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![Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. An investigation underway will determine if any off-duty officers were involved in the attack.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rally-a34d8a644d4df56edd29fe5214762384f9823232-e1610740503814-900x422.jpg)
Police Officers Across Nation Face Federal Charges For Involvement In Capitol Riots
By: Eric Westervelt | NPR
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More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Federal investigators will determine if they broke any the laws during the insurrection.
![President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Dr. David Kessler, shown here during a briefing before the election, to be the White House's chief science officer of COVID Response.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1229325671-d6237bc5c0a94983761780b75faf8f97fe00dab7-scaled-e1610740887833-900x422.jpg)
Biden Administration Will Rename ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Citing Trump ‘Failures’
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House’s chief science officer of COVID Response.
![young and older Joe Biden facing each other](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FLPresidentBiden_SignatutreImage-900x422.jpg)
The story of how crisis and tragedy helped prepare President Biden on FRONTLINE, Jan. 19 at 10 pm
On Inauguration Eve, FRONTLINE Chronicles How Crisis and Tragedy Prepared Joe Biden to Become America’s Next President President Biden Tues., Jan. 19, 2021 Streaming at 7 pm at pbs.org/frontline &… Read More
![A fourth-grader eats breakfast at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River, Mass.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1229943333-08ceb9394edecd8283f41273ec59bd7a2e3e0639-scaled-e1610733885138-900x422.jpg)
Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn’t Gotten To Needy Families
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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The federal government has yet to approve plans in most states for giving out money that was authorized in October.
![A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccination](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21011781238916-e1610474482361-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County will have more COVID-19 vaccine providers next week as the state’s eligibility for the shots expands Kroger Pharmacies in the county, along with Shrivers Pharmacies… 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 County Confirms 41 New COVID-19 Cases For January 15
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,587 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 41 were reported Friday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More
![Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters takes oath on Zoom](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/screen_shot_2021-01-14_at_6.58.58_pm_0-e1610726959428-900x422.png)
Ohio Democratic Party Has A New Chairwoman
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Democratic Party has a new chair. Summit County Council woman Liz Walters was elected last night by the party’s executive committee. It came… Read More
![Chloe](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20210114_154927.jpg25-900x422.jpg)
Suggested Listening ’20: Chloe Musick
What a year 2020 was! Since it is doubtful anyone even believes in linear time anymore, it seems fitting that WOUB Culture is rolling out our Suggested Listening feature in… Read More