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Nelsonville Teen Admits To Shooting Death Of Another Boy
By: WOUB News TeamBy: WOUB Staff reports
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 14-year-old Nelsonville boy admitted in court Tuesday that he killed another boy while playing with a gun. Meanwhile, the boy’s father, Donald Platt, 37, was… Read More
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Family Of Previously Missing Girl Face Charges Related To Sexual Abuse
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Four family members of a previously missing Athens County girl were indicted Tuesday on multiple felony charges that include rape and child endangerment. Serah Bellar, originally… Read More
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Athens Co. Adds One Death Related To COVID-19, No New Cases For May 18
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 59 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The… Read More
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What The New Monthly Child Tax Credits Mean For You And Your Family
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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“For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here,” said President Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.
![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
Millions Of Dollars For Vaccine Lottery Part Of Education, Outreach Fund
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Vaccinated Ohioans can officially start signing up to be part of the $1M lottery which the state is administering in hopes of jumpstarting a… Read More
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Exploring COVID-19’s Impact On Regional Museums
By: Emily Votaw
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Although no sector of American life was left completely unmarred by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many museums (both large and small) found themselves in particularly difficult situations that… Read More
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Former WOUB Student Led the Way at ABC
Michael Karman graduated from Ohio University in 1976 ATHENS, OH – Michael Karman had a wide-ranging career working for the ABC network and credits all the opportunities he got to… Read More