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Second Suspect Sentenced In Fatal Athens Shooting
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio – A suspect involved in a fatal shooting last month on the west side of Athens will spend more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to… Read More
![The Trump administration wants to limit the scope of a major clean water rule. It says the EPA under Obama went too far in regulating isolated waters and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ap_17027739918816-5ed1a1ff659412cc15201e634a37c7b9f928778d-e1544549560354-900x422.jpg)
Trump EPA Proposes Big Changes To Federal Water Protections
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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The Trump administration wants to substantially limit which waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and developers have long lobbied against the current rule as too expansive.
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Ex-high School Soccer Coach Sentenced For Sex With Teen Girl
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – A former Ohio high school soccer coach has been sentenced by a West Virginia judge for having a sexual relationship with a player. The Parkersburg News… Read More
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Columbus City Council OKs Ticket Tax to Fund Arts, Arena Repairs
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Columbus City Council has approved two 5 percent taxes on arts, sports and entertainment ticket sales to fund the arts and improvements to the multipurpose… Read More
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WV Task Force OKs Public Employee Insurance Proposal
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A task force has approved a recommendation from Gov. Jim Justice to use $100 million in state funding to stabilize a health insurance program for West… Read More
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WV House Speaker Names 1st GOP Woman as Majority Leader
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Delegate Amy Summers has been appointed the first Republican woman to serve as majority leader in the West Virginia House of Delegates. GOP House Speaker Roger… Read More
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Doctors Recommend Nearly 2K in Medical Marijuana Registry
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say doctors have submitted nearly 2,000 recommendations in the medical marijuana patient and caregiver registry for Ohio. The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy… Read More
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Top Tunes ’18: Nancy Epling
Wow! 2018 has come and gone, and it’s about time we reflect on our favorite sounds of the past year. Leading up through the end of the year, WOUB Culture… Read More
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A Backstage Evening with Steve Poltz at Stuart’s Dec. 14
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents an all-Backstage Evening with Steve Poltz on Friday, December 14 at 8 p.m. Join us for an evening of music with singer, songwriter,… Read More
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Stuart’s Opera House Winter Wine Express on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents the Winter Wine Express on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway on Saturday, December 15 at 7 p.m.! Enjoy some wine and cheese and… Read More
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Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | Monday, December 17 at 9
Tony Award-Winner Sutton Foster and Renowned Actor Hugh Bonneville Star in 15th Annual “Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir” Elaborate, Victorian-themed program celebrates Christmas through music, dance and storytelling This… Read More
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“Man on Fire” Premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS, Monday, December 17 at 10
Documentary Seeks to Explain Why an Elderly Methodist Minister Self-Immolated in a Texas Parking Lot On June 23, 2014, a 79-year-old white Methodist minister named Charles Moore drove to… Read More