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A Glouster couple has been found dead in their home after an apparent homicide-suicide
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County law enforcement is investigation the deaths of a married couple in Glouster in what appears to be a homicide-suicide. Sheriff’s deputies were called to… Read More
A husband and wife have been arrested and charged in the death of Pomeroy woman
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A husband and wife were arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of a Pomeroy woman, which is being treated as a murder. Charles Scott Burton,… Read More
Officers are searching for suspects in the death of a Pomeroy woman
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Deputies are searching for suspects they identified after a Pomeroy woman was killed early Tuesday morning. Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch said deputies responded to the… Read More
New report suggests these best practices for reducing crime in America
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Crime rates surged during the COVID-19 pandemic to highs not seen in decades. But now, crime trends appear to be shifting.
Court: Resentence mom who put newborn in trash at sorority
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who was imprisoned without parole for killing her daughter by throwing the infant in the trash after giving birth at her college sorority house… Read More
Nelsonville Teen Admits To Shooting Death Of Another Boy
By: WOUB News TeamBy: WOUB Staff reports
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 14-year-old Nelsonville boy admitted in court Tuesday that he killed another boy while playing with a gun. Meanwhile, the boy’s father, Donald Platt, 37, was… Read More
Nelsonville Teen Charged With Homicide Over Shooting Death Of Young Boy
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 14-year-old Nelsonville boy was charged with reckless homicide Friday in connection with the shooting death of another boy. The boy is accused of causing the… Read More
Study: Nearly 500,000 Years of Life Lost in Ohio Due to Gun Violence Over 10 Years
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio — A group of researchers in Ohio found that between 2008 and 2018, the state lost hundreds of thousands years of life due to gun violence. The Ohio Alliance… Read More
Sheriff’s Office Investigates Woman’s Death as Homicide
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a woman’s body has been found near a park in Ohio and the death is being investigated as a homicide. The Franklin County Sheriff’s… Read More