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Taking Flight: Ohio Valley’s Aerospace Exports Take Top Dollars
From the outside Summit Aviation, in the small town of Somerset, Kentucky, looks like any other nondescript, white warehouse. But inside workers craft parts for drones, weapons casings, wing stabilizers… Read More
Judge Denies Water Crisis Legal Settlement, Asks for Changes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A federal judge in West Virginia has declined to grant preliminary approval of a $151 million settlement of class-action litigation stemming from the January 2014 water… Read More
Grand Jury Indicts Man After Ohio Congressman Threatened
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after a threatening voicemail message was left at the office of an Ohio congressman. Authorities say… Read More
Ohio Preparing for 1st Execution in More than 3 Years
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio says it’s following a mandatory checklist for putting inmates to death as it prepares for the state’s first execution in more than three years. Items… Read More
Butler Co. Sheriff Sticks to Refusal on Narcan by Deputies
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – The Butler County Sheriff is sticking to his longstanding refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose-reversal drug. Sheriff Richard Jones has said in recent interviews… Read More
Perry’s Coal Economics Leaves Economists Puzzled
Energy Secretary Rick Perry toured a modern and relatively clean coal-fired power plant in West Virginia in order to tout the benefits of coal in a competitive energy market. But… Read More
17 Traffic Deaths Reported in Ohio During Holiday Reporting Period
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that 17 people died in traffic crashes during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period. The patrol says impaired driving… Read More