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Ohio Announces New Ballot Issue Signature Requirements
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief has announced new signature requirements for statewide ballot issues. The numbers of signatures now required are based on total voter turnout for the… Read More
Homicides In Capital City Drop 28 Percent From Previous Year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Columbus logged 103 homicides in 2018, a 28 percent decrease from a record-high 143 homicides the previous year. Officials say 73 percent of the homicides in… Read More
Non-Fatal Drug Overdoses Down by 40 Percent in Huntington, WV
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Records show one West Virginia county’s non-fatal drug overdose totals fell by 40 percent in 2018 compared with the year prior. The Herald-Dispatch reports Cabell County… Read More
Former Kentucky Auditor Files Paperwork To Raise Money For Governor’s Race
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A former Kentucky auditor has filed paperwork to raise money for the 2019 governor’s race. Adam Edelen filed a letter of intent with the Kentucky Registry… Read More
Nearly $3M in More Water Crisis Settlement Checks to be Sent
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A lawyer for West Virginia residents affected by a 2014 chemical spill into a river says another batch of settlement checks from a class-action lawsuit is… Read More
Ex-Deputy Accused of Sex Acts with Jail Inmate Charged
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – A former deputy in Ohio accused of having two inmates perform oral sex on him inside the county jail while he was still employed as a… Read More
Braidy Industries Says Mill Construction Remains on Schedule
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The company trying to build a $1.68 billion aluminum mill in eastern Kentucky backed in part by state taxpayers says it has spent $15.7 million on… Read More
New Law Extends Benefits To Transferred Military Spouses
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A new Ohio law allows the spouses of transferred military members to collect unemployment benefits if a move forces spouses to quit their jobs. An analysis… Read More
W. Va. Flu Cases On The Rise
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia health officials say flu cases are on the rise. Lauren Spadafora is the flu coordinator for the state Department of Health and Human Resources…. Read More
Unemployment Rates Rise In W. Va. Counties
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in November. WorkForce West Virginia says jobless rates dropped in 21 counties and remained steady in… Read More
Groups Show Concern Over Mining Reclamation Fund
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Both environmental groups and coal lobbyists said they are concerned that a raid on a coal-mining reclamation fund in Ohio alongside the nationwide downturn in coal… Read More
Conservation Group Opposes W. Va. Hydroelectric Plant
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An environmental conservation group is opposing a $1.2 billion hydroelectric plant project in West Virginia on claims that it will threaten wildlife and hurt tourism. The… Read More
W. Va. Supreme Court Justice To Be Sworn In
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s newest Supreme Court justice will assume his position after being sworn in this week. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the swearing-in ceremony for Raleigh County Circuit Judge… Read More
Ohio Minimum Wage To Rise in New Year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s hourly minimum wage is about to rise again, with the rate going up by 25 cents an hour Tuesday from $8.30 to $8.55. Workers who… Read More
Was That A Bed Bug On My Couch? This App Has The Answer
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just the thought of a bed bug infestation is enough to make you start scratching and tossing out furniture. A new app created by a researcher… Read More
Study Finds Ohio Overdose Deaths Linked To Meth Have Soared
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A report says the number of Ohio drug overdose deaths involving meth or other stimulants soared last year. Orman Hall is an Ohio University researcher and a… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Set 18 As Minimum Age To Marry In Most Cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The minimum age to marry in Ohio would be 18 with few exceptions if Republican Gov. John Kasich signs a bill sent to him this week… Read More
W. Va. Turnpike Drivers Given More Time To Enroll In E-Z Pass
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Drivers who frequently use the West Virginia Turnpike have a little extra time to enroll in the state’s E-Z Pass discount program. Gov. Jim Justice says… Read More
Columbus Crew Staying in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio and its capital city are dropping a lawsuit that sought to stop the Columbus Crew from leaving in order to make way for the soccer… Read More
Cunningham To Step Down From Kentucky Supreme Court
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham has announced that he will retire from the bench early next year. News outlets report Cunningham, who is 74, announced… Read More
Beshear Recommends Takeover Of Kentucky Water District
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INEZ, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is recommending a takeover of a troubled eastern Kentucky water district. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Beshear’s office released a report on… Read More
West Virginia City Questions Humming Sound From Ohio Plant
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city is asking local leaders what can be done about the humming sound that’s drifting across the Ohio River from a manufacturing plant… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers OK Bill to Clarify Release of Police Video
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio bill prohibiting the release of police body camera footage under certain conditions, including video shot inside a home, is headed to Republican Gov. John… Read More
Weed That Sprouted Holiday Cheer Mysteriously Uprooted
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – A street corner weed that had been decked out with Christmas lights and brought out holiday goodwill in Ohio has apparently met an early demise. WTVG-TV… Read More
Speaker Ryan Smith Wins Questioned House GOP Nod
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House Republicans have picked Speaker Ryan Smith to continue leading the chamber next session, in a vote questioned by backers of his main rival. Smith… Read More
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