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Investigation Into Racial Slurs Ends In Lessons For School District
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — An Athens City Schools investigation has ended with confirmation that race played a part in an incident that led to the suspension of a black student. Isaiah Butcher… Read More
NASA Is Heading Back To Mars To Peer Inside The Red Planet
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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The NASA mission is set to launch Saturday morning. The InSight spacecraft will land in the Elysium Planitia to listen for “Marsquakes” and learn more about what Mars is made of.
Land Gift More Than Doubles Size of West Virginia Preserve
By: Associated Press
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DAVIS, W.Va. (AP) – A land donation will more than double the size of the Bear Rocks Preserve in West Virginia. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that near 2 square miles… Read More
U.S. Unemployment Drops To 3.9 Percent — Lowest Since 2000
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The last time the U.S. jobless percentage sat below 4 percent was in December of 1999. April brought net job gains, but fell short of economists’ predictions.
Aluminum Can-Do: Region’s Last Large Aluminum Maker Bets Big On Trump Tariffs
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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With sunglasses perched atop his camouflage cap, Brady Carwile filled out an application at a job fair in a community center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Carwile works at a local auto… Read More
Ohio Auditor Wants E-School’s Computers Kept as Evidence
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state auditor wants computer equipment from Ohio’s largest online charter school to be saved as possible evidence rather than sold as the school is dismantled… Read More
Kent State Dedicating Historic Landmark on May 4 Anniversary
By: Associated Press
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KENT, Ohio (AP) – Kent State University is dedicating the inclusion of the site of the May 4, 1970, shootings of four students by Ohio National Guard soldiers as a… Read More
Officer Suspended After Video Shows Him Kick Suspect
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio township has suspended a police officer after a cellphone video showed him kicking a handcuffed man lying on the ground in the head. Franklin… Read More
Hospital Acquisition Deal Finalized in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The acquisition of St. Mary’s Medical Center by a hospital in West Virginia has been made official. Cabell Huntington Hospital board of directors Chairman Dr. Kevin… Read More
Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon Weekend Underway
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – It’s time for the flying pig in Cincinnati. That’s the Flying Pig Marathon race. Some 40,000 people have registered so far to run races of a variety… Read More
Crowded Field Seeks 3rd District House Seat In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The U.S. Senate bid of Evan Jenkins is prompting a rush of contenders for his congressional seat in West Virginia. Eleven candidates are on the ballot… Read More
Ex-Coal Baron Takes Swipe At “China People” In Political Ad
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An ex-coal executive who’s running for U.S. Senate after serving a prison sentence has unleashed a political ad that takes swipes at “China people” and calls… Read More
Outside Groups Spend $640K In Ohio GOP Congressional Primary
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Republican congressional primary in northeast Ohio pitting a conservative state lawmaker against a former pro football player is attracting big money from national groups. Rep…. Read More