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Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Devin Mefford is sitting in the squat metal buggy of a modified mantrip, the train-like shuttle coal miners use to travel underground. Mefford is dressed for work, in a hardhat and a navy shirt and pants with lime green reflective stripes. It’s a uniform his father and grandfather — both Kentucky coal miners — would… Read More
OU Names Three Finalists for LGBT Center Director Position
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio — Three candidates have been named as finalists to direct Ohio University’s LBGT Center, which hasn’t had a permanent director since the controversial firing of the previous director in January. Micah McCary, Nicolas Franco and Kerr Mesner will participate in open forums on the Athens Campus Nov. 20, 21 and 22, respectively, as part… Read More
Animal Cruelty As A Federal Crime: Trump Is Expected To Sign Bill Passed By Congress
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The PACT Act would be the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture illegal. An earlier law only banned videos of such acts.
New Bill Would Crack Down on People Who Make Human Trafficking Lucrative
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio lawmakers are proposing a new bill to crack down on human trafficking by going after the people who fund the practice – those who recruit and force people into prostitution and those who pay for it. Ohio has passed bills to stop human trafficking but Republican Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) says it is still a big… Read More
Some in GOP Warn Against Election Challenge in Kentucky
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Some Kentucky Republicans are warning Gov. Matt Bevin against challenging the election results in his reelection bid unless he finds evidence of massive fraud. U.S. Rep. James Comer, who lost to Bevin by 83 votes in the 2015 GOP gubernatorial primary, is among Republicans suggesting Bevin may need to accept those… Read More
Judge: Pre-trial Inmates Have Same Rights as Other Voters
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has ruled inmates awaiting trial must be given the same voting rights as other Ohio citizens. The Columbus Dispatch reports U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson ruled this week in a 2018 lawsuit filed against Ohio’s secretary of state by two Montgomery County inmates. The lawsuit argues state… Read More
Companies: Nix Lawsuit Over Contamination Near Piketon Uranium Plant
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Companies involved in work at a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio say a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit alleging nearby residents were unknowingly exposed to radioactive contaminants that spread to other properties. Several residents sued the companies over contamination from the site of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant… Read More
W. Va. Officers Seize Exotic Pets from Shop Accused of Cruelty
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia animal control officers have seized multiple animals, including venomous snakes, from an exotic pet store they say was in poor condition. The Herald-Dispatch reports S&S Reptiles and Exotics in Huntington closed its doors Thursday after the Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter seized control of its animals. Animal control officer Jon… Read More
New Search Warrant Executed in Rhoden Family Murder Investigation
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio authorities have executed a new search warrant as part of an investigation into the 2016 killings of eight family members. The warrant targets the Flying W farm in southern Ohio owned by Fredericka Wagner, whose son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons are accused of killing eight members of the Rhoden family… Read More
New Suit Claims Ohio State Doc Raped Wrestler, Abused Minors
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The latest federal lawsuit against Ohio State over two decades of alleged sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor means nearly 300 men are listed plaintiffs in the matter. Forty-three plaintiffs filed a new case Thursday, including a wrestler alleging Richard Strauss raped him and two men alleging they were sexually… Read More
Death Rejected for Man who Killed Ex-girlfriend’s Parents
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A man on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a sledgehammer is getting a new hearing after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled his IQ might be too low for him to have been condemned. Shawn Ford Jr. was convicted in Summit County in 2015 of aggravated murder and other… Read More
Proposed Plan Reduces Interest Rates for Loans Used for Adoptions
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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In Ohio, as many as 19,000 children are projected to be in the foster care system by this time next year. State leaders are offering a plan that could address the crisis by alleviating some of the financial stress that comes with adoption through reduced interest rates. The pending legislation, to be introduced in the… Read More
Ohio Football: Takeaways from the Bobcats Loss to Miami
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — There’s no real way to sugarcoat what happened on Wednesday night in Peden Stadium. Ohio had a chance to get a huge leg up on the rest of the MAC East by beating a Miami team that hadn’t won in Athens since 2005 and squandered it. Here are a few of my… Read More
WOUB’s Gridiron Glory Wins College Broadcasters Student Production Award
Ohio University students say working on the show prepares them for great jobs ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media’s Gridiron Glory has picked up some more hardware. The weekly, 30-minute high school football program recently received 2nd place for Best Video Sportscast in the 2019 College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) National Student Production Awards. The winners… Read More