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The OUtlet – April 13, 2023
By: Caleb McCleskey
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This week on The OUtlet, an annual game on the ice is more than a friendly competition, and an Athens resident moves forward with the help of a non-profit organization…. Read More

The Browns end their stadium naming agreement with FirstEnergy
By: Tom Withers | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns ended their stadium naming rights partnership with FirstEnergy Corp. after 10 years, and will return to their lakefront stadium being called Cleveland Browns Stadium…. Read More

The Athens International Film and Video Festival celebrates their 50th anniversary
By: Payton Szymczak
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Athens International Film and Video Festival has provided a venue for underrepresented filmmakers for 50 years. “Fifty years is a long run. Anyone would be… Read More
![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)
47 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from April 7-13
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,220 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 47 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More

Drama plagues the bid to restrict changes to the Ohio Constitution
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio constitution is caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war. With an effort to enshrine abortion rights looming this fall, an influential mix of Republican politicians, lobbying organizations and… Read More

CHANGING PLANET revisits six of our planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems and truly inspiring people – Wednesday, April 19 at 9 pm
CHANGING PLANET Returns to Monitor Changes in Some of Earth’s Most Vulnerable Ecosystems Second Season of Seven-Year Project Premieres Wednesday, April 19, 2023 on PBS and PBS.org Global Conservation Scientist… Read More

WOUB Senior Spotlight: Jacob Motta
By: Andre Norrils
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Motta will be pursuing two master’s degrees at Ohio University after graduating this May Jacob Motta, a senior at Ohio University studying journalism news and information, will be continuing his… Read More

EPA proposes strict limits on tailpipe emissions to speed up electric vehicle transition
By: William Brangham | Dorothy Hastings | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The Biden administration rolled out its most aggressive effort yet to combat climate change with tougher emissions limits for cars and trucks. But several challenges remain, including… Read More

A judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in Ohio and 23 other states
By: Scott McFetridge | AP
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal clean water rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands… Read More

The Biden administration says fentanyl-xylazine cocktail is a deadly national threat
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. government issued a grave new warning Wednesday about a cocktail of illegal street drugs made of fentanyl and xylazine that’s fueling another wave of American… Read More