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Sen. Paul Examines Land Ownership Issue in National Forest
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WHITLEY CITY, Ky. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul hasn’t given up on a proposal to have the government sell some land in the Daniel Boone National Forest in McCreary… Read More
Russian Agent Maria Butina Sentenced To 18 Months Following Guilty Plea
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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Prosecutors asked a judge to give Butina more prison time, citing the threat they said she posed to national security. Her attorneys said her motives weren’t “nefarious” and she is ready to go home.
Pipeline Protester Arrested, Faces Felony Charge
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LINDSIDE, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia official says a North Carolina man protesting the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been charged with a felony. Monroe County Circuit Court deputy clerk… Read More
U.S. Economy Powers Ahead In First Quarter: 3.2% Growth
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year. GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter, up from 2.2% at the end of 2018,
WV Residents Can Apply for Free Community College Program
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Applications are being accepted for West Virginia’s free community and technical college program. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state Community and Technical College System has debuted… Read More
New OK for Out-of-Sight Flights Expands Ohio Drone Research
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Researchers will expand testing of defense-related drone technology with new permission to fly beyond their line of sight in a limited area of Ohio. The Federal… Read More
Report: 80,000 Distracted Driving Crashes In Ohio In Last Five Years
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Those crashes killed at least 268 people and injured more than 3,000. Gov. Mike DeWine is fighting back with a panel to make some policy recommendations based on a new… Read More
Drug Company Gilead Gives $11M To Halt Hep C Rise In Ohio Valley
By: Lisa Gillespie | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Drug maker Gilead Sciences will give $11.3 million to help prevent and treat hepatitis C in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. That money is part of a five-year project aimed at… Read More
$4 Million Coming To Improve W. Va. County’s Infrastructure
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says more than $4 million is coming to a West Virginia county to improve its aging water treatment infrastructure. The West Virginia Democrat… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 27, 2019
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens!… Read More