Alleged missing or disorganized records at the Athens County Engineer's Office have led to a sheriff's investigation into possible destruction of records and questions about how much the department will be reimbursed for nearly $350,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) work.

A former Ohio University football player will serve at least six months in prison on a felonious assault charge, stemming from what both he and his victim, another OU student, seem to agree was a senseless, unprovoked attack.

Though Ohio University President Roderick McDavis is one of the lower-paid presidents of public universities in the state, he – like most of Ohio's public college presidents – is above the median for presidential pay nationwide.

The city of Athens is poised to introduce a number of local ordinances designed to take aim at potential hazards from possible oil-and-gas drilling activity and to protect the city's resources through monitoring.

After being arrested following a standoff last month in which he allegedly fired shots at Athens County Sheriff's deputies, an Alexander Township man has been indicted by a county grand jury on a whopping 24 criminal counts.

A Glouster man who got drunk and fired a gun at his girlfriend will probably be sentenced to three years in prison, after pleading guilty to felony charges Monday in Athens County Common Pleas Court.

Former Athens City Prosecutor George McCarthy said Tuesday that he feels ready to take over the job of Athens County common pleas judge, which is being vacated by the retirement of Michael Ward.

Ohio University has a network of underground utility tunnels, one of which started to give way recently, leading to a potential sinkhole situation on University Terrace, an OU official confirmed Monday.

The Ohio Army National Guard visited the American Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio on Tuesday, as part of the NFL High School Player Development program that's intended to give high school football student-athletes an entire day of community service and leadership/team building.

It appears that a former Ohio University student may take a plea bargain today (Thursday) in a case in which he's accused of having assaulted another student.