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The OUtlet – July 22nd, 2021
This week on The OUtlet, a group of Athens residents looks to help asylum seekers awaiting trial and how Vinton county residents have adjusted their lives while fighting for new… Read More
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Asylum Seekers Find A Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For the last two years, the Athens United Immigrant Support Project (AUISP) has been working to help individuals who come to the United States fleeing abuse… Read More
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Athena Cinema Reopens, With A Little Help From Its Friends
By: Madison Moore
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Athena Cinema has reopened its doors to the public. The pandemic took a heavy toll on… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For July 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,261 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department of… Read More
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Advocates Face Challenges In Reforming Ohio’s Sentencing Laws
By: Nahla Bendefaa | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — The number of offenses for which someone can be charged with a felony in Ohio has increased more than five-fold since the 1970s. And advocates say… Read More
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FirstEnergy Charged In House Bill 6 Scandal, Agrees To $230 Million Penalty
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy will pay $230 million after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement over charges that the company bribed then-House Speaker Larry Householder and former… Read More
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Did King Arthur begin in a Dark Ages Trading Village? “King Arthur’s Lost Kingdom” on SECRETS OF THE DEAD, July 28 at 10 pm
Secrets of the Dead: King Arthur’s Lost Kingdom Airs Wednesday, July 28 at 10 p.m. on WOUB After four centuries of occupation and leadership, the Romans left Britain in 410… Read More
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Ohio Public Media Organizations Collaborate on Criminal Justice Reporting Project
ATHENS, OH – WOUB is part of a new criminal justice reporting project in collaboration with other public media organizations across Ohio. Justice Matters is an examination of Ohio’s criminal… Read More