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Ohio County authorities release name of man found in floodwaters; 9 victims now identified
MetroNews - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
WHEELING, W.Va. — Authorities in Ohio County say all nine flood victims have now been identified. The Ohio County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the identity of the body of the man found in the floodwaters earlier this week. Deputies said...
Opinion: We have a choice: Weapons and war or food and health care?
Newton Daily News - Iowa
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By Lindsay Koshgarian For weeks, Congress has been wrapped up in passing President Trump’s big, brutal budget — the one that pays for tax cuts for the wealthy and a trillion-dollar Pentagon budget by taking food stamps and Medicaid away from...
Ohio bill would defund hospitals that block federal immigration enforcement access
Local12 - Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio lawmakers are currently debating a controversial bill that could pull Medicaid and state funding from hospitals that refuse to allow federal immigration enforcement officers to enter their facilities to make arrests....
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged from April
Business Journal - Ohio
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June 20, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.9% in May, unchanged from 4.9% in April, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment decreased 6,500 over the month, from a...
Eighth victim of Ohio County floods identified; search continues for missing 83-year-old
WTOV9 - Ohio
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OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — An eighth victim of the Ohio County flooding has been identified. Jesse Pearson, 43, of Triadelphia, was found in the Ohio River. His identification was confirmed by the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office and the Ohio...
Ohio Braces for Dangerous Heat Wave: Precautions Urged
WKTN - Ohio
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June 20, 2025
An Extreme Heat Watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening for much of the listening area, with heat index values possibly reaching 104 degrees. Consecutive days of high heat and warm nights may increase the risk of...
Community rallies for Ohio County; donation sites in Steubenville, Cadiz, Weirton
WTOV9 - Ohio
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — NEWS9 is partnering with The United Way to organize Days of Caring to support those in need in Ohio County. Community members are encouraged to drop off items at three locations – M&M Hardware in Steubenville, Sally Buffalo...
Ohio Governor’s Faith-Based Office Threatened By Trump Administration’s Executive Order
Toledo City Paper - Ohio
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June 20, 2025
The future of the public funding offered to Ohio’s underrepresented communities through Governor Mike DeWine’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI) faces financial uncertainty after President Donald J. Trump’s signing of...
Pharmacy Giant To Close Hundreds Of Stores In US
WTAG - Massachusetts
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Rite Aid plans to close more than 100 stores nationwide, according to court documents obtained by Fast Company this week. The drug store chain, which has already began closures across the U.S., filed court documents disclosing its latest wave of...
Assault on Ohio congressman is latest incident of US political violence
Straight Arrow News
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An incident targeting a Republican congressman from Ohio underscores the heightened threat of violence against public officials across the nation. Rep. Max Miller said he was run off the road by a man who threatened to kill him and his family five...
Ohio lawmakers propose near-total abortion ban, reigniting debate
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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June 20, 2025
Less than two years after Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion, Republican lawmakers have introduced sweeping legislation that would impose a near-total ban on the procedure.House Bill 370, known as...
Abortion Biz Puts Yet Another Woman in Hospital After Botched Abortion
LifeNews
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June 20, 2025
A new medical emergency occurred on Wednesday, May 21, at the Planned Parenthood Dayton Surgical Center, formerly known as the Women’s Med Center in Kettering, Ohio. The Emergency Records obtained by Operation Rescue indicate the incident involved...
Ohio Republican infighting stalls marijuana legislation
Ohio Capital Journal
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June 20, 2025
Ohio House and Senate Republicans had finally agreed on a bill changing the state’s recreational marijuana policy, but hours before the vote was supposed to take place, it was pulled from the schedule. Voters spoke loud and clear in November of...
NIH commits $10M for health studies at site of 2023 derailment
E&E News
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June 20, 2025
The National Institutes of Health announced funding Thursday for long-term health research in East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailment spilled almost 2 million pounds of hazardous chemicals in 2023. Over the next five years, NIH will spend...
Ohio’s pro-abortion rights groups plan fights against total abortion ban bill
Ohio Capital Journal
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June 20, 2025
Pro-abortion rights advocates are taking a proposed total abortion ban in Ohio to heart. Noting the celebration of Juneteenth and Black emancipation, they say the use of the 14th Amendment to try to exert state control over individual freedom and...
WVU students, staff join Ohio County flood cleanup efforts
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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WHEELING — Joining ongoing flood relief efforts, West Virginia University students traveled to the flood-ravaged areas of Ohio County Thursday to support cleanup efforts and distribute donations to those in need. Homes were destroyed and many...
NIH announces $10M to study East Palestine derailment’s health effects
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreInside Norfolk Southern’s safety ‘transformation’ since Ohio train disasterThe five-year funding is a big increase from the NIH’s $1.2 million, two-year grants awarded last year to study the matter. “The people of East Palestine have a...
After Ohio scams, federal court says juror postcards are for real
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Around 100,000 Ohioans will receive postcards regarding potential jury duty selection for the U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio. The postcards are part of a every other year process to pick potential jurors based on voter registration and BMV...
Black bears in Ohio usually males looking for a mate
Fremont News Messenger - Ohio
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Scientists are studying the expansion of black bears throughout Ohio. For the first time in state history, they put a GPS collar on a female black bear in Ashtabula County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The partnership...
10 Most Common Hospital Emergency Codes and Their Meanings
Campus Safety Magazine
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June 20, 2025
This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was updated on June 20, 2025, to reflect current data. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state’s hospital associations for the most up-to-date...