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Two Ohio Teen Football Players Found Guilty Of Rape
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Two Ohio high school football players have been found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl in a case that roiled a small city and stirred reaction from activists online…. Read More
Kasich Tax Plan For Ohio Faces Legislative Hurdles
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The moment of reckoning has arrived for Gov. John Kasich's tax plan. The Republican governor proposes lowering Ohio's income tax by 20 percent and reducing the rates on… Read More
WV Bill Proposes Expanding Stand Your Ground Law
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A group of West Virginia state delegates has proposed giving residents broader leeway to use physical force to protect themselves and their property. The bill proposed by 11… Read More
WV Bill Would Exempt Veterans’ Payments From Divorce
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Republican state senators in West Virginia have proposed a bill that would exclude veterans' disability payments from spousal support requirements. State law dictates that divorce courts take into… Read More
West Virginia Senate Holding Off Vote On Education Bill
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The West Virginia Senate is revisiting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s proposed changes to the school calendar and teacher hiring and transfers. Senators held off voting on the governor’s bill Friday… Read More
Acting Ohio Schools Superintendent Leaving Job
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The state's acting schools chief is moving on after failing to secure the job as Ohio's permanent superintendent. Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers informed state Board of Education President Debe Terhar… Read More
WV Legislature To Pass Affordable Day Care Bill
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West Virginia will avoid cutting off low-income parents from help affording child day care through the first bill to pass the Legislature this session. A unanimous House of Delegates sent… Read More
Late Night Amber Alerts To Cell Phones Temporarily Cease In Ohio
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The Ohio Amber Alert Steering Committee has decided for now to stop sending alerts about abducted children to Ohioans' cellphones between midnight and 6 a.m. after an overnight alert prompted… Read More
Ohio Judge Holds Hearing For State Workers’ Compensation Restitution Request
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A judge in northeast Ohio is weighing arguments over a request by Ohio employers for $860 million in restitution they say they're owed by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation… Read More
Key Witnesses To Testify In Rape Trial
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Ohio prosecutors are readying to call a trio of key eyewitnesses in the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl. Much of the state's… Read More
Arraignment Scheduled For Men Accused Of Violating Clean Water Act
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A northeast Ohio businessman and one of his employees are set to be arraigned on charges alleging they violated the Clean Water Act by repeatedly dumping gas-drilling wastewater into a… Read More
Navy Honors Death Of Caldwell Man
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The Navy is honoring two divers who died mysteriously during underwater operations at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore. Their unit held a memorial service Thursday in Virginia Beach for Navy… Read More
Ohio Education Official Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
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A member of Ohio's state school board has died a day after casting a vote in the high-profile selection of a new state superintendent. Jeff Hardin, 58, died of a… Read More
Ohio Republican Senator Supports Gay Marriage
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Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says he now supports gay marriage because one of his sons is gay. During an interview Thursday in Washington, Senator Portman said his… Read More
Federal Appeals Court Considering Mountain Removal Mining Lawsuit
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An appeals court is weighing whether the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority in its veto of permits for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal mines. The U.S. Court… Read More
Second Day Of Testimony In Steubenville Rape Trial
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Police and witnesses from phone service providers have testified about cellphones collected as evidence in the case against two Ohio high school football players accused of raping a 16-year-old West… Read More
U.S. Census: Less Than A Quarter Of Ohio Counties Seeing Population Increase
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New U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that less than a quarter of Ohio's 88 counties have had population increases since the 2010 census. Demographic and economic analysts say those estimates… Read More
Nelsonville Police Officer Indicted
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A Nelsonville police officer is caught on video aggressively grabbing a seated and unarmed 15-year-old boy by the face and pushing him into a desk. He has been indicted on… Read More
Ohio House Approves Crackdown On Internet Cafes
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The Ohio House has voted overwhelmingly to approve a crackdown on storefront gambling-like operations known as Internet cafes. The measure passed 66-29 Wednesday afternoon and now goes to the Senate…. Read More
Agency Offers Free Flights For WV Veterans
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A nonprofit agency is offering to fly World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans from West Virginia to see memorials in the nation's capital. The Honor Flight Network is offering… Read More
Ohio Elections Officials Offer Early Voting Changes
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Local elections officials in Ohio are recommending expanded weekend hours during presidential and gubernatorial election years. The Ohio Association of Election Officials suggested the changes to legislative leaders and the… Read More
Cardinals Choose New Pope
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UPDATE 3:30 PM Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the… Read More
Attorneys Give Opening Statements In Steubenville Rape Trial
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The prosecutor in the Ohio trial of two high school football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party says the girl was "substantially impaired," unable to… Read More
Info On Held Exotic Animals In Ohio To Be Public
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The state says officials won't voluntarily publicize the types of animals at Ohio's new holding facility for exotic creatures but will release that public information if it is requested. Ohio… Read More
Proposed W.Va. Bill Looks To Study Prescription Drug Abuse
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A proposal to set up a special team to study prescription drug overdoses is working its way through the West Virginia Senate. The bill was approved unanimously by the Government… Read More
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