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![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1531342312952-900x422.jpg)
As Congressional Panel Focuses On Black Lung, UMW Urges Stronger Health Protections
As Congress hears testimony on the epidemic of black lung disease among Appalachian miners, two labor leaders are calling on Congress and regulators to do more to protect miners. In… Read More
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House Approves Treatment Instead of Conviction Bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House has overwhelmingly passed a bill giving courts options to divert those charged with drug crimes away from prison and into treatment programs. The bill, labeled as House Bill… Read More
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Stark Co. Doc Guilty on 187 Counts Related to Pill Mill
By: WOUB News Team
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CANTON, Ohio – A physician accused of running a pill mill in Stark County has been found guilty on 187 counts related to the operation. Frank Lazzerini, who practiced in Jackson… Read More
![The container ship MSC Gayane on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Tuesday. U.S. authorities have seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine from a ship, reportedly the Gayane, at a Philadelphia port.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19169711186830-678703220f71ef2450c68bbf39edecaca355714a-e1560963965401-900x422.jpg)
Feds Seize Estimated $1 Billion In Cocaine From Ship In Philadelphia
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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The drugs were reportedly found in seven containers aboard the MSC Gayane at Philadelphia’s Packer Marine Terminal. Authorities say it is one of the biggest-ever drug busts in the U.S.
![Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower interest rates.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19129564777428-d0795a355a18bfaff2eb6cbb3da760440b4adc27-e1560960056570-900x422.jpg)
Fed Ponders When To Cut Interest Rates
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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There’s an unusual air of suspense surrounding the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, with the possibility that the central bank could cut rates for the first time in nearly 11 years.
![The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant in Glenrock, Wyo. The Trump administration is replacing one of President Obama's signature climate plans with a weaker version that could let some coal plants stay open longer.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19087671451873-32b5b4e6a6dec8023e179289ff15be3490b75f70-e1560960397139-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Weakens Climate Plan To Help Coal Plants Stay Open
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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The Trump administration is replacing one of President Obama’s signature plans to address climate change. It could help some coal-fired power plants, but likely won’t slow the industry’s decline.
![The Ohio Supreme Court building in downtown Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ohio_Supreme_Court-e1504696468122-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Supreme Court Declares FirstEnergy’s Grid Fee Illegal
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a 2017 decision by state utility regulators that allowed FirstEnergy to charge an additional fee to be spent toward modernizing… Read More
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Officials Name Victims of Deadly House Fire
By: Associated Press
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COSHOCTON, Ohio (AP) – Officials have identified the victims of one of two Ohio fires that killed a total of four children and two adults. The Licking County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
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Ex-Officer Shown Kicking Suspect Gets a Year in Prison
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former Ohio police officer has been sentenced to a year in prison after a cellphone video showed him kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head…. Read More
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Final Senate Budget Unlikely To Include More Local Government Money
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The final version of the Ohio Senate’s budget is expected Wednesday. While there will certainly be some proposals added in, some things are unlikely to change – such as the… Read More
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West Virginia College to Offer Certain Students Free Tuition
By: Associated Press
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) – Eligible West Virginia students could receive free tuition at Bluefield State College this fall. News outlets report the college announced Tuesday that over a dozen programs… Read More
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Audit Finds WV Jobs Act to Boost Local Workers Ineffective
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A legislative audit has found that the Jobs Act enacted by West Virginia lawmakers in 2001 in hopes of assuring that 75 percent of jobs on… Read More
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“The Winding Road” Promotes Tourism in Appalachia
The long and winding road that leads to your door also leads to other winding roads and graveyards and tunnels and towns throughout southeast Ohio and Ken Bowald is an… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/statehouse_spring_shot_-_credit_kasler-e1557238737234-900x422.jpg)
Ohio House Committee To Vote On Conceal Carry Legislation
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio House committee has scheduled a vote on legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons without having to receive training, undergo a background check or… Read More
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Jackson Mayor Indicted, Alleged To Have Used Influence For Money, Contracts
By: Susan Tebben
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JACKSON (WOUB) — The mayor of a Southeastern Ohio town will face charges which allege he used his influence as a public official to secure money and a public contract…. Read More
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World War Speed | SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Tuesday, June 25 at 8 pm
Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed Premieres Tuesday, June 25 at 8 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/secrets and the PBS Video app Stories about drug use by Hitler and German… Read More
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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party | Tuesday, June 25 at 9
TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY Premieres Tuesday, June 25, 2019 9:00-11:00 p.m. on WOUB Scheduled in Conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the Documentary Tells… Read More
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Midwest TV/Media Critic has Rich Career Despite His Heartland Location
Most entertainment news is generated on the east or west coasts and not in the heartland. Yet, John Kiesewetter spent 40 professional years at the “Cincinnati Enquirer” and three decades… Read More