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Do You Have Questions About The Covid-19 Vaccine?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — The coronavirus vaccines are coming. After a year dominated by quarantine, lockdowns and far too many deaths and illnesses, the arrival of vaccines produced by two… Read More
US Panel Endorses Widespread Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The Food… Read More
Anti-Death Penalty Advocates Pleased DeWine Says Lethal Injection Appears “Impossible”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Anti-death penalty advocates are reacting to comments from Gov. Mike DeWine, who said in an Associated Press interview that lethal injection “appears to us to… Read More
DeWine Extends Overnight Curfew Into New Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state’s overnight coronavirus curfew into the new year. The curfew first enacted last month runs from 10 p.m. until… Read More
Ohio Joins Trump Effort To Overturn Election Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio on Thursday joined other Republican-led states in backing GOP President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election. In an amicus brief,… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 30 New COVID-19 Cases And Removes One For December 10, Remains Level 3
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 2,502 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 29 cases were confirmed Thursday and one previous case… Read More
Governor Was Warned Of Would-be Regulator’s Ties To Utility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine disregarded cries of alarm in early 2019 from consumer and environmental advocates, concerns echoed in a previously undisclosed last-minute plea from GOP insiders,… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Get First Look At Long-Delayed Capital Budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers are finally getting a look at the $2.5 billion state capital improvements budget, delayed for months by the pandemic. State budget director Kim Murnieks… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball: Despite last-minute schedule addition, Bobcats run past Purdue Northwest
ATHENS, Ohio — About 29 hours prior to tip-off, it was officially announced that Ohio was playing a basketball game on Thursday afternoon. After Mississippi Valley State canceled its matchup… Read More
Ohio Senate Cancels Voting Session After House Unable To Meet
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate cancelled a voting session for tomorrow, after the House scrapped its session for Wednesday. But the Republican House Speaker is refusing… Read More
A Guide to WOUB’s 2020 Holiday Showcase Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
As the year comes to a close, WOUB-TV is spotlighting a wide variety of programming with our 2020 Holiday Showcase. Check out our guide below for all the pertinent information… Read More
Teamwork and Professionalism Learned at WOUB
Sherwin Ritchie worked as a student engineer at WOUB in the late 1960s ATHENS, OH – Sherwin Ritchie didn’t end up pursuing a career in broadcasting or communications but credits… Read More