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Lawsuit: Justice Family Company Owes $166,000 In Deductibles
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An insurance company is alleging in a federal lawsuit that a company run by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his adult children owes it $166,000…. Read More

State Dems Urge Congress To Pass Bill To Lower Drug Prices
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a bill in Congress Democrats say would help lower the price of prescription drugs. Some state representatives here are pushing to get it… Read More

Athens Co. Downgraded To Level 2 Public Emergency, Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases And Removes One For May 6
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County is now at a Level 2 Public Health Emergency, according to the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, for the first time since November of last… Read More

Van Dyke Parks On Mountain Stage
The legendary arranger, songwriter and musician makes his first appearance on West Virginia’s famous stage.

Witness Testimony Continues In Landmark W.Va. Opioid Trial
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Witness testimony has begun in a landmark opioid trial in which local governments in West Virginia have sued three large drug distributors that have been accused… Read More

Judge Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium, Setting Up High-Stakes Appeal
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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A federal judge has ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority by issuing a nationwide moratorium on evictions. The fate of millions of renters rests on appeal.

Did the plastic industry use recycling to sell more plastic? “FRONTLINE: THE PLASTIC WARS” – May 11 at 10 pm
FRONTLINE and NPR Investigate How the Plastics Industry Used Recycling to Help Sell More Plastic Plastic Wars Tues., May 11, 2021 at 10 on PBS and online www.facebook.com/frontline |… Read More

Former WOUB Student Pays it Forward Through Scholarship
The Larry and JoAnn Katz Family Scholarship is award annually ATHENS, OH – WOUB student and Ohio University Sophomore Dylan Theisen didn’t expect to be paying to live in an… Read More