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![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
73 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Dec. 23-29
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,255 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 73 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
![President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness at the White House on Wednesday, with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona by his side.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ap22236713886855_slide-73558867b24e83de48f4d5727b79d0869323b8f0-scaled-e1661447323229-900x422.jpg)
Student debt relief is in legal limbo, but advocates still have a ‘toolbox’ of solutions
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — President Joe Biden’s latest student debt cancellation plan, designed to clear up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some 40 million Americans, is going to… Read More
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Cabell County commissioners OK a review of needle exchange program
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cabell County commissioners want to make sure a syringe exchange program for drug users is fully in line with recent stricter West Virginia laws, and voted… Read More
![House Speaker Bob Cupp looks off as he's interviewed in the House chamber by reporters](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/download-7-e1672333502541-900x422.webp)
Ohio House leaders discuss some of the year’s most controversial bills
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After redistricting and elections took up a large chunk of lawmakers’ time this year, the Ohio House was left with a few heated debates…. Read More
![Two women play a card game together. One laughs while the other looks deep in concentration.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ap222866075948581-48529ae0d4a988d319e66b2ce21b6f2ccafcc772-scaled-e1672332467717-900x422.jpg)
Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill
By: Arezou Rezvani | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The $1.7 trillion spending bill President Biden is expected to sign into law this week includes several key provisions that are meant to make it easier… Read More
![Shop-Vacs and fans dry out damage in the Ohio Senate Chambers at the Ohio Statehouse.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/download-6-e1672330621817-900x422.webp)
Burst pipe floods Ohio Statehouse’s Senate chambers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Extremely cold temperatures in the Buckeye State caused damage to “The People’s House,” the nickname commonly given to the Ohio Statehouse, Tuesday. Early that… Read More
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The dramatic story with an extraterrestrial artifact in “First Contact: An Alien Encounter” – Jan. 4 at 9 pm
Wednesday, January 4 at 9 pm In the last 20 years, new technologies have dramatically improved our ability to see and hear the universe around us. We’ve built networks of… Read More