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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 various charges Tuesday. Bernard C. Mitchell, 23, of Athens, entered guilty pleas to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, robbery, breaking and entering, grand theft, burglary, engaging… Read More

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.

Ex-high School Soccer Coach Sentenced For Sex With Teen Girl
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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 and Sentinel reports 23-year-old Trent Stanley was ordered Monday to serve three to 15 years in prison on four counts of third-degree sexual assault. Stanley’s… Read More

Columbus City Council OKs Ticket Tax to Fund Arts, Arena Repairs
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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 Nationwide Arena in Ohio’s capital city. The council voted 6-0 Monday to adopt the taxes that would begin to be collected on July 1, 2019…. Read More

WV Task Force OKs Public Employee Insurance Proposal
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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 Virginia public employees until long-term funding solutions can be found. The Public Employees Insurance Agency task force made the approval Monday in Charleston. It now… Read More

WV House Speaker Names 1st GOP Woman as Majority Leader
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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 Hanshaw announced the Taylor County delegate’s appointment Monday. Summers was first elected to the House in 2014. She most recently was vice chairwoman of the… Read More

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 on Monday announced that the total number of recommendations totaled 1,948, with about 1,062 people completing the information online and activating registration e-cards. The registry… Read More

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 will be spotlighting what various music-centric people throughout the region have been enjoying the most for the past 12 months. Nancy began her life in… Read More

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, and storyteller Steve Poltz, and sit right on the stage at Stuart’s. Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)… Read More

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 other treats while taking a ride through the Hocking Valley. This is a fundraiser for Stuart’s Opera House, so have a great night out for… Read More

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 December, Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster and renowned actor Hugh Bonneville, of “Downton Abbey” on MASTERPIECE, will star as guest musical artist and narrator, respectively,… Read More

“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 an empty parking lot in his old hometown of Grand Saline, Texas, and set himself on fire. He left a note on his car’s windshield… Read More