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![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1518216430607-900x422.jpg)
Federal Watchdog Finds Coal Safety Regulator Not Protecting Miners From Silica Dust
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is not doing enough to protect coal miners from deadly silica dust, according to a new report from the Department of… Read More
![A COVID-19 graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AP_797274936581-e1592324392868-900x422.png)
Athens Co. Confirms 12 COVID-19 Cases For November 16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,648 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 12 cases were confirmed Monday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More
![A woman sits in a theater in Irvine, Calif., waiting for a movie to start, on Sept. 8. A COVID-19 vaccine could unleash pent-up spending from households that have mostly avoided activities like going to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ap_20255783397536-dde24f0c5f179bc18aaa433055a1841178729143-scaled-e1605543802442-900x422.jpg)
Vaccine Could Unlock Trillions In Spending, Leading To ‘Biden Boom’
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Pent-up demand from households that have been cooped up over the last eight months could drive a spending boom in the spring, providing a big boost to the economy.
![FBI agents carry boxes out of the Columbus home of Public Utilities Commission Chair Sam Randazzo.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/randazzo_bust_pic_credit_konik-e1605542695837-900x422.jpg)
FBI Agents Search Home Of Chair Of Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus home of the chair of the agency that regulates Ohio utilities was the site of a search by the FBI this morning…. Read More
![BarbiAnn Maynard drives 45 minutes from her home in Martin County, Kentucky, to a spring at the Mingo-Logan county line in West Virginia to fill containers with fresh water.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/100Days_Water_70-e1605542109130-900x422.jpg)
What Biden’s Plan For “Building Back Better” Could Mean For The Ohio Valley
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BARLOW, Ky. (OVR) — David Meinschein’s teachers, staff and students have sacrificed a lot this year amid the staggering challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. He opens the door heading inside… Read More
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Blueprint Discusses ‘The 10 Traits of Successful Hip-Hop Artists’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Blueprint Discusses ‘The 10 Traits of Successful Hip-Hop Artists’ Al Shepherd is a Columbus-based rapper and overall creative polymath better known by his stage name Blueprint. He… Read More
![Brian Miller behind camera conducting an interview](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brian-Miller-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
WOUB Prepares Former Student for Career in Hollywood
Brian Miller graduated from Ohio University in 1995 ATHENS, OH – When Brian Miller graduated from Ohio University in 1995, he got in his car and drove to Los Angeles… Read More