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Ohio May See More Speed Limit Increases
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More stretches of Ohio roadways could see 70 mph speed limits. An amendment added to the state budget bill being considered by the state Senate this week proposes raising the… Read More
Ohio Governor Signs Law Effectively Banning Storefront Sweepstakes Parlors
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed into law an effective ban on storefront sweepstakes parlors that legislators had become convinced were harboring illegal gambling operations. The Republican earlier signed an… Read More
Archaeology Symposium Coming To West Virginia
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West Virginia University's Native American Studies Program is holding an archaeology symposium highlighting research by scientists studying the region. The all-day event on Saturday culminates a weeklong volunteer service effort… Read More
Ohio Officials Investigate Alleged Illegal Dumping Of Brine Waste
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Ohio officials say a company has been caught illegally dumping brine waste from the shale drilling process in eastern Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it's consulting the… Read More
Licking County Man Likely Killed Wife Then Himself
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Authorities say a man likely killed his wife days before he killed himself at the family's rural central Ohio home earlier this week. The Licking County Sheriff's Office identified the… Read More
Ohio State President Retiring After Jabs At Notre Dame
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Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee is retiring following the revelation of recorded remarks in which he criticized Notre Dame, Roman Catholics and the Southeastern Conference. The… Read More
Ohio Senate Proposes More Changes To State Budget
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Ohio senators plan to keep in the state budget a provision that would effectively de-fund Planned Parenthood by putting it at the back of the line for public family planning… Read More
Officials Seek Help Locating Whip-Poor-Wills
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The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources needs help in locating a species of bird called whip-poor-wills. The bird is gray, black and brown with a black throat. Officials say… Read More
WV Man’s Sex Assault Appeal Shot Down
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A West Virginia man convicted of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl will remain in prison to complete his sentence. Joseph Lavigne Jr.'s lawyer, Greg Ayers, tells the Charleston Gazette that… Read More
Chiropractors Could Make Call On Concussions
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A provision in bill being considered by the Ohio Senate would allow chiropractors to make the call on allowing student athletes with head injuries to go back into games. The… Read More
Police Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide
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Sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in rural central Ohio. It started Monday night when Licking County deputies were called to a house near Pataskala for a welfare check…. Read More
WV Man Charged With Threatening Obama
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A Marshall County man faces federal charges of threatening President Barack Obama and the president's family in a letter filled with profanity and racial slurs. Federal court records say Ryan… Read More
Change Of Plea Hearing For Ohio Pain Clinic Owner
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A hearing that usually indicates a guilty plea has been scheduled for the owner of three Ohio medical clinics charged with illegal drug distribution. Tracy Bias of West Portsmouth was… Read More
Medicaid Expansion Would Increase Eligibility For Veterans
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Advocates for Ohio's veterans say expanding Medicaid in the state would make 26,000 Ohio veterans eligible for the health care program. The head of the Ohio National Guard is among… Read More
US Air Force Vet, Farmer Makes Bid For Congress
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A pilot and farmer from south of Columbus says he'll try again next year to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers. Democrat Scott Wharton, of Amanda, says he's better organized… Read More
Fmr. WV House Speaker Returning To Government Service
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A former speaker of West Virginia's House of Delegates is returning to government service. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin named Bob Kiss on Monday as his new Department of Revenue secretary…. Read More
Commission Studying WV Highways To Tour State
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A commission studying West Virginia's highways will visit six cities this month to gather public input on how to address the system's needs. West Virginia Blue Ribbon Highways Commission chairman… Read More
Moonshine Distillery Relinquishes Ravenswood Business Plan
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A company has dropped its plan to open a moonshine distillery in Ravenswood. Media outlets report that Appalachian Mountain Distillery decided to look for another site in Jackson County following… Read More
Athens Woman Attacks Ex With Machete
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A southeastern Ohio woman was jailed and charged with assaulting a man with a machete. April Murphy, 33, of Athens, was arrested Friday and charged with felonious assault. Responding to… Read More
Columbus Food Truck Regulations Irritate Owners
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Unhappiness by food truck owners over proposed rules may thwart efforts by Columbus to regulate the fast-growing industry. The city is trying to develop guidelines for the times and places… Read More
OSU Trustees Embarrassed Over President’s Comments
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UPDATE 4:45 p.m. The Ohio State President, E. Gordon Gee started a “remediation plan” after the Ohio State Board of Trustees signed a letter in response to inappropriate comments he… Read More
Bicycle Users Want Their Own Map Of Huntington
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Some bicycle riders want to develop their own map of Huntington. Huntington city planner Breanna Shell decided three years ago while living in Seattle to ride her bike to work…. Read More
Police Investigate State Department Website Hacking
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The State Highway Patrol is investigating the apparent hacking of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. Department spokesman Matt Eiselstein said Friday that the unauthorized changes never jeopardized any… Read More
Ohio Senate Looks To Update School Funding
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Majority Republicans in the Ohio Senate say their state budget education proposal spreads more money to more school districts. Senate President Keith Faber says the plan increases state aid to… Read More
State Investigator Seizes Records
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A sheriff in southeast Ohio is being criticized amid allegations that he illegally destroyed tons of public records during a cleaning of a storage area at his office. Athens County… Read More
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