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![FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant, located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, shut down in November 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_0115-scaled-1-e1595870817928-900x422.jpg)
Franklin County Judge Blocks Nuclear Bailout Fees From Kicking In
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — A Franklin County judge has granted a preliminary injuction that blocks the owner of Ohio’s two nuclear power plants from collecting fees as part of HB6,… Read More
![Casey Goodson Jr.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20343010458575-e1607529993706-900x422.jpg)
Franklin Co. Coroner: Casey Goodson Jr. Killed By Multiple Gunshots To Torso
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — The Franklin County Coroner’s office has ruled Casey Goodson Jr.’s a homicide, with the preliminary cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Coroner Anahi… Read More
![Police officers stand at the intersection of Broad and High Streets in downtown Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/protest_3-e1619714248568-900x422.jpg)
Downtown Columbus Cordoned Off As Curfew Kicks In
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Hours before the city’s first night of curfew Saturday, Columbus Police dispersed downtown protestors following a day of contentious demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd. Police cars were parked on… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
Hospitals Banned from Sending COVID-19 Tests to Private Labs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton signed an order Wednesday that bans hospitals from sending COVID-19 tests to private labs. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the order… Read More
![Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton holds up a mask as she gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland, on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of a new virus which caused a disease called COVID-19. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, left, watches.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amy_acton_coronavirus_-_by_tony_dejak-e1583265795557-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Investigating Potential New Coronavirus Case
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The Ohio Department of Health is waiting on test results for a new possible case of coronavirus. Officials say the Ohioan under investigation exhibits symptoms of respiratory illness and either… Read More
![Maryhaven in Columbus uses medication-assisted treatment to help treat opioid addiction. Only about half of the treatment centers in Ohio do the same.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/maryhaven_mat_0-e1582045267540-900x422.jpg)
Only Half of Ohio’s Rehab Centers Offer this Proven Opioid Addiction Treatment
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Tammy’s struggle with substance use started with pain pills she found in her grandmother’s cabinet. Then it escalated to heroin. “It’s a full time job,” she says. “Most people think… Read More
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Heartland High: Ohio’s First School For Students With Addiction
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Bouncing on a purple exercise ball, Alyssa talks to her new teacher about what classes she needs to graduate. “There’s a Psychology 1 as an elective, I would take that,… Read More