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Senate Approves Abortion Limits Bill
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The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that contains new requirements before a minor can be allowed to have an abortion without her parents agreeing to it. Under the bill,… Read More
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Redistricting Hearing Set For This Morning
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Republican-drawn boundaries for Ohio's legislative districts are poised to clear a state board Wednesday, likely bolstering the GOP's grip on the General Assembly for the next decade. The Ohio Apportionment… Read More
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Panel To Release C8 Findings in July 2012
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A science panel studying the possible health effects of a chemical known as C8 plans to release its findings by July 2012. Media outlets report the three-member C8 Science Panel discussed its… Read More
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WV Doctor Surrenders License After Prescription Drug Raid
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A Cabell County doctor has surrendered her medical license following an investigation of her drug prescribing practices. The West Virginia Board of Osteopathy had suspended Dr. Anita Dawson's license in April 2010… Read More
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Voter Groups Testify Against Redistricting Plan
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Voter advocacy groups, including the League of Women Voters, have told a state panel that Republican-drawn boundaries for state legislative districts would further solidify the party's grip on the Ohio… Read More
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Airport Surveyed To Reduce Risk Of Encounters Between Animals And Airplanes
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Wildlife on and around the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport's property is being surveyed to reduce the risk of encounters between animals and airplanes. The survey is being conducted by Loomacres… Read More
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Redistricting Meeting Today
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The state board charged with redrawing Ohio's legislative districts every 10 years plans to meet Monday to review several proposed maps. One GOP-drawn plan would pit three House Democrats against… Read More
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Full Production Returns To Hino Motors
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Hino Motors Manufacturing USA is preparing to resume full production at its West Virginia plant following a cutback caused by a parts shortage. Sandy Ring with Hino's home office in… Read More
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Ohio Looking At Opting Out Of “No Child Left Behind”
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Ohio is exploring how to take advantage of President Barack Obama's plan to let states opt out of parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law. State schools Superintendent… Read More
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Rally Held In Support Of Texting While Driving Ban
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Lawmakers, police and families have met on the lawn of the Ohio Statehouse to rally in support of a measure to ban texting while driving. An estimated 75 people showed… Read More
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New Law Changes Ambulance Rules
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A new Ohio law allows ambulances to head to emergency scenes with only one certified paramedic or emergency medical technician on board – namely, the driver. Ambulances still would be… Read More
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Two Cases Of Legionnaires’ Disease At Athens Hospital
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An Athens hospital has diagnosed two people with Legionnaires' Disease in the same week, but health officials say the cases are not part of any outbreak. Regional public health epidemiologist… Read More
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Obama In Cincinnati Today
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President Barack Obama is marketing his $447 billion boost to the economy on the turf of House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The defiant gesture at… Read More
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Inman Allowed Material For Religious Observance In Jail
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The father-in-law of a Hocking County woman found dead in a septic tank will be allowed to have a sackcloth and ashes for a religious observance in jail. William Inman… Read More
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Licking County Murder/Suicide Under Investigation
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The Licking County Sheriff's office is investigating a murder/suicide inside a house. The sheriff's office has confirmed that the shootings Tuesday night involved a man and a woman. The sheriff's… Read More
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Panel Expected To Vote On Redistricting Map Wednesday
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The chairman of an Ohio Senate committee considering a Republican-drawn congressional map says he expects the panel to vote on the map Wednesday. If the map is approved by the… Read More
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Drug Sweep In Jackson County, WV
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Sixty-one people face charges stemming from an undercover operation targeting the drug trade in Jackson County. A special grand jury issued indictments last week containing nearly 200 charges ranging from… Read More
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Woman Dies After Tree Cutting Accident Near Parkersburg
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A woman has died from injuries suffered in a tree cutting accident near Parkersburg. Deputy Wood County Coroner Curtis Thomas says that the accident occurred Sunday on Campbell Drive. Thomas… Read More
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MAP: Resdistricting Map Goes Before Ohio Senate Today
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The Ohio Senate is poised to take up a Republican-drawn U.S. House map in committee today. The map, which critics say was drawn to protect Republicans' majority in Ohio's congressional… Read More
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West Virginia Employment Outlook Not Good
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Moody's Analytics says job growth in West Virginia over the next year won't be enough to reduce the state's unemployment rate. Moody's latest forecast expects about 1,000 jobs a month… Read More
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Gas Prices Down In Ohio
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The cost of gasoline is down 15 cents a gallon from last week at Ohio pumps. Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express… Read More
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Ohio River Ferry Won’t Shutdown
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The financially struggling Sistersville Ferry has averted a shutdown, thanks to a last-minute infusion of money from the state. Sistersville City Council voted last week to immediately stop the ferry… Read More
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Energy Summit To Talk Shale
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What natural gas trapped in shale formations beneath Ohio could mean for the state's economy is one of the topics of an energy summit coming up in Columbus. Gov. John… Read More
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Contract Approved
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Union workers at a dozen Kroger Co. stores in West Virginia and eastern Ohio have approved a new three-year contract. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23 says in an… Read More
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Ohio Unemployment Rate Rises Again
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State officials say Ohio's unemployment rate rose for the third straight month in August, to a level matching the national jobless rate. The Department of Job and Family Services said… Read More