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Authorities Capture Escaped Psychiatric Patient
Police have captured a psychiatric patient charged with attempted murder after he escaped from an Ohio nursing home where he was ordered to stay when released on bond. Heath police… Read More
Psychiatric Patient Escapes Licking Co. Nursing Home
Police say a psychiatric patient charged with attempted murder has escaped an Ohio nursing home where he was ordered to stay when released on bond. Heath police say 53-year-old John… Read More
Proposed Drilling Rules Released
Proposed rules for allowing drilling in Ohio's state parks would require natural gas and oil companies to stay at least 300 feet – the length of a football field –… Read More
Adena Working To Avoid Medicare Cut-Off
The government plans to end federal Medicare funding to a central Ohio hospital after inspectors said security lapses were serious enough to "pose immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety."… Read More
Stoutsville Teen Sentenced In Stop Sign Deaths
An Ohio teen has been sentenced to serve four years behind bars for a fatal traffic crash caused by the concealment of a stop sign with petroleum jelly and plastic… Read More
Ohio Ranks Low In Preschool Education
A national study puts Ohio last among 39 states with state-funded preschool education programs. The nonpartisan National Institute for Early Education Research found Ohio met only two of 10 benchmarks… Read More
Mister Bee Slated To Resume Production In Second Quarter
Mister Bee Potato Chips Co. is resuming production with the help of a private investor. The Parkersburg company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last November. Since then, Mister Bee says… Read More
Roadwork Season Underway In Ohio
Ohio has launched its $1.8 billion road construction season for 2012 involving about 800 projects to preserve existing roadways and bridges. Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray announced the… Read More
Auto Supplier To Create Hundreds Of Jobs in W.Va.
An automotive parts supplier plans to create hundreds of jobs in West Virginia. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Tuesday that Gestamp will invest a minimum of $100 million at the… Read More
Animal Owners Group Takes Aim At Ohio Exotics Bill
An animal owners' group in Ohio says it's now focused on stopping proposed regulations on exotic animals from becoming state law. The Ohio Association of Animal Owners had been working… Read More
City Proposes Giving Ohio University Land For Medical School
Officials in a central Ohio city have proposed giving Ohio University more than 70 acres to build a medical college. The university in Athens in southeast Ohio has pledged to… Read More
Report Shows W.Va. Teen Birth Rate Eighth-Highest Among The States
A new government report shows West Virginia's teen birth rate is one of the 10 highest rates in the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday… Read More
WV Principal Charged With Assault
A Mason County principal has been charged with assaulting an 11-year-old boy who was allegedly shoved and pinned to the ground. Cameron Moffett was arrested Friday in an incident that… Read More
Environmental Group Wants Drilling Documents
An environmental organization is asking an Ohio judge to force the state Department of Natural Resources to disclose plans for oil and gas drilling at state parks and other public… Read More
Government Giving Tours Of Cold War Plant In Ohio
The federal government is offering public tours for the first time in 60 years of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons facility in southern Ohio. The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion… Read More
Rifle Designed To Honor Coal Miners
A Point Pleasant man has designed a rifle in honor of coal miners. Boyd Hodge has been working on the concept for more than 18 months with Henry Repeating Arms… Read More
Ohio Gas Prices Continue Downward Trend
Average gasoline prices in Ohio have dipped by 6 cents per gallon over the past week following an 8-cent dip a week earlier. The rate in Monday's survey from auto… Read More
West Virginians File For Federal Assistance Following Storms
About 1,400 people have registered for federal assistance following storms the past two months in Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Marion and Wayne counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved about… Read More
AEP Subsidiaries Asking WV Regulators For Bond Sales
Two American Electric Power subsidiaries are asking West Virginia regulators to let them sell bonds to recover fuel costs. Without a bond sale, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power say they… Read More
Upper Big Branch Victim’s Father Sues Belmont Co. Consultant
The father of a 25-year-old coal miner killed in the Upper Big Branch disaster is suing an Ohio-based company that was under contract to do safety examinations for Massey Energy…. Read More
Ohio National Guard Soldiers Killed In Action
UPDATE 9:41 a.m. One of the three U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide attack this week in Afghanistan was a lawyer who worked for Ohio's veteran services agency. The Ohio… Read More
Moment Of Silence Marks Anniversary Of Mine Explosion
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants West Virginians to observe a moment of silence, starting at 3:01 p.m. Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster… Read More
Workshops Planned For Distressed WV Homeowners
The West Virginia attorney general's office will launch a program this month to help residents who are feeling the financial burden of home ownership. The first of four workshops is… Read More
Ohio Group Cleared In Effort To Redefine Marriage
Supporters of a measure that would allow gay marriage in Ohio have been cleared to continue their ballot effort. The Freedom to Marry coalition wants to repeal and replace a… Read More
New Rules Finalized For Coal Mine Exams
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is issuing a final set of rules for underground coal mine examinations that aim to hold operators more accountable for finding and fixing hazards…. Read More
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