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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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