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Wastewater Woes: For These Appalachian Towns, It’s Always Infrastructure Week
Kimberly Shatney lives just outside Pine Grove, West Virginia, an incorporated town of about 500 people with a big problem. Behind a small sandwich shop in town, she points to… Read More
For Some Hard-To-Find Tumors, Doctors See Promise In Artificial Intelligence
Scientists are training computers to read CT scans and in the hopes they could catch pancreatic cancer early.
Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45.
2018 Gladden House Sessions Return For Fifth Season
In partnership with the Ohio University School of Media Arts & Studies, WOUB Public Media will present it’s fifth season of The Gladden House Sessions at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. The… Read More
West Virginia Firms Proactive During Hepatitis A Outbreak
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia newspaper says many of the state’s business owners are dealing with the region’s hepatitis A outbreak proactively. The Herald-Dispatch reports several companies have… Read More
Group says Ohio Needs Office to Lobby for Military Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A statewide committee says Ohio needs an office that works to protect and bring new jobs to its U.S. military sites. The group says Ohio is… Read More
Small Fire at Ruby Tuesday
Athens firefighters are investigating the cause of a small fire at the Ruby Tuesday restaurant. According to Wanda Curtis, the restaurant’s assistant manager, the staff smelled smoke in the building… Read More
WOUB’s June Pledge: a Guide
June 1 through June 11 will mark WOUB’s June pledge week, and we’ve got some enticing programs lined up for your viewing pleasure that week. Check out a guide to some… Read More
Moving Up: Cincinnati Latest Team Added In MLS Expansion
CINCINNATI (AP) – Major League Soccer is adding Cincinnati in its latest round of expansion, rewarding a city that set attendance records in three seasons of United Soccer League play… Read More
Court Hearing Canceled In Kentucky Abortion Case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A federal court hearing scheduled for next week on Kentucky’s newest abortion law has been canceled, and the case will proceed to a trial set for… Read More
Cleveland Police Plan To Recruit More Women, Minorities
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Police Department plans to hire more women and people of color to better reflect the city’s demographics. Cleveland.com reports the recruitment plan draft released Tuesday… Read More
Ohio House To Vote June 6 To Resolve Speakership Impasse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio House members are being called back to Columbus next week to resolve a leadership fight one way or another. Republican Rep. Kirk Schuring on Tuesday… Read More
American Politics Through a Camera Lens: Viewpoint of Former NYT Photographer
For 25 years, Stephen Crowley was one of two “New York Times” (NYT) photographers stationed in Washington to cover the White House, the President, and Congress. Being a politically-minded guy… Read More