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Ohio Football: 4 Plays That Changed the Course of the 2019 Season
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — There were a few tense moments in the days leading up to last Sunday’s bowl announcements. At 6-6, nothing was guaranteed and the Bobcats did not know for sure if they would get invited to their sixth consecutive bowl game. Luckily, however, that streak would not come to an end in 2019… Read More
READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump
By: NPR Staff
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House Democrats have unveiled their allegations. After it finalizes the articles, the Judiciary Committee is expected to send them to the full House for a vote on whether to impeach.
WATCH: Investigative Report says U.S. Government Misled Public on War in Afghanistan
By: PBS Newshour
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In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years. John Yang talks to The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock, lead reporter on the story, about… Read More
Study Shows Surface Coal Miners are Exposed to Toxic Dust that Causes Black Lung
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and surface mine dust contains more silica than does dust in underground coal mines. The research is the first to specifically analyze long-term data on exposure to toxic silica dust for workers… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Require Insurance Companies to Follow Federal Law
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Federal law mandates insurers treat mental health services like they would physical health care. But the sponsors of a new bill in the Ohio Legislature say that’s not happening. Rep. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) says insurance companies are finding ways to get around the federal law that mandates they cover mental and behavioral health and… Read More
Number of Schools in Ohio’s Biggest Voucher Program Soars Under New Rules
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s public schools could lose millions of dollars to private schools through an expansion of the state’s biggest voucher program. New rules on criteria for the EdChoice program in the most recent budget have increased the number of school buildings considered “failing” by more than 400 percent. Last year, 238 buildings were considered failing. That will be… Read More
Ohio Base to Become First Active-Duty Purple Heart Base
By: Associated Press
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio Air Force base plans to join the Purple Heart Trail community as the first active-duty Purple Heart Base. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have a public designation ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force to commemorate the moment Tuesday morning. WDTN reports… Read More
Akron Launches Police Academy for 1st Time in 12 Years
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The city of Akron has begun its first police academy in a dozen years since budget cuts canceled the program. The Akron Police Department has 40 men and five women in the academy out of more than 1,000 applicants. The recruits will undergo 24 weeks of training. Lt. Michael Miller is… Read More
Top Tunes ’19: Emily Votaw
By: Emily Votaw
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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. Emily Votaw has been the arts and culture editor for WOUB Public Media since 2016. These are my favorites from the past year — some… Read More
Making a New American ‘Nutcracker’ | Friday, December 20 at 10 pm
WTTW Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet Present Making a New American NUTCRACKER Documentary Follows the Creation of an Innovative Re-Imagining of the Holiday Classic For generations, The Nutcracker has been a holiday tradition for audiences of all ages. In 2016, Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet gave the work an ingenious makeover and a fresh new setting: the… Read More
‘Supergirl’ on Independent Lens | Monday, December 23, at 10 pm
Meet the Orthodox Jewish Preteen Who Has Been Breaking Powerlifting Records Since She Was Nine When Naomi Kutin, an Orthodox Jewish girl from New Jersey, broke a world powerlifting record at the age of ten – lifting 215 pounds when she herself weighed only 97 pounds – she quickly became a media sensation, earning the… Read More
The Ornament of the World | Tuesday, December 17 at 8 pm
THE ORNAMENT OF THE WORLD Premieres Tuesday, December 17, 2019 on PBS The Story Of Medieval Spain, a Rich and Complex Period When Muslims, Christians and Jews Shared a Vibrant Culture THE ORNAMENT OF THE WORLD explores a story from the past that is especially relevant today: a remarkable time in medieval Spain when Muslims,… Read More