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Ohio Launches System For Those In Crisis To Text For Help
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has launched a system allowing people in stressful situations to text counselors for help, day or night. Tracy Plouck, the Department of Mental Health and… Read More
Man Charged In 27 Huntington Overdoses Pleads Not Guilty
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trial date has been set for an Ohio man who has pleaded not guilty to heroin distribution in connection to 27 overdoses in a five-hour… Read More
Ohio Official: No Attempted Intrusion Into Voter Database
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief is expressing confidence in the security of the swing state’s voting equipment and its voter registration database. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s… Read More
Researchers: West Virginia Economic Recovery Lackluster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University researchers say economic indicators show West Virginia is further emerging from a recession. The university said in a news release that the Mountain… Read More
Bevin, Democratic Leaders Argue Over Education Funding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic leaders have blasted Republican Gov. Matt Bevin for withholding $4.6 million from public school districts – money Bevin says he will release if the… Read More
Columbus Blames Heroin In 27 Overdoses, 2 Deaths In 24 Hours
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials in Ohio’s capital say 27 people overdosed in a 24-hour span using what’s believed to be a mix of heroin and something stronger, and two… Read More
Bill Requires Renewal Process For Ohio Agencies, Departments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Senate has passed a bill giving the legislature more control over whether a state agency continues to exist. The proposal creates a process for… Read More
Ethics Panel Rebukes W.Va. Rep. McKinley Over Business Name
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Ethics Committee is scolding West Virginia Rep. David McKinley for disregarding House rules by failing to change the name of his self-titled engineering firm after… Read More
The Latest: Council President Confident About Police Probe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The president of the Columbus, Ohio, city council says he’s confident the city’s police will conduct a thorough investigation of their recent fatal shootings of two black… Read More
Chemical Safety Board To Discuss 2014 West Virginia Spill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A board of federal investigators is releasing its findings about a chemical spill into the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia almost three years… Read More
Youth Smoking Rate Declining In Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State health officials are pointing to more progress in efforts to reduce Kentucky’s youth smoking rate. The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the… Read More
Man Indicted On DUI-Related Charges In State Trooper’s Death
CLEVELAND (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a man on aggravated vehicular homicide and DUI charges in the death of an Ohio state trooper who was struck and killed… Read More
Stargazing Party Set For This Weekend In West Virginia
GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – Amateur astronomers are signed up to watch the sky over central West Virginia this weekend. The third annual Calhoun Stargaze is set for Friday through Sunday… Read More
Portman Quietly Deploys Web Tools As Ohio Senate Race Rages
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Google says Republican Rob Portman of Ohio has been one of the savviest users of its digital resources this campaign season. The company says the incumbent… Read More
Ohio Elections Chief: About 806,000 Ask For Absentee Ballots
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Nearly 806,000 Ohioans have asked for an absentee ballot ahead of the November presidential election. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted says more than 13,000 of… Read More
Attorney: Court Ruling Protects Students’ Rights
A federal judge has rejected an Ohio school district’s challenge to Democratic President Barack Obama’s rule on transgender bathrooms, and an attorney for the student at the center of the… Read More
Ohio, Online Charter Battle In Court Over Student Log-ins
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state review has found that enrollment at Ohio’s largest online charter school is nearly 60 percent lower than originally reported, potentially jeopardizing about $60 million… Read More
Illinois Man Arrested In Kidnapping Of Teenager And Baby
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An Illinois man accused of kidnapping his 13-year-old step-daughter and her 3-week-old baby has been arrested at a makeshift campsite in West Virginia. Kanawha County Sheriff’s… Read More
Obama Coming To Ohio Next Month For Democratic Fundraiser
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Democratic Party says President Barack Obama will headline its annual state dinner next month. State party chairman David Pepper says Obama will help fire… Read More
1 in 7 Ohio Voters won’t receive invitation to vote absentee
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – One in seven registered voters in Ohio won’t receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail for the upcoming election cycle. Republican Ohio Secretary of… Read More
Fire Destroys Century-old Grandstand At Ohio Fairgrounds
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) – A fire has destroyed a century-old grandstand at a fairground in central Ohio. Police in Lancaster say they are talking with a group of juveniles who… Read More
Praise, Prior Shootings In Ohio Officer’s File
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Records show the Columbus police officer who fatally shot a black 13-year-old during an armed robbery investigation once helped save the life of a black boy… Read More
Funeral Service Set For Ohio Boy Fatally Shot By Police
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Funeral services have been set for a 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by a Columbus police officer investigating a report of armed robbery. Attorneys for the… Read More
Agriculture Chief Touts Investments In Ohio College Visit
WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has highlighted the department’s investments in rural infrastructure projects with a visit to Wilmington College in southwest Ohio. Vilsack visited its… Read More
West Virginia Coalfield Retraining Group Lands $800k Grant
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia group that helps retrain coal miners who were laid off is receiving an $800,000 federal grant. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore… Read More
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