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WVU Celebrates 145th Birthday
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How do you celebrate a 145th birthday? At West Virginia University on Tuesday, try bowling for $1.45 per game. Or hit the Side Pocket Pub for the $1.45… Read More
Kentucky Trying To Coordinate Battle Against Prescription Drugs
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Gov. Steve Behear and other state leaders are pressing for a coordinated effort to battle prescription abuse that is blamed for an estimated 82 overdose deaths per month in Kentucky…. Read More
Watch Live Stream Of State Of The State Here
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An eastern Ohio city that's been a poster child for the successes and struggles of American manufacturing becomes the first site outside Columbus for a State of the State speech,… Read More
WV Cellphone Ban Bill Heads To House
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The Senate has approved a bill that would allow police to ticket drivers for texting or talking on their cellphones while on the road. Monday's unanimous vote sends the bill… Read More
Kasich Prepares For State Of The State
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He's fresh off a bruising fight and ultimate defeat over the rights of unionized public workers. His approval ratings among voters are low. And some fellow Republicans in… Read More
Two Young Girls Die In Parkersburg Fire
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Two young girls have died in a fire at their home in Parkersburg. Fire Chief Eric Taylor says the cause of Saturday's fire isn't known. The… Read More
Logan Hocking Schools Say Job Cuts May Result From AEP Rate Hike
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Ohio school and government officials are joining small business owners alarmed by a jump in their bills from American Electric Power. An AEP spokesman tells higher rates took… Read More
West Virginia Legislators Examining Exotic Animals Laws
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West Virginia has joined a string states looking to regulate or ban exotic animal kept as pets. The move comes in the wake of the release of dozens of wild… Read More
Zanesville Couple Convicted In Death And Disappearance Of Toddler Boys
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A jury has found an Ohio couple guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the drowning of the woman's 3-year-old son and disappearance of his 2-year-old brother during a camping trip. … Read More
Bill Gives High School Mascot Gun Law Exception
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West Virginia legislators have given the Parkersburg South High School mascot hope of a reprieve from a ban on guns on school property. The Senate Education committee advanced a bill… Read More
Fracking Tax Hike Proposed
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A liberal policy group is proposing a tax hike on oil and gas profits ahead of Gov. John Kasich's State of the State speech Tuesday in an region where drilling… Read More
Ohio Groundhog Says Early Spring
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Ohio's answer to Punxsutawney Phil is predicting a shorter winter – not that there's been much winter to speak of. Ohio groundhog Buckeye Chuck failed to see his… Read More
No Movement On Texting While Driving Bill Soon
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A proposal to ban texting while driving in Ohio is not likely not to pick up speed in the state Senate any time soon. Senate President Tom Niehaus… Read More
Tickets Available For State Of The State
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A block of tickets is available for the public to attend Gov. John Kasich's State of the State address at an eastern Ohio elementary school. The governor's office… Read More
West Virginia Digital Learning Day
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It's "Digital Learning Day" for thousands of West Virginia students and teachers. Wednesday marks the start of a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning using… Read More
Kentucky Holding Pill Mill Summit
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Kentucky's fight against prescription pill abuse comes into focus during a daylong summit in Lexington that will draw political leaders and prosecutors. They'll join police and local prosecutors… Read More
Former Caretaker Says Exotic Animal Was Healthy
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The animal's former caretaker denies there were previous health problems with a spotted leopard that has died at an Ohio zoo where it was kept since an exotic animal escape…. Read More
Veterinarians Euthanize Zanesville Leopard
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Only five animals remain from a Muskingum County exotic animal farm where more than 50 once lived. Veterinarians at the Columbus Zoo have euthanized one of six surviving animals released… Read More
Petro Wants Community Colleges To Block Schedule
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Ohio's higher education chief has asked community colleges to consider making their class schedules more convenient for busy students who also work and have families. Chancellor Jim Petro… Read More
Burr Oak Lodge Will Close Tuesday
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A state park lodge in southeastern Ohio will close this week, putting an estimated 40 people out of work. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources initially planned a… Read More
Effort To Increase Summer Food Program Participation
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Ohio education and food program officials want to increase the number of children in low-income areas who participate in a program that offers them free meals and snacks while they're… Read More
Cracker Plant May Need Another Incentive
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West Virginia lawmakers may be asked to consider another incentive to lure a multibillion-dollar chemical processing plant to the state. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said he hasn't ruled… Read More
Strickland Returning To The Classroom
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Ted Strickland obviously has a thing for the classroom. The former Democratic governor of Ohio, who lost his re-election bid in 2010, has two master's degrees and a… Read More
Indicted Mason County Sheriff To Seek Re-Election
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A West Virginia sheriff indicted this month on 42 felony counts including wanton endangerment and embezzlement is seeking re-election. A clerk confirmed Friday that Mason County Sheriff David… Read More
Rivers On The Rise In Southern Ohio
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Rivers are rising in Ohio following downpours that swamped streets and closed a road in Cincinnati because authorities said a nearby hillside was weakened by the rain. The… Read More
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