All Posts from Aaron Payne
Judge Sentences Woman Found Slumped in Car After Overdose
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EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (AP) – A woman photographed with her boyfriend slumped in a vehicle after overdosing on heroin while her 4-year-old grandson was in the backseat has pleaded no… Read More
West Virginia Governor Asks Obama for $310M in Flood Aid
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is asking President Barack Obama for another $310 million to fuel West Virginia’s long-term economic recovery and community rebuilding after deadly floods… Read More
Pension Funds Added to Ohio’s Public Spending Website
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Financial information from Ohio’s five public pension funds has been added to the state’s online checkbook site, though the numbers aren’t all up to date. State… Read More
Ohio, Online Charter Battle in Court Over Student Log-ins
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is arguing in court that the state’s largest online charter school wants taxpayers to give it $106 million in annual funding regardless of whether students… Read More
Opioid High: Students Face A Different Kind of Test
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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It’s not just about notebooks and pencil boxes anymore: the opioid epidemic means back-to-school supplies now include things like emergency overdose treatments and drug prevention plans. Many schools in the… Read More
Cops: Photos of Boy With Passed-Out Adults Show Drug Scourge
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EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio police department says it’s trying to show the impact of the heroin and painkiller epidemic by sharing photos of a 4-year-old boy sitting… Read More
Feds Reject Ohio’s Request to Charge New Medicaid Fees
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal regulators have rejected a state request to charge new premiums to Ohioans on Medicaid. House Republicans had inserted plans for the so-called Healthy Ohio Program… Read More
Ohio Helps Domestic Violence Victims Shield their Addresses
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Victims of domestic violence, stalking and other crimes can ask to have their addresses shielded from certain public records in Ohio under a new law. Republican Secretary… Read More
Panel to Push for Much Faster Internet in West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The new chairman of a governor-appointed panel says gigabit internet service needs to be available throughout West Virginia in order to prevent the state from falling… Read More
Ross County Issues Warning About “Unusually Powerful Heroin”
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Officials in Ross County issued a heroin warning Tuesday night after reporting 15 overdoses since Sept. 1, including one suspected overdose death. According to the Chillicothe Gazette,… Read More
Mountains Of Evidence: Questions About Coal’s Most Controversial Practice May Finally Be Answered
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently announced a comprehensive study on the health effects of the controversial coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal. For coalfield residents who have… Read More
State Supreme Court Sets Execution Date for Convicted Murderer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has set a 2020 execution date for a gang member who fatally shot a 3-year-old boy. The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday in… Read More
Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse… Read More
Report: Drug Overdose Deaths in Ohio Increase for 2015
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report released by the state indicates deaths tied to the opioid epidemic in Ohio are still on the rise. Unintentional drug overdoses led to the… Read More
New iBook Highlights Ohio’s Role In Democracy
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s a new tool for Apple users who want to know more about Ohio’s history in presidential elections – and its role in the upcoming one. It’s… Read More
Three Judge Panel Rules Against “Golden Week” Voting
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A panel of three federal judges has shot down the week where first-time voters can register and cast ballots at the same time. That sets the first… Read More
Turnpike Agency to Use Drone to Inspect Bridge for 1st Time
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Turnpike plans to use a drone to inspect a bridge for the first time next month. Officials say a remote-controlled aircraft will inspect the… Read More
Labor Day Bell Ringing For ‘Rosies the Riveters’ in West Virginia Set
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II is sponsoring bell ringings on Labor Day in at least seven communities… Read More
Woman Killed by Pickup Truck in Ohio Fast-Food Parking Lot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman has died after being hit and run over by a pickup truck as it backed up in a Columbus fast-food parking lot. Authorities have… Read More
Fire Kills Child in Point Pleasant
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a child has died in a fire that destroyed a house in Mason County. Firefighters responded to a home in Point Pleasant shortly… Read More
Officials: Ohio to Ease Seaplane Landing Rules at Lakes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state agency wants to expand the number of Ohio lakes where seaplane pilots can take off and land. The Columbus Dispatch reports the expansion would allow… Read More
As the Number of Freestanding ERs Grows, So Does Scrutiny
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DALLAS (AP) — Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals. Five years… Read More
Huntington’s Tri-State Airport Gets Federal Funding
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Tri-State Airport near Huntington will receive $1.3 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia… Read More
Ohio Health Centers to Get $3.1M in Grants to Improve Care
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COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Ohio is getting more than $3 million in federal grants to improve services and conditions at state health centers. The 41 awards were recently announced by… Read More
When Schools are Threatened, Untold Learning Time is Lost
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COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Police, school employees, security consultants and others say threats to schools are increasing nationwide. They come both from local students and outsiders seeking to cause disruptions… Read More