A provisional report released Monday by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows 13 people died in motor vehicle crashes statewide during the days around Thanksgiving.
The Athens Police Department is investigating a fire that occured at Walmart, 929 E. State St., early Tuesday morning.
There is not much hope for those who have overdosed on heroin or those having life-threatening allergic reactions.
The drug some officials say is as bad as or worse than heroin and methamphetamine has recently hit Athens County, local authorities said.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office issued four additional subpoenas to Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly this month, authorities said, but unlike previous subpoenas served to the sheriff, details are limited.
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly’s office seized eight meth labs Friday during an operation in conjunction with the Waterloo Fire Department and Athens County Children’s Services.
An Ohio man was granted eight extra months of life after being put back on death row Wednesday, a day before he was to be executed by the state.
Several city and county offiails have said they would like to see new cameras on Court Street that record hi-resolution footage for law enforcement purposes. Currently, the four city cameras are low-resolution and only act as live streams.
The Athens Police Department has several surveillance cameras on Court Street that can clearly be seen from sidewalks, but they might not be able to see in detail the happenings along Athens’s main drag.
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 200 grams of cocaine and other drugs this past Thursday in a combined effort with six other law enforcement entities.
"There was a really big party there my freshman year that I went to on my birthday. It was right after the Wiz Khalifa concert. I was with my friends and it was a really good time."
"Anytime there was a Hip Hop Shop, it was always a good time. I always knew people in it and it was a cool event that you don't normally see at bars. It was a bunch of students just rapping and showing off what they had."
"I went to a Hip Hop Shop once to see a couple of my friends perform and that was pretty cool. The fact that they held this for local artists to perform their own stuff and get local music out was really cool."
"A few weeks ago I went and saw a really great show with some great bands from Athens with friends. It was bands that I'd heard of from before I started going here and it was nice to be able to finally see them live after listening to them on Bandcamp."
"I went once with my brother, to a concert when I was visiting before I decided to go here. It was pretty cool, we went upstairs to the part that burned down."
The fire occurred behind and on top of many of the businesses on West Union Street. Two firefighters head into the smokey alley with hoses to fight the fire on Sunday, November 16, 2014.
After much of the flames died down, much of the foam and water used by the firefighters flooded the streets and sewers on West Union Street.
After much of the flames died down, much of the foam and water used by the firefighters flooded the streets and sewers on West Union Street. The fire occurred on Sunday, November 16, 2014.
Firefighters climbed to the top of the ladders to try putting out the flames from above. The flames were above the Union and Kismet on Sunday, November 16, 2014.
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