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A Jackson County fire chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds for personal use
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The chief of the Coalton volunteer fire department in Jackson County pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to using more than $200,000 in fire department… Read More
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Judith Hill delivers soul-bearing set with family on tour
By: Buzz Harvey
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) — Judith Hill‘s upcoming album, Letters from a Black Widow (out April 26), is a soul-bearer; and her Friday night set at the Agora Theatre (5000 Euclid… Read More
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What does music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and Donald Trump have in common?
Both Diddy and former President Donald Trump have had their properties searched by law enforcement authorities pursuant to search warrants. Diddy just recently had his properties searched by Homeland Security… Read More
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Expect more challenges to Ohio’s abortion laws from the new constitutional amendment
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News of a lawsuit challenging some state abortion laws came down last Friday. And supporters of abortion rights suggest it won’t be the last… Read More
![Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to a joint session of the legislature to deliver his State of The Commonwealth address in the House chambers at the Kentucky State Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24004047769205-e1704395980822-900x422.jpg)
Governor Beshear says a budgetary cap would limit his immediate response to natural disasters in Kentucky
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was at a podium Wednesday for a familiar scene: to discuss damage from the latest round of storms that battered Kentucky. But this time… Read More
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Ohio’s House speaker weighs in on a probable challenge for his job next year
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a brewing battle over who will sit at the speaker’s dais next legislative session, current House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said Tuesday that… Read More
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WOUB Senior Spotlight: Haley Swaino
By Kae Walther ATHENS, OH – While Haley Swaino is graduating from Ohio University this spring, she will not be leaving Athens or WOUB. The senior journalism news and information… Read More
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United by a set of razor-sharp talons and a taste for flesh, “Meet the Raptors: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers” on NATURE – April 10 at 8 pm
NATURE “Meet the Raptors: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers” Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 pm From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how… Read More