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Marietta Doctor Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Illegally Distributing Opioids
By: WOUB News Team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Marietta doctor was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to eight years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and defrauding health care… Read More
![Gene Bracegirdle was relieved to get his first dose vaccine shot recently in rural Colorado.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vax-matt-c4fd973a3b06ddc9cdec763bc9835d95bc66e376-e1610129093773-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Off To A Slow Start — But Not In Some Rural Areas
By: Kirk Siegler | NPR
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Some rural areas, where healthcare is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of coronavirus vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.
![West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, left, is given the oath of office Dec. 14, 2020, in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Evans recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 prompting calls for his resignation and thousands of signatures on an online petition advocating his removal.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21007076907247-e1610139171538-900x422.jpg)
W.Va. State Lawmaker Charged With Entering A Restricted Area In Storming Of U.S. Capitol
By: Dave Mistich | WVPB
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WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WVPB) — A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself taking part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday has been charged by federal officials. Del. Derrick… Read More
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Athens County Confirms 45 New COVID-19 Cases For January 8
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,340 total cases of COVID-19 after 45 new cases were reported Friday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on… Read More
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Meet The Six Candidates Vying To Be The Next Chair Of The Ohio Democratic Party
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Democratic Party will soon have a new chair. David Pepper resigned last month. Whoever succeeds him will lead a party that has been… Read More
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WOUB and Coshocton Public Library Kick Off Virtual Screening Series with Elvis
Screenings of PBS Classic Album episodes will be held throughout January ATHENS, OH – Today is Elvis’ birthday. He would have been 86 years old. WOUB Public Media and the… Read More