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An Athens company sues local fire departments over damage to its building from a training exercise
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Athens property owner is suing several local fire departments over a training exercise that allegedly caused more than $700,000 in damage. Last September, firefighters with… Read More
The city of Athens appeals a judge’s decision striking down its plastic bag ban
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — As expected, the city of Athens has appealed a judge’s ruling that its ban on plastic bags violates state law and cannot be enforced. The city… Read More
An initiative to change the form of government in Nelsonville is now likely headed to the ballot following an appeals court decision
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville residents may get the chance to change their city’s government after all. A proposed ballot initiative would return the city to the form of government… Read More
There’s now a slim chance Nelsonville residents will see an initiative on the ballot in November to change their government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A proposed initiative that would change the city government in Nelsonville will not appear on at least the first ballots printed for the November election. An… Read More
The fate of an initiative to change Nelsonville’s government is unclear following an appeal of judge’s order
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The fate of an effort to change the form of government in Nelsonville again rests with a state appeals court. But unless the court acts by… Read More
A judge again orders Nelsonville’s City Council to act on a proposal to change the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A judge has given the Nelsonville City Council until Monday afternoon to take action to put an initiative on the ballot that would change the city’s form… Read More
A judge rules Athens’ single-use plastic bag ban violates state law
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An Athens County judge ruled a ban on single-use plastic bags in the city of Athens is unconstitutional. The judge said in his decision Wednesday the… Read More
Nelsonville residents again ask a judge to order City Council to place an initiative on the ballot
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two Nelsonville residents are again asking a judge to order the City Council to put an initiative on the ballot that would change the city’s government…. Read More
A dispute over a Nelsonville ballot initiative raises questions about how citizens can change their government
By: David Forster
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — The dispute over a proposed ballot initiative that would abolish the Nelsonville city charter raises questions about how Ohioans can exercise their constitutional right to choose… Read More
Trans group “furious” over ruling upholding Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care, but AG is pleased
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Attorneys for the two 12-year-old trans girls who sued over Ohio’s law banning gender transition treatments for minors have appealed a Franklin County judge’s ruling on… Read More
Companies sue alleging contamination from fracking waste fluids in southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three companies that drill for oil and gas claim in nearly identical lawsuits that toxic waste fluids from fracking are spreading underground in southeast Ohio and… Read More
Ban on gender transition treatment for minors is on trial in central Ohio courtroom
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state law banning gender transition treatments for minors is on trial in a Franklin County court. House Bill 68 didn’t take effect in… Read More
A former Nelsonville City Council member has filed legal action against city officials
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Nelsonville City Council member is accusing city officials of conducting public business in private and is demanding release of their conversations. In a legal… Read More
A Jackson County fire chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds for personal use
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The chief of the Coalton volunteer fire department in Jackson County pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to using more than $200,000 in fire department… Read More
Would-be Ohio parents concerned about future of IVF after court ruling in Alabama
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled this week that a fertilized frozen embryo has the same legal standing as a baby, questions have been… Read More
Athens officials argue the city’s plastic bag ban is legal in response to a lawsuit against the ordinance
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In response to a lawsuit challenging its new plastic bag ban, the city of Athens argues it did not exceed its authority and suggests it is… Read More
A Gallia County coal plant sues the EPA, alleging the agency improperly adopted a new environmental rule
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owner of a coal-fired power plant in Gallia County argues in a lawsuit that the federal government improperly adopted new environmental rules that could result… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general is suing the city of Athens to stop its new plastic bag ban
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is suing the city of Athens to stop its ban on single-use plastic bags, which took effect Monday. A lawsuit filed last week by… Read More
The judge weighing Issue 1’s impact on Ohio abortion laws keeps anti-abortion groups from writing in
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge in Ohio has denied a group of anti-abortion advocates the ability to weigh in on long-running litigation over abortion clinic transfer agreements, as… Read More
The Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority that was a victim of embezzlement is now being sued over its former director’s debt
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Late last year the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority, which helps low-income people with housing, discovered its executive director had embezzled more than $1.5 million. Now it’s… Read More
The Smiling Skull Saloon in Athens appeals the revocation of its liquor license, but the state claims it’s too late
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owners of the Smiling Skull Saloon in Athens that had their liquor license revoked last month by state regulators have filed an appeal, but the… Read More
Federal public defenders warn budget cuts may threaten ability to represent clients
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Federal public defenders are warning they face a severe budget shortfall that may force them to trim more than 10 percent of their current work force later… Read More
You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Sixty years ago today the Supreme Court ruled that people accused of crimes but without means to pay for a lawyer would be provided with one… Read More
A FirstEnergy Corp. executive testifies the utility bled cash before alleged Ohio speaker bribes
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An arm of FirstEnergy Corp. was “bleeding cash” as it explored options for the two aging nuclear plants eventually rescued by Ohio House legislation that federal prosecutors say former… Read More
The city of Nelsonville and an ousted council member are in negotiations to resolve multiple legal actions
By: Ayden Crowley
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – A former Nelsonville City Council member who was kicked off the council four times is still fighting his removal through six legal actions he filed against… Read More