Columbus OH

Columbus police are investigating a stabbing Tuesday. The incident happened shortly after 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at a home, located on the corner of Dogwood Drive and Sandra Drive. The home is about 600 feet away from Dimon Magnet Academy. Crime scene tape appears to have cordoned...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Three men are now jailed in Licking County after the Sheriff's Office used a drone to locate and arrest the suspects, who were allegedly targeting parked cars in a Pataskala neighborhood. Neighbors reported a rash of attempted break-ins near Wykeshire Drive around 3 a.m. Sunday...

If your new year’s resolution was to eat pizza every week of 2026, we have just the thing for you. Yesterday, Dewey’s Pizza announced yesterday that it will launch a Free Pizza for a Year Sweepstakes on Feb. 9. This means that every online pickup order placed directly...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — After Tuesday night, I’m going to be away for a few weeks to take care of a health situation. For the past few months, I’ve been working with an incredibly talented team at OSU. There have been tests, and scans, and lots of...

The Franklin County Coroner's Office has identified a Columbus man killed in a single-vehicle crash Feb. 17 at the southern end of the Brewery District. Columbus police responded just before 8:10 p.m. to a report of a crash involving a 2003 Ford Explorer at the intersection of South High Street and Thurman Avenue,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Ohio – Travel conditions across much of the state could deteriorate quickly as multiple rounds of snow move in through Friday, February 27, raising the risk for widespread accumulation and hazardous...

On the heels of a powerful winter storm that will stretch across more than 1,000 miles, the ingredients for a potential class severe storm setup threaten millions in the Ohio Valley on Thursday.

A proposed constitutional amendment to abolish all real property taxes in Ohio has cleared its first legal hurdle, forcing a hard question that homeowners, renters, and local officials alike will have to answer: if the state eliminates billions of dollars in property tax revenue, how much more would Ohioans need to...

Ohio has upped its fight against the spotted lanternfly . The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a statewide quarantine for the invasive insect, effective Feb. 17, 2026, the agency announced in a press release. Previously, only 18 of Ohio's 88 counties were under a quarantine. “The spotted lanternfly is an...

OHIO — A child was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a shooting along Interstate 75, according to Cincinnati police. Officers responded around 1:10 p.m. to southbound I-75 near the Harrison Avenue exit for reports of a shooting involving a juvenile victim. Police said the child’s injuries are believed to be...