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![The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on its way to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it launched in September, 2016](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ksc-20160829-ph_dng01_0018_large1-b0e93bf3d22a9d3fdf6b35a8521cd85b243d6b84-e1603153571257-900x422.jpg)
If This NASA Spacecraft Can Avoid ‘Mount Doom,’ It Might Nab A Bit of Asteroid
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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NASA is getting ready to collect its first sample from an asteroid ever. The rocks and dust could help us understand potentially dangerous space rocks and the history of the solar system.
![Murray Energy CEO Bob Murray speaks at the EnVision Forum](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0131-e1571761099309-900x422.jpg)
Bob Murray Announces Retirement From Coal Company He Founded
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (OVR) — After applying for black lung benefits, Robert Murray, founder and former president of the now-bankrupt coal company Murray Energy Corp., announced Monday he was leaving the… Read More
![Piles of coal](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Coal-900x422.jpg)
ARC Investing Over 15 Million In Ohio Valley Economic Projects
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The Appalachian Regional Commission is investing another $43.3 million in communities affected by the downturn of the coal industry. The latest POWER grants from the ARC will support 51 projects… Read More
![Trump criticized Dr. Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, as a "disaster" for the nation's coronavirus response.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1228669581-5bb2e3db9ef1bbe6411dea2498c353a61775ae33-scaled-e1603132188577-900x422.jpg)
Trump Rails Against ‘Fauci And These Idiots’ In Campaign Call
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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The president’s remarks came during a call intended to discuss strategy for the Nov. 3 election.
![Paper bags filled with non-perishable food is slid down a table to be handed out at the River of Life Church in Middleport, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201007_FoodBank_003-e1642006900922-900x422.jpg)
Food Banks Busy Serving More Families In Need
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Anita Hajivandi is getting used to seeing a lot of new faces at the food pantry she helps run out of a small church in Meigs… Read More
![Tobacco plants are being used in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. One is already being tested in humans.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1087975594-bdfeec7cb1cd13d9c4ac330b95779ec0c508d838-scaled-e1603133549135-900x422.jpg)
Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Here’s irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.
![Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort for help with their unemployment claims on June 19. New research shows savings built up by the jobless are starting to run out.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1221088472-rsz-f275a0702889752c2451a856ab882f727b3bccec-scaled-e1603132849889-900x422.jpg)
‘I’m Still Unemployed’: Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
What Happens If There Are Power Outages On Election Day?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — On Election Day two years ago, wind gusts knocked out power for at least part of the day in four Northeast Ohio counties. What… Read More
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NPR Student Podcast Challenge Now Open To Those In College
For its third Student Podcast Challenge, NPR is opening up the contest to anyone pursuing their associate’s or bachelor’s degrees, in addition to middle and high school students. The Student… Read More
![FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP20274726027008-scaled-e1601557459669-900x422.jpg)
Ohio GOP Lawmakers Favor Remake Of Tainted Energy Bill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There appears to be consensus among Republican lawmakers to replace a bill tainted by an alleged bribery scandal to provide $1 billion in subsidies to two… Read More
![Some demonstrators at an anti-mask rally at the Statehouse in July. Event planners said security would be provided by "militia". Proud Boys are often identified by black collared polo shirts with yellow stripes on the sleeves.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/proud_boys_cropped_again-e1603132546678-900x422.jpeg)
Hate Groups Active In Ohio, Even Before Group Accused In Michigan Plot Met Here
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Federal authorities have charged more than a dozen men with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and overthrow the government. And the feds… Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms 12 COVID-19 Cases For October 19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,157 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 12 cases were confirmed Monday. The Athens City-County Health Department… Read More
![Rep. Larry Householder (R-Glenford) speaks to reporters before session on September 1. It was the first time he was back in the House since being stripped of his speakership in July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/householder_gaggle_1-e1598995328350-900x422.jpg)
Ex-House Speaker Runs For Reelection Despite Federal Charges
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Rep. Larry Householder’s name will be on the ballot Election Day as the disgraced Ohio lawmaker intends to serve his district for another term. This… Read More
![Old Man's Cave, located in Hocking Hills State Park](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/summer-speicals-image-900x422.jpg)
Teens Receive 3 Years In Juvenile Facility For Killing Photographer With Falling Log At Hocking Hills
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two teenage boys have been ordered held in a juvenile facility for at least three years in the death of a woman killed last year when… Read More
![Boxes of mail-in ballots](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ballots_one__credit_dan_konik__0-e1603120782907-900x422.jpg)
Vendor Blames Higher Than Expected Demand For Delayed Mail-In Ballots
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A direct mail company that’s been hired to print and distribute absentee ballots to Ohioans who requested them has not been able to get them to voters as fast… Read More
![“Everything is just scary,” Folz says of the uncertainty around trade.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_8325-e1603120235509-900x422.jpg)
Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by… Read More
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Huntington Rockers Flat Tracker Release “III/IV” Singles
By: Emily Votaw
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Friday, October 16, Huntington, WV’s Flat Tracker released two new singles: “Father’s Day” and “Gemini.” Listen to them below!