All Posts from Aaron Payne
Is There Finally Some Agreement On The Need For Bail Reform In Ohio?
By: Foluki Omosun | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — In the early 1980s, Robin Turner got caught up in the world of drugs. She was arrested and incarcerated pending trial until her brother helped her… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 4 New COVID-19 Cases For July 27
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,269 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after four new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Ohio University Suspends Another Fraternity For Hazing Violations
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has suspended another fraternity from campus after an investigation revealed members committed multiple Student Code of Conduct violations related to hazing. Assistant Dean of Students… Read More
FirstEnergy Reevaluates Denial Of Ratepayer Funds In Bribe
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Utility giant FirstEnergy Corp. says it’s reevaluating previous denials that the company used customer money to secretly fund a $60 million bribery scheme. The Akron-based company… 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_0272-scaled-e1627403660748-900x422.jpg)
CDC Expected To Backpedal On Some Masking Guidelines
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to backpedal on some of its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts… Read More
‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In gripping emotional testimony, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted the “horrific and devastating” violence of Jan. 6 during the first hearing of the select committee… Read More
DeWine Learned Of FirstEnergy Payment To Former PUCO Chair Before He Resigned
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has made his first public comments since last week’s plea deal from FirstEnergy in the federal corruption case involving the nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
Crumbling Track At Alexander Puts Athletes, Entire Program At Risk
By: Dylan Theisen
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB) — Fourteen years after its construction, the running track at Alexander High School is still occupied by student athletes. But the coat of black rubber is showing its age;… Read More
For Many Vinton County Residents, Only Source Of Clean Water Is Outside The Home
By: Madison Moore
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MCARTHUR, Ohio (WOUB) — Access to clean water in homes is a given for most families in the United States. In southeastern Ohio, notably Vinton County, however, this is not the… Read More
In Ohio, Videos Are Public Records But Sometimes Police Refuse To Release
By: Matt Richmond | ideastream
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (ideastream) — Over the past few years, police departments across the country have grappled with what to do when a video in their possession captures the use of… Read More
Public Colleges Have New Principles To Prevent Hazing On Campuses
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has a new law that stiffens penalties for people convicted of hazing at the state’s college campuses. Now, the public colleges themselves are taking… Read More
DeWine: “No Appetite” For Mask Mandate In Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health’s latest COVID guidance for K-12 schools strongly recommends those who can be vaccinated get shots, and masks for those who can’t or choose… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 2 New COVID-19 Cases For July 26
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,265 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two new cases were reported Monday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Ohio Health Officials Recommend Masks In Schools This Fall
By: Steve Brown | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Citing a sharp spike in cases linked to the delta coronavirus variant, the Ohio Department of Health is issuing new guidance that recommends unvaccinated staff and… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For July 25
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,263 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported Sunday. The Ohio Department of… 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)
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 24
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,263 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Saturday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Chillicothe Man Found Guilty Of Rapes In Athens
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Chillicothe man could spend nearly three decades in prison after being convicted Friday of raping two women in Athens. Grant Sims, 25, formerly of Athens,… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,262 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Friday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Asylum Seekers Find 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 and… Read More
Families Receive Sorely Needed Child Tax Credit Payments
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BUCHTEL, Ohio (OVR) — The Robsons, like the vast majority of U.S. households with children, began receiving the Child Tax Credit last week – the latest part of the American… Read More
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
By: Sharon Pruitt-Young | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… 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
Athens Co. Confirms 5 New COVID-19 Cases For July 21
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,261 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after five new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
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