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Injection-Well Operator Files Appeal
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A northeast Ohio injection-well operator whose former senior officer faces federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act is appealing an independent review board's decision to uphold a state agency's… Read More
Plan Invests $3 Billion In Ohio’s Transportation System
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is laying out the state's plan to speed up highway and bridge construction projects across Ohio. Money from the sale of Ohio Turnpike bonds will go… Read More
Amusement Park Closes After Fire
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Camden Park is closed after a fire destroyed the Dodgem' Cars ride. The fire occurred early Sunday morning at the amusement park in Wayne County. Ride supervisor Shawn Wellman says… Read More
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Bumps Up
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Officials say Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in June with a loss of 12,500 jobs, the second largest of any state that month. The state's unemployment rate had… Read More
Design Of Holocaust Memorial On Statehouse Grounds Approved
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A panel overseeing the Ohio Statehouse has approved the design for a Holocaust memorial that will be erected on its grounds. The vote on Thursday comes despite concerns from Richard… Read More
Audit Reveals Athens Sheriff Misspent Nearly $6,000
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A state audit has found that Athens County Sheriff misspent public funds on various items including 270 shirts, meals and parties. The report released Tuesday says Kelly has been ordered… Read More
Cordray Confirmed As Head Of Consumer Protection Finance Bureau
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The Senate has voted to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Richard Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Tuesday's 71-29 vote came… Read More
Report Says Force Used More Often Against Blacks In Ohio Prisons
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A new report commissioned by the state of Ohio says force is used by prison staff members more often against black inmates. The report by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee… Read More
Judge To Decide On Court Order On Voter ID Requirements In Ohio
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Attorneys for Ohio's top election official say he's committed to keeping in place broad definitions of acceptable forms of voter identification unless the Legislature changes the law. The comments came… Read More
New Project Will Make West Virginia Jails More High-Tech
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West Virginia regional jails are automating the handling of inmates' money and going high-tech with jail visits and communications. The Charleston Daily Mail reports the project known as Lockdown is… Read More
Tentative Agreement Reached In Jesus Portrait Lawsuit
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A tentative settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging a display of a portrait of Jesus that had been in a southern Ohio school for decades. The Columbus… Read More
State Plans To Increase In-Home Care Providers In West Virginia
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The demand for in-home care providers in West Virginia is on the rise. The West Virginia Department of Education is working to meet that demand. The department has teamed up… Read More
Kasich Challenger Says Ohioans Can Protest Budget
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald says opponents of abortion-related limits inserted into Ohio's state budget are exploring legal challenges and the possibility of forcing a new legislative vote on the… Read More
Ohio Teen Indicted In Slayings Of Brothers
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A 17-year-old boy is being arraigned after his indictment on adult murder charges in the slayings of two teen brothers in northwest Ohio. The indictment handed up Wednesday by a… Read More
Ohio’s Rain Streak Nears End
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Forecasters say dry weather is on the way, a welcome relief from the heavy rains that have pounded Ohio this week. High winds ripped roofs off buildings and downed trees… Read More
Grand Jury In Steubenville Breaks From Investigation
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An eastern Ohio grand jury is taking another break in its investigation into whether more laws were broken in the rape of a 16-year-old girl. Ohio Attorney General's office… Read More
Plans In Place For Ohio Electric Plant
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A private company says a planned $800 million electric power plant in eastern Ohio will be powered by natural gas from shale drilling. Carroll County Energy plans to build the… Read More
NRA Sends Letters About Background Checks To West Virginians
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The National Rifle Association is mailing 200,000 letters to West Virginians to explain why it opposes U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's gun buyer background check proposal. The mail campaign launching this… Read More
Planned Parenthood Publicly Criticizes Ohio Governor
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Planned Parenthood is scheduled to begin airing a TV ad that criticizes Ohio Gov. John Kasich for signing a state budget last month that they say restricts the work of… Read More
30 Arrested During WV Patriot Coal Protest
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Thirty people have been arrested during a United Mine Workers of America protest against Patriot Coal in West Virginia. UMWA President Cecil Roberts and AFL-CIO Vice President Arlene Holt-Baker are… Read More
West Nile Detected In Mid-Ohio Valley Mosquitoes
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A Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department official says tests have found the West Nile virus in some mosquitoes in the area. Interim regional epidemiologist Jessica Woods says there have been no… Read More
Region Under A Flash Flood Watch
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UPDATE 7:54 a.m. Several counties in the region are without power after heavy rain and storms moved through the area Tuesday. According to American Electric Power's outage map, 231 customers… Read More
High Water Emergency In Central Ohio County
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At least one county has declared a flood emergency as days of rain have left some central Ohio roads under water and impassable. The emergency management director in Perry County … Read More
Patriot Bankruptcy Protest Comes To West Virginia
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The United Mine Workers of America is bringing thousands of coal miners and their families to West Virginia for what will be the union's 14th protest over bankrupt Patriot Coal's… Read More
New Hospital Burn Unit Opens In West Virginia
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Cabell Huntington Hospital's new burn unit has been completed. The hospital says its burn intensive care unit is the only one in West Virginia for the treatment of serious burn… Read More
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