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Ohio Unemployment Rate Dips In October
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Ohio's unemployment rate has inched downward again. The state Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that seasonally adjusted joblessness in Ohio was 6.9 percent in October, down from… Read More
Ohio Elections Chief Appeals Judge’s Ballot Order
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Ohio's elections chief says a federal judge's demand to come up with a new order regarding provisional ballots is even worse than a previous court demand. Lawyers for Secretary of… Read More
West Virginia State School Superintendent Fired
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The West Virginia Board of Education has fired state superintendent Jorea Marple. Department of Education spokeswoman Liza Cordeiro said the state Board of Education voted 5-2 on Thursday to terminate… Read More
Ohio Report Finds Success At High-Poverty Schools
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The Ohio Department of Education plans to spread a new study statewide to school districts, administrators and teachers' unions that showcases the success of nine high-poverty schools in mostly urban… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Cracking Down On Synthetic Drug Sales
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Ohio's attorney general is announcing a crackdown on the sale and abuse of synthetic drugs such as bath salts and herbal incense. Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Wednesday he will… Read More
State Issues Four Injection Well Permits
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Ohio has begun issuing its first permits for deep injection of chemically-laced wastewater from oil and gas drilling since a New Year's Eve quake in Youngstown prompted an unofficial statewide… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers To Vote On Dog Breeder Crackdown
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An Ohio legislative committee has recessed without voting on a bill that would crack down on high-volume dog breeding operations, dubbed puppy mills. An aide to the bill's sponsor said… Read More
Ohio Moves Forward With Health Care Overhaul
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Ohio's Republican lieutenant governor is maintaining the new federal health care law is flawed. Still, she says, the state is moving forward with the overhaul. States face a Friday deadline… Read More
Panel: Impose Financial Penalties On Students Who Don’t Graduate On Time
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A panel studying ways to boost Ohio's college graduation rate says colleges and universities should raise tuition on students to out-of-state rates and impose financial penalties on their institutions if… Read More
Lowest Level Of WV PROMISE Scholarships In Four Years
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About 200 fewer first time PROMISE scholarship recipients are enrolled at West Virginia's college and universities this fall. Higher Education Policy Commission data… Read More
Forestry Plan To Benefit Route 33 Corridor
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State forestry officials are seeking input on an area forestry plan from woodland owners in the Hocking Hills area of Southeast Ohio. The Division of Forestry for the Ohio Department… Read More
Government Offices Close – Observe Veteran’s Day
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State offices and those in some Ohio cities will be closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day. The state is observing Veterans Day on Monday, though the holiday fell on… Read More
Teen Craigslist Murderer Sentenced To Life In Prison
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An Ohio teenager has been sentenced to life in prison in a deadly plot to lure men desperate for work to Noble and Summit counties with phony Craigslist job offers…. Read More
Deadly Early Morning Fire In New Lexington
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Firefighters are still on the scene of a deadly early morning fire. Investigators are expected to remain on scene until at least 10 a.m. Friday morning. The State Fire Marshal's… Read More
Fatal Accident In Boyd County
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One person is dead following a single car rollover on Interstate 64 in Boyd County Kentucky. It happened about midnight Thursday close to the 187 mile marker near Cannonsburg. The… Read More
No Leniency For Teen Accomplice
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Ohio's attorney general says no deal has been struck for leniency for a teenager convicted in a deadly plot to lure men with phony Craigslist job offers. Because of a… Read More
Autopsy Results: Alleged Pill Mill Doctor Died Of Drug Overdose
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Autopsy results show that a doctor who died weeks before his trial on charges of participating in what authorities alleged was a notorious pill mill in southern Ohio committed suicide… Read More
Judge Sets $1 Million Bond For Murder Suspect
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A $1 million bond has been set for a central Ohio man accused of gunning down a businessman who went to check on a possible break-in at his rental property…. Read More
Three Wounded In Apartment Shooting
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Three people are recovering in the hospital Thursday morning after being shot in their apartment Wednesday night. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said a total of nine people were in… Read More
Officials Say Ohio Voter Turnout Was 68 Percent
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Ohio officials say the voter turnout for Tuesday's election was just more than 68 percent. The Ohio Secretary of State's Office reported that about 5.4 million Ohioans cast ballots out… Read More
Voters Largely Approve Ohio School Levies
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Ohio voters have passed more than half the school funding levies on ballots statewide. The Ohio School Boards Association said that 105 funding… Read More
More Than Half Of Athens County Voters Cast Ballots
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Unofficial final election numbers from Athens County show voter turnout for Tuesday's election was just more than 55%. The Athens County Board of Elections office reported residents cast 26,478 ballots… Read More
Obama Wins Second Term
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President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Mitt Romney in a hard-fought race in which the economy was the dominant issue. Voters decided to give… Read More
Voters Reject Ohio Issue 1
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UPDATE 10:42 p.m. For the fifth time in 100 years, Ohioans have rejected the chance to revisit Ohio's Constitution. Such a forum would have allowed debate on issues such as… Read More
Southeast Ohio US House District Race Results
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UPDATE 11:07 P.M. Athens-based candidate for US House 15th District Pat Lang just issued this statement after losing to incumbent Republican Steve Stivers: "I congratulate Congressman Stivers on his victory. I… Read More
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