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Companies Invited to Offer Proposals for Bike-Share Program
By: Jennifer Prempeh
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ATHENS, Ohio – Bike-friendly Athens, OH could be even friendlier by the end of the Spring semester as the Ohio University Student Senate solicits companies to operate a bike-share program… Read More
West Virginia Rejects Appalachian Power’s Tax Relief Request
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Public Works board has rejected Appalachian Power Co.’s tax relief request that said unusually mild weather hurt the company’s 2017 earnings. The Charleston… Read More
Kentucky House GOP Caucus Chief of Staff Resigns
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The chief of staff for the Kentucky House Republican Caucus has resigned. The Herald-Leader reports Ginger Wills resigned Friday. House Majority Leader Jonathan Shell confirmed the… Read More
West Virginia Lawmakers Vote to End Film Tax Credit
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers have agreed to end the state’s film production tax credit following a two-hour debate in the House of Delegates and a January audit… Read More
Michigan Authorities Investigating Ohio School Official
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – State police in Michigan are reopening an investigation into a former teacher recently elected to a school board in Ohio even though that district banned him… Read More
Teacher Suspended After Saying “Go Back to Your Country”
By: Associated Press
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CHARDON, Ohio (AP) – A middle school teacher in Ohio who says he jokingly told a student to “go back to your country” has been suspended. School officials in Chardon… Read More
A Look at Candidates Running for Ohio Governor in 2018
By: Associated Press
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The following is a look at the line-ups in the Republican and Democratic primaries whose winners will face off this fall for the chance to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. John… Read More
Finals By Alden Week
Finals By Alden week has started, and Alden Library has plenty of stress relieving events for Bobcats who want to relieve final exam stress. At “Club Alden” you can actually… Read More
West Virginia High School Graduation Rate Near 90 Percent
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials say the high school graduation rate for the 2016-17 year was 89.4 percent, down slightly from the previous year. The total of… Read More
Dozens Come Down with Rash at VA Medical Center
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A patient and more than 60 employees at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Virginia have come down with a rash or other minor issue… Read More
WVU Student Radio Station Still on the Air
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University’s student-run radio station is on the air despite a temporary shutdown from a job action by student workers. School officials said they met… Read More
Officer Cleared in Shooting of Man with BB Gun by Hospital
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A grand jury has cleared a police officer who fatally shot a man authorities said pulled what turned out to be a BB gun from a… Read More
Patrol: Truck Rear-Ends School Bus, 9 Students Injured
By: Associated Press
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MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a tractor trailer rear-ended a school bus in Ohio, sending nine students to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The State Highway Patrol says… Read More
Man Sentenced in His Sisters’ Killings Seeks New Trial
By: Associated Press
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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on murder charges in his sisters’ killings is seeking a new trial and a judge’s… Read More
Bacterial Infection Kills 3 Dogs at Animal Kentucky Shelter
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A highly contagious bacterial infection has killed three dogs at an animal shelter in Kentucky and forced it to temporarily shut down. Lexington Humane Society spokeswoman… Read More
Indiana Woman Shares Serial Killer Survival Story in Book
By: Associated Press
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An Indiana woman who’s the only known survivor of an attack by a man linked to 15 killings has written a book to help other victims… Read More
John Hingsbergen, Kentucky Public Radio Host, Dies at 67
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – John Hingsbergen, a voice of public radio for most of central and eastern Kentucky, has died. He was 67. WEKU station manager Roger Duvall confirmed Hingsbergen… Read More
Suspect in Mistaken Identity Killing Back in Pennsylvania
By: Associated Press
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A man sentenced to life in prison for a West Virginia slaying is in Pennsylvania to face charges in an interstate killing that police say was… Read More
Tennessee Fugitive Caught in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) – Police in West Virginia say a Tennessee fugitive is accused of posing as a police officer and faking an injury to obtain a prescription pain prescription… Read More
Coal Mine Supervisor Sentenced for Falsifying Safety Records
By: Associated Press
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GREENVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A supervisor at a Kentucky coal mine has been sentenced for violating the Mine Safety and Health Act. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Daniel Couch Jr. was… Read More
Officer Arrested, Charged with Assault in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer in Kentucky who’s accused of assaulting a man has been arrested. Louisville Metro police spokesman Dwight Mitchell told news outlets that… Read More
Ex-Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charges
By: Associated Press
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COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A former youth pastor and school volunteer has admitted to sexually abusing a young girl. The Kentucky Enquirer reports 56-year-old Joseph Niemeyer pleaded guilty Monday to… Read More
Statewide Billboard Campaign to Tackle Drug Abuse Problem
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say a new billboard campaign will be used to raise public awareness about drug abuse and the need for public participation in tackling the… Read More
Anti-Gay Marriage Group Knew of Lawmaker’s Secret Gay Life
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The nation’s leading anti-gay marriage organization was among the Christian conservative groups that knew a recently resigned Republican Ohio lawmaker had extramarital sexual contact with other… Read More