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Authorities Recover Stolen Holiday Mail In Athens County
By: News Releases
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — According to a press release, on December 23, 2020, The Athens City Police Department and The Athens County Sheriff’s Office searched a home on Scatter Ridge… Read More

Aisha’s Law Falls Short Of Passing Ohio Legislature In 2020
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill in the Ohio legislature that toughens penalties for domestic abuse and creates more protections for victims will not pass the General Assembly by… Read More

2020 Year In Review – Despite Nuclear Bailout Scandal, Republican Leaders Keep HB6
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House finished the bulk of its work with the Republican speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on HB6. The… Read More

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal
By: Benjamin Swasey | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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President Trump’s signature, even after his bashing of the legislation, puts an end to uncertainty over when millions of Americans will receive the economic relief provided in the massive bill.

Athens County Confirms 30 COVID-19 Cases For December 28
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 2,998 total cases of COVID-19 after 30 new cases were reported Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on… Read More

Ohio’s Only Black Elected Prosecutor Prepares To Take Office
By: Debbie Holmes | WOSU
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STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOSU) — In January, Stark County will have its first-ever Black elected prosecutor. Republican Kyle Stone, 37, will also be the only Black county prosecutor in the… Read More

Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — The arrival of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was met with cheers around the Ohio Valley as the first doses were administered to front-line… Read More

WOUB Experience Gave Cleveland Editing Supervisor Confidence to Succeed
Terry Mullally graduated from Ohio University in 1983 ATHENS, OH – Terry Mullally, the editing supervisor at WJW in Cleveland, remembers one moment in her career when she truly realized… Read More

Santa During COVID-19: Plexiglass and Social Distancing Did Not Keep Kids From Smiling
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An unprecedented year yielded an unprecedented Christmas. No big reunions, not a lot of traveling and no Santa interacting with the kids. Ohio has seen more… Read More