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Ohio Women’s Basketball: Young depth pushes Ohio to MAC semifinals
By: Michael Roth
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All season Ohio has relied on different players to step up to help them win games. Wednesday night, on a bigger stage in the conference tournament, nothing changed. Ohio had three players named to all MAC teams, CeCe Hooks was a first team selection and defensive player of the year. Erica Johnson was sixth person… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Roll Past Northern Illinois in MAC Tourney Quarterfinals
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, OH — What better time for a team to find a new aspect of its game than the conference tournament? Ohio head coach Bob Boldon has harped on his team’s defensive play all season, but in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Bobcats turned in one of, if not their best defensive… Read More
Episode 050 : Time management expert Laura Vanderkam says you’re not as busy as you think
Do you feel constantly behind and endlessly oppressed by a nagging sense that your “to-do” list is growing by the minute? Bestselling author Laura Vanderkam says you’re not alone. But you don’t have to live this way. Laura has studied the calendars of hundreds of professionals, and found that even extremely busy people have more… Read More
FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Planes In U.S., Pending Investigation
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday’s deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
Ohio ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Moves Closer to Becoming Law
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-led Ohio Senate has again passed a measure to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The 19-13 vote Wednesday sends the so-called heartbeat bill to the Republican-controlled House. GOP Gov. Mike DeWine has indicated he’d sign such a ban. It would be among the most restrictive abortion measures… Read More
Paul Manafort To Serve Total Of More Than 7 Years Following D.C. Guilty Plea
By: Carrie Johnson | Philip Ewing | NPR
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Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman wrapped up the second of his two federal cases following a conviction in Virginia and a guilty plea in the District of Columbia.
After a Shakeup, W.Va. Gov Pledges to Fix Secondary Roads
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says he’s going to hire workers and buy equipment to speed up repairs on secondary roads in West Virginia. The Republican governor on Wednesday laid out a plan to fix the roads, just days after firing his transportation secretary. Justice says the plan will cost hundreds of millions… Read More
Hospital Reviews 48 Nurses, Pharmacists Over Dosages, Deaths
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio hospital system where an intensive-care doctor is accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of patients says it has put more employees on leave and changed key leaders at the hospital where nearly all those deaths occurred. Mount Carmel Health System said Wednesday that 48 nurses and pharmacists under… Read More
Hospital Reviews 48 Nurses, Pharmacists, Over Dosages, Deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio hospital system where an intensive-care doctor is accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of patients says it has put more employees on leave and changed key leaders at the hospital where nearly all those deaths occurred. Mount Carmel Health System said Wednesday that 48 nurses and pharmacists under… Read More
Toyota Driving Demand For Solar Power In Ohio Valley
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Automaker Toyota is planning to announce a major investment in solar and other renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeastern U.S. The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. Sources close to the deal tell the Ohio Valley Resource that the Kentucky site is part of… Read More
Trump Administration Seeks To Close International Immigration Offices
By: Vanessa Romo | Joel Rose | NPR
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is in “preliminary discussions” to shutter 23 field offices around the world to save millions. Critics say it will exacerbate a processing bottleneck.
Decision on Mediator in Ohio State Lawsuits Left to Court
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal court will have to decide who mediates two lawsuits against Ohio State by scores of men alleging the university ignored or failed to stop sexual misconduct by a team doctor. Lawyers for OSU and the men say in a court filing that they couldn’t agree on a mediator by a Tuesday… Read More
Cities Want To Stop New Traffic Camera Rules In Transportation Budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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It’s been a few years, but state lawmakers are trying again to put rules on local traffic cameras, which they’ve said communities are using to generate revenue rather than improve safety. The new regulations are part of the same budget that would raise the state’s gas tax. The House version of the transportation budget requires traffic… Read More
3 More Police Departments Latest to Meet State Standards
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says the latest law enforcement agencies to be certified on standards governing the use of deadly force and other policies are a sheriff’s office and two village police departments. The standards were created after a series of fatal police shootings in Ohio and nationally. Agencies that don’t meet the… Read More
Prosecutor to Review, Dismiss Cases Brought by Vice Officer
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says he’ll review and dismiss open cases handled solely by a vice officer who stands accused of forcing women to have sex with him under threat of an arrest. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein also said prosecutors will review cases of defendants who previously pleaded guilty in convictions… Read More
DeWine Doesn’t Think GM Will Revive Assembly Plant
By: Associated Press
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LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor says it seems clear that General Motors isn’t planning on making a new line of vehicles at its assembly plant in the state. The plant near Youngstown that shut down last week is one of five factories GM wants to close by next January. Union leaders are hoping GM… Read More
RUNA Album Release Show at the Peoples Bank Theatre March 16
By: Emily Votaw
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Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, nationally lauded Celtic roots music act RUNA is releasing their sixth album, Ten: The Errant Night, at the Peoples Bank Theatre on Saturday, March 16. WOUB spoke to vocalist Shannon Lambert-Ryan just a few days before the performance. WOUB: So, 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary for the band. I… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball: Saul Phillips Won’t Return to Ohio Next Season
By: Brandon Monty
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ATHENS, Ohio — There will be a new bench boss for the Ohio men’s basketball team next year, as Athletic Director Jim Schaus announced today that Saul Phillips’ contract will not be renewed. “We are making a change in the leadership of our men’s basketball program. I do not believe that our men’s basketball program,… Read More