As the Supreme Court deliberates abortion rights, access is already limited in the Ohio Valley

By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource, Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on: Monday, February 21, 2022

Ohio Valley ReSource · Reproductive Health in the Ohio Valley 02/18/22 KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (OVR) – On a cold Wednesday morning in February, cars arrive at an abortion provider in Knoxville, Tennessee. The women inside their cars are met with a line of people, mostly men, on either side of the parking lot entrance. “Don’t turn… Read More

Trump Promotes Football, Fracking, Fossil Fuels At Circleville Rally

By: Claudia Cisneros
Posted on: Monday, October 26, 2020

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — President Donald J. Trump spoke Saturday before more than 5,000 people in Circleville. At the Pickaway County fairground, supporters stood shoulder to shoulder. No social distance was observed and barely a third of them wore face masks the same day that Ohio set a new record for daily COVID-19 cases. A… Read More

Hundreds In Athens Join Nationwide Day Of Protest

By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
Posted on: Tuesday, June 2, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A crowd of at least 500 people lined the streets in Athens for a peaceful protest on Tuesday, joining a day of demonstrations across the United States after the death of George Floyd. Throughout the afternoon, various people spoke from the steps of the county courthouse. Ohio University student KeShawn Mellon… Read More

DeWine: ‘There Is Racism In Ohio And Across The Country’

By: Lydia Taylor | WKSU
Posted on: Tuesday, June 2, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine dedicated most of his press conference about the coronavirus Tuesday to discussing racism in the state. “The essential function of government is to protect the most vulnerable among us,” DeWine said. “I am the governor for all of the state of Ohio. It is my job to serve all… Read More

World responds to protests sparked by George Floyd’s death

By: NPR
Posted on: Monday, June 1, 2020

Demonstrations condemning police brutality and systemic racism continued throughout the weekend across the US, as worldwide, activists joined in solidarity. In Hong Kong, police have banned the annual Tiananmen Square vigil set to mark the 1989 massacre of peaceful protesters by authorities. In Colombia’s Amazon rainforest, coronavirus is threatening the Indigenous communities that make up a majority of the region’s population.

Peaceful Powerful Protest in Athens After The Death Of George Floyd

By: Claudia Cisneros
Posted on: Sunday, May 31, 2020

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A peaceful protest was held in uptown Athens on Saturday as anger and protests mount across the United States over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. A group of about one hundred students and supporters chanted, “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” crossing toward the College Green… Read More

Athens March For Our Lives

By: Abby Grisez
Posted on: Saturday, March 24, 2018

Hundreds of people in Athens joined thousands of others calling for stricter gun control as part of March For Our Lives events taking place across the country Saturday. The Athens March For Our Lives was organized by the Ohio University College Democrats. The crowd gathered in front of Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium; marched from East Union Street,… Read More

Photos: Y{OU} Can’t Silence Dissent

Posted on: Saturday, October 21, 2017