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Vance was first propelled onto the political scene as a result of his memoir about growing up in poor, rural southern Ohio.

Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an ...

Many people are swapping out their fluoride dental products for ones made with a mineral called hydroxyapatite. What do ...

The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy middle' majority of Americans who share overlapping political views.

Oyster reefs once abounded in the Chesapeake, but overharvesting slashed their populations, leading to poorer water quality and less habitat for other species. Now, researchers and local residents are ...

Residents are fighting back against plans for a project that would span thousands of acres near the Monongahela National ...

There is a FLOST referendum on the November 3rd ballot—that’s a Floating Local Option Sales Tax. Mayor Kelly Girtz sat down ...

To wrap up spooky season, WUGA’s Havivah Saltz sat down with Tracy Adkins, author of several books about Georgia ghosts, ...

It’s the final week of early voting in this fall’s general election in Georgia and Athens residents continue to hit the polls ...

This week on Athens News Matters, a spooky story from a local ghost expert. Plus, we discuss parking sign vandalism in ...

A new documentary looks back on the Canadian sketch show Second City Television. If SNL was a smirking upperclassman in a ...