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House Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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The stopgap spending bill would keep the government open until mid-January and extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program through March. The Senate is expected to take it up tonight.
Ohio Football Looks to Finish Record-Breaking Campaign Strong in Bahamas
By: Russ Heltman
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13 years ago, Frank Solich brought a pedigree of consistency to Ohio Football (8-4, 5-3). Almost 100 wins and nine bowl trips later, the only thing looming over his coaching… Read More
Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that’s happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.
State Casino Official Fired for Harassment
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Records obtained by The Associated Press show a state gaming agent’s sexual harassment complaint against her supervisor led Ohio casino regulators to a larger pattern of… Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Brian Koscho
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which… Read More
Ohio Child Advocates: Opioid Crisis Straining Foster Care
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Child advocates say the opioid crisis is overwhelming Ohio’s foster care system as more and more children are removed from the homes of drug-addicted parents. The… Read More
West Virginia Jobless Rate Increases to 5.3 Percent
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.3 percent in November. WorkForce West Virginia says the number of unemployed residents… Read More
West Virginia Lawmaker Backs Free IDs for the Homeless
By: Associated Press
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KEYSER, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia lawmaker says he’ll reintroduce legislation in January to help homeless people get identification documents needed to get jobs or apply for public benefits…. Read More
Coroner Tracks Even More Overdose Deaths for Columbus Area
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The coroner serving the greater Columbus area says overdose deaths blamed largely on opioids topped the total for all of last year after only nine months…. Read More
West Virginia Loses More Than 12K Residents Over Past Year
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Census estimates show West Virginia’s population shrank for the fifth straight year in 2017. According to estimates released Wednesday, West Virginia was among eight states to… Read More
North Carolina Woman Accused Of Stealing From Cancer Fund
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A woman in North Carolina is awaiting extradition back to Ohio after allegedly stealing from a Trimble Township organization raising money for cancer awareness. Michelle Lowery-Rowan, 46, formerly of Glouster,… Read More