More Ohioans have been able to afford drug rehabilitation thanks to expanded Medicaid coverage. But the future of this additional funding remains in doubt.
While state officials have been enacting legislation to fight the opioid epidemic, many local administrators have been unable to help fight the epidemic.
As a result of an ever-rising prevalence of addiction and overdose deaths, children have quickly become the invisible victims of the opioid epidemic.
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A crisis of prescription opioid pills and heroin hit Ohio hard, killing thousands. Advocates in southeast Ohio were soon thrown to the frontlines of a problem that seemed to have no end in sight
A bill in regard to preserving The Ridges Green Space failed.
Pro-choice activists organized a counter protest in response to a pro-life rally.
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The panel was held in response to sexual misconduct by professor Andrew Escobedo and Roger E. Ailes.
The order rescinds six Obama-era executive orders aimed at curbing climate change by reducing carbon emissions to make the coal industry competitive.
President Donald Trump won the Appalachian region in the 2016 election thanks to his promise to bring back coal jobs. But some in the industry and in Trump's party are skeptical of Trump's ability to deliver on that promise.
A vehicle pursued by the Athens County Criminal Interdiction Unit Sunday yielded a number of illegal substances.
The initiative, known as Marsy's Law, will protect the rights of victims of crime through amendments to the Ohio constitution.
So far, the Ohio University Police Department has recorded a total of 61 incidents over the course of fest season.
Student Senate to discuss three bills and seven resolutions at Wednesday's meeting.
Jerseys double as support for athletics as well as fest-going fashion statements.
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Athens City Council will draft a resolution opposing budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that would eliminate funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission — a partnership the city relies on.
The new senate executives will meet with OU's interim president and vice president for Student Affairs.
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