The prison system has failed Americans — or at least according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who as the head of the Department of Justice found that too many Americans are locked up for non-violent crimes.
Environment Ohio, a Columbus-based environmental group, held a news conference outside the Athens Public Library last week to announce the release of their new study, “America’s Dirtiest Power Plants.” The study documents carbon pollution in the United States and preventative measures to stop global warming.
Technical complications have forced Blackboard “offline” several times this school year, but officials hope the problem is fixed.
An Albany man, who turned himself in for robbing a bank in Athens this summer, was sent back to jail Tuesday after drug use.
Continuing where they left off two weeks ago, Athens City Council will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. for their weekly meeting and will go over new ordinances for Halloween weekend, Friday Oct. 25 through Sunday Oct. 27.
The guidelines as to how Ohio University’s 1 percent faculty and staff salary increase will be allocated were decided Thursday, but it won’t be distributed until later this semester.
Tunnels under Park Place were originally thought to have been from the mid-1940s, but a routine inspection showed the tunnels lacked a construction date and might soon begin functioning improperly.
Athens County’s higher gas prices can empty your wallet faster than other counties’ prices, and local law enforcement officials say they’re no different.
Ohio University plans to produce its energy without depending on coal by 2016 if the Board of Trustees approves funding.
The Athens County Department of Job and Family Services stands to lose about $1.3 million in food assistance program funding this November, continuing what county officials say is a trend of less compassion for the poor.
Even 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, the topic of racial income inequality still plagues the nation and Athens.
In less than a year, both Colorado and Washington legalized the use of marijuana — and some suspect Ohio will soon join the list.
Ohio University dropped four spots in this year’s U.S. News and World Report university rankings, failing to rise in the rankings for the sixth consecutive year.
After receiving a grand jury subpoena from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office on Tuesday, Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly plans on taking action.
A Student Senate policy gives its treasurer control over when and how much it can spend internal money.
The fight for the best college students is like “hand-to-hand combat,” and Ohio University will soon have an additional weapon in the fray, OU President Roderick McDavis said.
The Compost Exchange, a facility located in The Plains, is becoming more and more of a popular option for those who want to avoid the hassle and stink of composting at home.
There’s a lot more behind the Ohio University Dance Team than the spins, glitter and outfits.
Clippinger Laboratories on Ohio University’s campus was closed for two hours Tuesday afternoon after two female students passed out in the building.
A man accused of raping an Athens woman has been granted two motions in his case currently pending at the Athens County Court of Common Pleas: access to a transcript of grand jury proceedings and the victim’s mental health records.
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