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A Belpre doctor has sued the city over an arrest for trespassing in his home
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Belpre doctor is suing the city alleging his rights were violated when police arrested him last year for trespassing in his own home. The arrest… Read More
A student filed a sexual misconduct complaint against Ohio University’s former football coach before his firing
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A student filed a sexual misconduct complaint against the former Ohio University head football coach shortly before he was fired late last year. This complaint is… Read More
A lawsuit alleges excessive force by Meigs County deputies during an arrest
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Meigs County woman recently filed a lawsuit accusing Meigs County sheriff’s deputies of using excessive force during a traffic stop. The lawsuit, filed May 19… Read More
Former head football coach Brian Smith sues Ohio University alleging wrongful termination
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s former head football coach has filed a lawsuit claiming he was let go without a formal investigation into allegations that he denies. The university… Read More
Logan police face another lawsuit alleging excessive force by officers
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A lawsuit alleges Logan police illegally entered a man’s home, slammed him to the ground and arrested him because they didn’t like something he said. This… Read More
Man paralyzed after falling from a roof sues the organizer of an Athens block party
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A young man who was paralyzed after falling from a roof during an Athens block party is suing the event’s organizers. Braeden Peercy, who lives in… Read More
A DuPont settlement of $65 million will support safe drinking water in southeast Ohio
By: Amanda Pirani | David Forster | WOUB
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A $65 million state settlement with DuPont can now be distributed to southeast Ohio communities for projects supporting safe drinking water. The 2023 environmental… Read More
A court says two women who challenged their removal from Nelsonville City Council no longer have a case
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two Nelsonville women who say they were wrongfully removed from the City Council filed a legal action two years ago to reclaim those seats. Last week,… Read More
A lawsuit alleges Logan officers tased a motionless man so a police dog would attack him
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Logan police officers of tasing a man lying motionless on the ground to get him moving so a police dog would… Read More
A former student sues Ohio University claiming his expulsion was based on a flawed investigation
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Ohio University basketball player is suing the university, arguing its decision to expel him was based on a flawed investigation into allegations he abused… Read More
A former Marietta College president alleges a campaign of harassment in a lawsuit against the school and a former dean
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Marietta College president alleges in a lawsuit that a campaign of harassment by a college dean cost him a job at another school. The… Read More
New legal action has been filed in the dispute between rival Nelsonville governments over which is legitimate
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Another legal action has been filed in court as two rival governments in Nelsonville lay claim to their legitimacy. The latest action was filed earlier this… Read More
U.S. Justice Department alleges uncompetitive practices in a lawsuit against OhioHealth
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court accusing OhioHealth of anticompetitive practices that drive up health care costs for patients and employers…. Read More
Ohio’s attorney general alleges anticompetitive practices in a lawsuit against big cannabis operators
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing nine multistate cannabis operators of anticompetitive practices that disadvantage smaller operators. The lawsuit stems from a tip… Read More
Nelsonville faces a new lawsuit over the rightful city government
By: Haley Richardson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An elected auditor is suing Nelsonville again in a new lawsuit challenging the legal authority of one of its two rival governments. For the past few weeks,… Read More
Judge dismisses a legal effort to remove certain Nelsonville candidates after the election, citing several fatal flaws
By: David Forster
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[Editor’s note: This story originally said no candidates ran for a full term on the Nelsonville City Council under the city’s charter. In fact, two candidates filed petitions for a… Read More
Athens County landlords settle for nearly half a million dollars in a case alleging sexual harassment of tenants by the property manager
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Grandchildren of a former Athens County landlord will pay nearly half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants and… Read More
Nelsonville business leaders ask that the City Council to stop fighting a planned change in government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville business leaders are asking the City Council to stop its efforts to block the city’s transition to a new form of government. “City Council must… Read More
A Pike County mother alleges in a lawsuit that radioactive contamination caused her daughter’s death
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Pike County woman alleges in a lawsuit that her teenage daughter died from medical injuries caused by her exposure to radioactive contamination from a former… Read More
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit challenging a repeal of an initiative that called for a new Nelsonville government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Nelsonville City Council’s repeal of a citizen initiative that called for a change in the city’s form of… Read More
Ohio University paid $400,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a professor fired for sexual harassment
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University paid $400,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former journalism professor who was fired over claims that he sexually harassed two female students…. Read More
Nelsonville filed a lawsuit contesting last week’s election results, but appears to have dismissed it
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three days after last week’s election, the city of Nelsonville filed a lawsuit asking a court to prevent the certification of certain candidates who won their… Read More
An appeal is challenging the dismissal of all but one defendant in a lawsuit over a Scioto County jail overdose death
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three years ago, a man died after overdosing on fentanyl he got from a cellmate at the Scioto County Jail. His half-sister sued, claiming jail officers… Read More
A lawsuit alleges zoning codes in Ironton discriminate against residents of group recovery homes
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A lawsuit against the city of Ironton alleges that sections of its zoning code illegally discriminate against people in recovery from alcohol or drug use. The… Read More
Messy STEAM Day
Join us at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10am-Noon for a messy good time. Learning can be messy – and fun!!… Read More
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