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DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance
Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report enumerates multiple issues with the FISA application for former Trump aide Carter Page.
Change to Insurance Process Could Connect Cancer Patients to Treatment Faster
Ohio lawmakers are proposing a bill that would eliminate an insurance provision known as “step therapy” for people diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Step therapy is when an insurance company… Read More
‘Transmitting Culture’ at Christmas: Speaking with Curator Dr. George Johnson
Through the eyes of historian and retired history teacher, Dr. George Johnson, the holidays are far more than a collection of weeks starting in November and lasting through the last… Read More
WATCH: How Building a Community of Care Can Improve Farmworkers’ Health
Farmworkers face major challenges when it comes to staying healthy. They often spend hours daily performing physical labor that taxes the body, while language barriers and lack of employer-paid health… Read More
West Virginians Head to Canada to Find Affordable Insulin
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A group of West Virginians have gone to Canada to find affordable insulin. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the caravan left Morgantown Sunday morning for Niagara Falls,… Read More
Supreme Court Leaves Kentucky’s Ultrasound Law in Place
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did… Read More
Yost Pitches Constitutional Amendment to Protect Opioid Settlement Money
The Ohio Attorney General’s office has crafted a proposal that would put guardrails around potential opioid lawsuit settlement money to make sure the funds are used specifically for the opioid… Read More
Top Tunes ’19: Jonah Krueger
Every year WOUB Culture spotlights what music-centric folks in the region have been listening to all year round right in time for the holidays in our annual Top Tunes feature. … Read More
WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Judiciary Committee – Day 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic and Republican lawyers from the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees are expected to give presentations to the House lawmakers on Monday, Dec. 9 in the impeachment… Read More
WOUB Newsroom Recognized with Student Production Award
Award recognized Newswatch special episode focused on sexual assault ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Public Media Newsroom has received a 2019 Student Production Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of… Read More