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Arrest Made In Suspected Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A monthslong investigation into a rash of catalytic converter thefts in Athens County led to an arrest last week. David L. Willison of Chauncey was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Willison, 45, was arrested Thursday. He was arraigned Friday… Read More
W.Va. Man Caught With $25K of Heroin Sues Over Seizure of Home
By: Associated Press
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OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man whose house and car were seized after deputies found $25,000 worth of heroin in an illegal search is now suing the authorities involved, saying his property was improperly forfeited. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Keith Allen Sizemore is suing Fayette County, the town of Oak Hill and… Read More
“Seven Days of Heroin” Reporters Talk about Series and Aftermath
A group of reporters at The Cincinnati Enquirer worked together to create a multimedia series that would tell the real story of one week of the heroin epidemic in the Cincinnati metropolitan area from many different aspects. To tackle this voluminous task, it would take the commitment of the whole newsroom, says Dan Horn the… Read More
Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media
“The Big Story” brings together journalists who are covering the big stories in the news today: heroin, climate change, the border wall, California wildfires, the Mueller investigation, the Rohingya refugee crisis and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Presentations on heroin and the border wall will be presented by teams who won 2018 Pulitzer Prizes for their… Read More
Heroin Recovery Program Gets More State Money
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A pilot project to support heroin recovery is getting a financial boost in northwest Ohio. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine plans to be in Toledo on Monday to announce new grant funding for Lucas County to help the pilot program. The money is in addition to the $650,000 in state funds given to the program… Read More