Hundreds of vultures have made The Ridges and surrounding Athens areas their home this November because their migration south brings them to Athens. In recent years, the overall population of vultures has been increasing.
Fourth Amendment rights aren't always so clear.
The scales the golden statue on the roof of the Athens County Courthouse holds blew off in the wind last year.
Multiple Athens area law-enforcement agencies report a rise in people breaking into vehicles in the news release.
Athens County residents have five business days left to make any public comments or objections for a new injection well.
Smith, who is completing his second master’s degree, will be running on a platform that stresses environmental issues, support for education and protection for working families.
City council members proposed issuing a statement on behalf of the city of Athens on the recent Syrian refugee crisis.
The student, Michael Marshall, alleged that Ohio University discriminated against him based on gender and violated his freedom of speech rights.
Before Trump took the stage, protesters took to the sidewalks outside the venue.
At a protest after Wednesday’s Bureau of Land Management meeting about fracking at the Athens Community Center, an onlooker captured video of what appeared to be a U.S. Forest Service officer pushing and shoving protesters with a baton.
On October 30, the Sheriff's Office made sure they had the correct locations of the county's 94 sex offenders.
Athens City Council will hold a public hearing on bed-and-breakfasts to hear residents' opinions before drafting legislation that could redefine what a bed-and-breakfast is in the city of Athens.
Thanks to the OU Innovation Center, a local puppy is getting a fresh start on wheels.
The meeting, hosted by the Bureau of Land Management, came after the announcement that it is considering about 31,900 acres of land in Wayne National Forest for oil and gas purposes, including land in Athens County.
A suspicious note was discovered in a public restroom, according to a campus-wide email sent Wednesday by OUPD Chief Andrew Powers.
Athens Hills CSA provides fresh vegetables and other produce to Athens, Marietta, and Columbus areas on a weekly basis.
A bill to defund Planned Parenthood passed the state house of representatives Tuesday.
The Ohio University Police Department responded to the incident, and then forwarded it to APD because the alleged crime took place off of campus. That is the 15th sex-related crime OUPD has responded to this Fall Semester, and the fourth rape.
OUPD reported six other alcohol-related incidents between Nov. 9 and Sunday.
OMG! Rotisserie, a new soul food restaurant on Columbus Road offers Athens the the chance to eat soul food guilt-free.
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