Yet if He’ll Try Cop for 3rd Time
CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio prosecutor says he’s delaying comment on the case of a white police officer whose trial following the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist ended… Read More
Report: Overdose Deaths in Kentucky Climbed by 7.4 Percent in 2016
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Officials say overdose deaths in Kentucky have increased to unprecedented levels. A report released Tuesday by the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy says there were… Read More
Official Orders School to Stop Using Taxpayer Funds on Ads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – One of the nation’s largest online charter schools has been ordered to stop using taxpayer dollars on television ads attacking a decision by Ohio officials to… Read More
Flags to be Lowered for Former West Virginia Delegate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice has ordered that state flags be lowered Tuesday on state buildings at the West Virginia Capitol Complex and in Monroe County, home of… Read More
Democrats Enter 2018 Races for Ohio Treasurer, Auditor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two more Democrats in Ohio have launched campaigns for statewide office in 2018. Former University of Cincinnati board chairman Rob Richardson Jr. has filed to run… Read More
Bevin Reluctantly Supports Senate Health Care Overhaul
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor said he reluctantly supports the Senate’s plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and blamed its shaky prospects for passage on “mushy moderates”… Read More
Pike Co Sheriff Warns Against MS-13 Gang “Visit”
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff has issued a safety alert after receiving several reports of gang members planning on “taking out” snitches and spreading heroin doses intended to… Read More