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After Nearly A Decade Of Anxiety Over Pensions, Coal Miners See Light At The End Of The Tunnel

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Union coal miners and retirees breathed a collective sigh of relief after the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that includes support for miners’ pensions, which had been at risk… Read More

Study Shows Surface Coal Miners are Exposed to Toxic Dust that Causes Black Lung

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Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and surface mine dust contains more silica… Read More

WOUB Newsroom Recognized with Student Production Award


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Award recognized Newswatch special episode focused on sexual assault ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Public Media Newsroom has received a 2019 Student Production Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of… Read More

Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy

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The recent bankruptcy of Murray Energy is likely to significantly increase the debt of a struggling federal trust fund that supports disabled miners’ health care expenses. According to court filings, Murray… Read More

Blackjewel Miners Get More of Their Pay as Labor Dept. Acts Against Bankrupt Company

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Coal miners who went without pay when mining company Blackjewel declared bankruptcy this June are one step closer to receiving lost wages. The checks come weeks after some of the… Read More

Advocacy Group Finds Traces Contamination In Many Regional Water Systems

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Tap water delivered by more than 2,000 water systems across the Ohio Valley contain pollutants, many harmful to human health, even though they mostly meet federal drinking water standards. That’s… Read More

Federal Agency to Hear Comment on Silica Dust as Black Lung Epidemic Rages

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The Mine Safety and Health Administration will host a public meeting Thursday as it considers action on regulating respirable silica, one of the major contributors to Appalachia’s skyrocketing rates of… Read More

Report: Water Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Martin Co., Kentucky

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A new report finds nearly half the residents of Martin County, Kentucky, cannot afford water service. Local activists with the Martin County Concerned Citizens are ringing alarm bells about water… Read More

Pints with a Purpose for the SEO Musical Lending Library


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The Southeast Ohio Musical Lending Library is the September recipient for Devil’s Kettle Brewing’s Pints with a Purpose Fundraiser! Grab a few friends and join us for some delicious brews… Read More

Poorhouse Week


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The Poorhouse Rag, a literary review published by WVU Parkersburg, will celebrate the release of its inaugural edition with a reception and multiple campus activities the week of Sept. 30…. Read More

Hospital Closings Hit Hard in West Virginia

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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Carrie Jones is looking for work for the first time in two decades. She’s even more worried about what will happen to her psychiatric patients. “Where… Read More

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Feud” | Tuesday, September 10 at 9 pm


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American Experience The Feud Premieres Tuesday, September 10, 2019 on WOUB  New Film Reveals the Real Story Behind the Infamous Hatfield-McCoy Feud   The most famous family conflict in American… Read More

Mines No Safer Despite $1 Billion In Fines, Federal Audit Says

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A Labor Department audit found no correlation between the federal system that fines mining companies for unsafe conditions and safety in mining operations.

Dayton Mass Shooting Latest: Shooter Identified

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The Latest: Source: Ohio shooter identified as Connor Betts By MICHAEL BALSAMO undefined DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio (all times local):… Read More

ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery

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The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a major grant to what it calls an innovative pilot program for a region hit hard by the addiction crisis. The goal is to… Read More

Coal Miners Back in Washington Fighting for Benefits

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United Mine Workers and supporters were on Capitol Hill Wednesday in an effort to shore up their pension and health benefits. More than 43,000 coal miners in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia… Read More

New Data Show Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked, And Reveal Scale Of Past Pain Pill Sales

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Two newly released sets of government data show that the death toll from the nation’s opioid crisis may finally be dropping and also reveal the scale of the pain pill… Read More

Senate Plan Offsets Nuclear Subsidies by Ending Energy Efficiency Requirements

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A new version of the comprehensive energy bill, HB6, was introduced in the Ohio Senate on Monday that would charge residential ratepayers $0.85 a month on their electric bills to… Read More

As Congressional Panel Focuses On Black Lung, UMW Urges Stronger Health Protections


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As Congress hears testimony on the epidemic of black lung disease among Appalachian miners, two labor leaders are calling on Congress and regulators to do more to protect miners. In… Read More

James R Patsey Memorial 2 Mile Walk/Run


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Saturday, August 3, 2019, Stewart, Ohio at Federal Valley Resource Center, 8225 State Route 329, Stewart.  Preregistration July 3, $12.  Registration day of race $17.  Registration 7AM, Race 8AM, kids… Read More

Federal Prosecutors Say WV Gov. Justice Responsible For Fines Against Family Company

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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek a court ruling to hold West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his son, Jay Justice, personally accountable for a $1.23 million civil… Read More

Department of Energy Testing Begins at Pike County Middle School

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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB) — The U.S. Department of Energy tested for radioactive materials at Zahn’s Corner Middle School on Saturday morning. “It was important for the secretary to send the… Read More

Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution

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A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators including West Virginia Republican Shelley Moore Capito this week introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS…. Read More

Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs

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Ohio Valley farmers say the latest tariff escalation between the Trump administration and China could continue to hurt their businesses, with many farmers already facing financial struggles. As Chinese officials visit… Read More

Medical Marijuana for Autism, Anxiety?

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COLUMBUS — The State Medical Board’s Medical Marijuana Expert Review committee unanimously voted Wednesday to recommend two conditions be added to the list of qualify conditions that doctors can recommend be… Read More