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Water Being Tested In 130 West Virginia Schools
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State officials are testing the running water in 130 West Virginia schools after a chemical spill in Charleston. An interagency team began testing Tuesday for two chemicals that entered the… Read More
Ohio Wakes To Even Colder Temperatures Wednesday Morning
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Minus-18 degrees in Athens County, that was the temperature in Albany Wednesday as area residents faced a second day of double-digit subzero temperatures. Most schools in Athens, Jackson, and Vinton… Read More
Ohio Wakes to Even Colder Wednesday Morning
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Negative 18 degrees in Athens County, that was the temperature in Albany Wednesday as area residents faced a second day of double-digit subzero temperatures Most schools in Athens, Jackson, and… Read More
Crime Solvers Still Looking For Information On Athens Walmart Arson
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An Arson at the Athens Walmart tops the list of Athens County Crime Solvers Anonymous' crimes of the month. Police are still looking for a subject in connection to the… Read More
WV Senate Vote Set On Chemical Spill Bill
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The West Virginia Senate plans to vote on whether to impose stronger regulations on above-ground storage tanks after a recent chemical spill in Charleston. The proposal would require registrations and… Read More
Cold Freezes Activities – Hundreds Without Power In Southeast Ohio
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Have you always wanted to visit the Arctic? Go outside. Dangerous wind chills greeted Ohioans as the state was slapped with another blast of Artic air. The National Weather Service… Read More
Ohio Inmate Allegedly Coached To Fake Suffocation
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An attorney for a condemned Ohio inmate who snorted and gasped during his execution was temporarily suspended last week while officials investigated whether he had coached the inmate to fake… Read More
United Way Assists Workers Affected By W.Va. Spill
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The United Way of Central West Virginia has raised more than $70,000 to help workers affected by a chemical spill. The organization established an emergency fund following the spill in… Read More
Ohio Faces Freezing Temperatures After Snow Storm
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UPDATE 8:28 p.m. School districts across the region are cancelling or delaying classes ahead of sub-zero wind chill temperatures forecasted for Monday. Athens City Schools, Nelsonville-York City Schools, Alexander Local… Read More
Nasty Weather Rolling Across Ohio Saturday
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UPDATE 11:20 a.m. Fresh snow fell across Ohio overnight Saturday and was continuing in the morning, creating hazardous driving conditions that caused several crashes. WCMH-TV reports that two semis crashed… Read More
Thousands Of Poor Ohioans Lose Food Stamp Benefits
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Thousands of poor Ohio residents have lost food stamp benefits for not fulfilling work requirements, and the number is expected to rise in the coming months. The Columbus Dispatch reports… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Declines Inman Appeal
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The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal by a man convicted of killing his estranged wife, who was found strangled in a septic tank. William Inman II… Read More
Ohio Reaches $898 Million In Liquor Sales For 2013
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The state says total liquor sales in Ohio climbed to a record $898 million in 2013, up almost 6 percent from the previous year. The Ohio Division of Liquor Control… Read More
Repairs Top Ohio Colleges’ Capital Budget Request
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Ohio higher education leaders instructed by Republican Gov. John Kasich to cooperate when requesting state dollars have identified maintenance and repairs as far higher priorities than new construction. A coalition… Read More
Second Death Row Inmate Sues To Stop Execution
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UPDATE 4:38 p.m. A condemned Ohio killer is suing to stop his March execution, alleging the state's capital punishment policy leaves open the chance an inmate could remain clinically alive after… Read More
Candidates In West Virginia File For Open U.S. Senate Seat
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U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is officially in the race for U.S. Senate. Capito filed her candidacy papers Thursday with the Secretary of State's Office. The seven-term Republican is seeking… Read More
West Virginia Chemical Spill Now Tough To Track In Rivers
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A water pollution control agency for the Ohio River says it will be difficult to tell if or when the chemical spill that contaminated West Virginians' water reaches the Mississippi… Read More
Additional Chemical Found In Tainted Water Supply
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West Virginia regulators have ordered Freedom Industries to disclose everything that spilled when a storage tank leaked and contaminated the water supply for 300,000 people. The Department of Environmental Protection… Read More
W.Va. Senator: Gov. Bill Shields Chemical Industry
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A West Virginia Senate leader thinks the governor's proposal to prevent chemical spills caters to industry interests. Senate Majority Leader John Unger says Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's bill doesn't do… Read More
Small Businesses Reminded Of Ohio Tax Break
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The state tax commissioner is reminding Ohio small-business owners that they may be eligible for a recently enacted tax deduction. In an alert issued Tuesday, Commissioner Joe Testa urged taxpayers… Read More
Shooting At Purdue University
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Police have a person in custody following a reported shooting at Purdue University in Indiana. A Twitter post from the university says the shooting happened Tuesday at the electrical engineering… Read More
Angry And Scared Water Customers Still Leery
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The smell lingers – the slightly sweet, slightly bitter odor of a chemical that contaminated the water supply of West Virginia's capital more than a week ago. It creeps out… Read More
Two Dead Following Point Pleasant House Fire
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UPDATE 1/21/14 @ 11:35 a.m. A woman and her 11-year-old brother have died from injuries suffered in a house fire in Point Pleasant. The acting director of the West Virginia… Read More
Company Blamed for Massive Water Contamination Files Bankruptcy
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The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water has filed for bankruptcy. Freedom Industries Inc. filed for bankruptcy Friday with the U.S…. Read More
WV Federal Officials: Change Laws After Spill
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After chemicals oozed into West Virginia's biggest water system, state and federal officials are demanding investigations and tighter laws to safeguard against future spills. West Virginia state officials want an… Read More
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