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Hundreds Greet Miles Ferguson on Return Home to Portsmouth
Last Updated: 3:28 PM 11/20/09 - More than 500 people turned out early Friday morning to welcome Miles Ferguson home.
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Portsmouth Police Arrest Pair on Drug Charges
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Last Updated: 3:48 PM 11/20/09 - A raid on house in Portsmouth ended with two people under arrest on drug charges. - (Full Story)

Break-in Reported at New Boston Credit Union
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Last Updated: 3:44 PM 11/20/09 - No arrests have been made in a breaking and entering at the Desco Federal Credit Union in New Boston on Thursday. - (Full Story)
Historic Towboat Makes Journey to South Point Friday
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Last Updated: 11:41 AM 11/20/09 - The 91-year-old Snyder, a National Historic Landmark, is the last remaining steam-powered sternwheel towboat in existence.
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Portsmouth Man Arrested on Felonious Assault Charges After Stabbing
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Last Updated: 10:31 AM 11/20/09 - A Portsmouth man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Lucasville, Ohio, earlier this week. (Full Story)
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty in Pagans Case
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Last Updated: 10:29 AM 11/20/09 - An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in a racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club. (Full Story)
Cancer Screening Available for Former Piketon Workers
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Last Updated: 9:28 AM 11/20/09 - A 42-foot long mobile CT scanner parked at a union hall near Piketon now is offering free lung cancer screening to current and former workers at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. (Full Story)
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Portsmouth Day Care Center
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Last Updated: 8:58 PM 11/19/09 - A gas leak forced an evacuation Thursday morning at a Day Care Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. (Full Story)
Wellston Dealing With Water Thieves
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Last Updated: 7:22 PM 11/19/09 - Stealing money, electronics, even jewelry is a common problem in many communities. But, one local town is seeing stolen water to the tune of about $50,000. (Full Story)
Child Hit By Bus in Front of School
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Last Updated: 7:12 PM 11/19/09 - A child was hit by a bus after running into the street in front of a school in Gallia County Thursday. (Full Story)
Grayson Woman Killed in Double Fatal Crash Near Cincinnati
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Last Updated: 12:05 PM 11/19/09 - A woman from Grayson was one of two killed in an accident in southwest Ohio Wednesday. (Full Story)
Childhood Obesity Tackled in Ohio
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Last Updated: 10:55 PM 11/18/09 - Tackling the obesity problem is no simple task, but now the push is on to stop the problem where it starts -- in childhood. A new coalition of businesses and health-care advocates is making a push in Ohio for statewide standards designed to make Ohio students healthier.
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Nearly $37,640 Worth of Utilities Stolen in Wellston, Ohio
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Last Updated: 8:33 PM 11/18/09 - More than 70 cases of people stealing utilities from the city of Wellston have been identified, according to a news release from the Wellston Police Department. (Full Story)
What's Going Around
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Last Updated: 8:24 PM 11/17/09 - A look at what's going around doctors' offices throughout our region this week. (Full Story)
Athens Council to Discuss Uptown Surveillance Cameras
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Last Updated: 9:28 AM 11/17/09 - Athens City Council is going to study the placement of surveillance cameras on Court Street and elsewhere downtown. (Full Story)
Mayor Elect Jane Murray to Make History in Portsmouth
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Last Updated: 9:37 PM 11/16/09 - Portsmouth mayor elect Jane Murray plans to hit the ground running when she takes office Jan. 1. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Gallipolis Dollar General Robbery Suspect Arrested
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Last Updated: 1:43 PM 11/16/09 - The man police say robbed a Dollar General store in Gallia County Saturday was arrested the next day on unrelated charges. (Full Story)
Coleman Leads OU to 2-0 Start
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Last Updated: 7:14 PM 11/15/09 - Steven Coleman scored 21 points, including 14 in the second half, to lead Ohio past Middle Tennessee 81-68 on Sunday. (Full Story)
Steelers Outkicked, Lose Division Lead
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Last Updated: 6:49 PM 11/15/09 - Shayne Graham kicked four field goals in the second half even as the Bengals (7-2) failed to convert opportunity after opportunity to take control. (Full Story)
Buckeyes Survive Hawkeyes in OT
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Last Updated: 10:08 PM 11/14/09 - Devin Barclay kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to give No. 10 Ohio State a 27-24 victory over No. 15 Iowa. (Full Story)
Ohio Company Using New Tactic to Keep Workers Moving
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Last Updated: 9:15 PM 11/14/09 - Decades ago, the NBA instituted the shot clock to pick up the pace of the game. Now, an Ohio company is using it to keep workers moving. (Full Story)
Police Following Leads After Bomb Threat
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Last Updated: 4:39 PM 11/14/09 - Police in New Boston, Ohio say they are investigating some leads connected to a bomb threat on a vehicle Friday night. (Full Story)
Ohio to Change Lethal Injection Method
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Last Updated: 1:20 PM 11/13/09 - A filing in U.S. District Court shows Ohio will switch to a one-drug approach to lethal injection executions, with a muscle injection available as a back up. (Full Story)
Turner Scores 24 in Bucks Win
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Last Updated: 9:33 PM 11/12/09 - Evan Turner followed up his triple-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds and No. 16 Ohio State recovered from a listless spell to beat James Madison (Full Story)
Your Weekend Ahead (11/12)
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Last Updated: 4:05 PM 11/12/09 - Check out some fun activities happening in and around our region this weekend. (Full Story)
Ironton Man Faces Child Sex Charge, Allegedly Threatens Parents & Police
Last Updated: 3:14 PM 11/12/09 - Police say an Ironton man is under arrest after allegedly molesting a 5-year-old girl, then threatening her parents and police officers. (Full Story)
Huntington Heroin Dealers Sentenced in Connection with Death of Ohio Man
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Last Updated: 2:16 PM 11/12/09 - Two heroin dealers were sentenced to prison for their roles in the death of a Proctorville, Ohio man. (Full Story)
Walter Stewart Found Not Guilty on All Charges in Murder Trial

Last Updated: 4:37 PM 11/13/09 - A Gallia Co. jury has found Walter Stewart NOT GUILTY on all counts in connection with the murders of two business associates. (Full Story)
Brush Fires in the Wayne National Forest of Lawrence County, Ohio
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Last Updated: 10:10 PM 11/11/09 - Firefighters from throughout the Tri-State battled brush fires Wednesday, including in the Wayne National Forest of southeastern Ohio.
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Ohio Asks for Federal Help to Fight Bedbugs
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Last Updated: 8:54 AM 11/11/09 - Ohio wants federal permission to use a strong weapon against a growing problem of bedbugs.

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Armed Robbery at Vinton County, Ohio, General Store
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Last Updated: 10:00 PM 11/10/09 - An armed robbery occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Zaleski General Store, which is located at the intersection of State Route 677 and State Route 278 in Zaleski, according to a Vinton County Sheriff's news release. (Full Story)
Wildfire Burning in Lawrence County, Ohio
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Last Updated: 11:16 AM 11/10/09 - U.S. Forest Service Firefighters from the Wayne National Forest are working to put out a wildfire that’s burned an estimated 70-acres. (Full Story)
New Trial Date Set in Meigs Murder Trial that Ended in Hung Jury
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Last Updated: 1:11 PM 11/10/09 - After two days of deliberating, jurors could not reach a verdict in the murder trial against Paula Rizer. (Full Story)
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