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New Data Show Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked, And Reveal Scale Of Past Pain Pill Sales
Two newly released sets of government data show that the death toll from the nation’s opioid crisis may finally be dropping and also reveal the scale of the pain pill… Read More
Some Ohio Planned Parenthoods Are Getting Help To Serve Low-Income Women
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio is tapping into the national organization’s emergency funds to be able to provide birth control and other health care services to low income women. This… Read More
Lawmakers Send Belated State Budget to Governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio would cut personal income taxes by 4%, raise the age for buying tobacco to 21 and direct $550 million for educational wraparound services such as… Read More
Vote Nears on Financial Rescue for Ohio’s Nuclear Plants
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State lawmakers are closing in on a decision on whether to OK a financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear plants. The proposal before the state legislature… Read More
US Government Sues for Land of Embattled WV Health Site
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – The federal government is suing a West Virginia mental health and substance abuse facility for the homeless, citing failures to provide documentation and numerous unanswered communications…. Read More
The Huntress and Holder of Hands II Gladden House Sessions 2019
For five years, MorganEve Swain performed with her husband Dave Lamb in lauded folk band Brown Bird, the final incarnation of which was simply the husband and wife duo. Lamb… Read More
Heat Wave to Impact the Region Friday, Saturday
A dangerous heat wave will be impacting Ohio and most of the East Coast this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for all of southeast… Read More
Bevin, Beshear Clash on Several Issues at Farm Bureau Forum
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic challenger Andy Beshear have clashed on education and health care policies during a forum before Kentucky’s most influential agricultural group…. Read More
Ohio State Reviewing Past Donations from Jeffrey Epstein
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University says it is reviewing donations it received from financier Jeffrey Epstein who’s now facing sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. The university said… Read More
Lawmakers to Vote on Belated State Budget as Deadline Looms
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio lawmakers are expected to vote on a proposed two-year state budget Wednesday, hours before the extended deadline to pass the $69 billion spending plan. The… Read More
PBS Honored with Five Emmy® Nominations
On July 16, 2019, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards. PBS programs received five nominations including for the critically… Read More