Find Magic at the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival
The Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival is an amazing experience. Learn more about it here. The Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival is back and brighter than ever! Running from July 31 through October 5th, the Columbus Zoo comes alive at night filled with stunning lanterns that take over the entire zoo. From mythical creatures...
2 in critical condition after being shot in East Linden
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A shooting in north Columbus around the East Linden area occurred just after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Columbus Police responded to reports of two people struck by gunfire at 1818 East Hudson Street. The two victims from the shooting were taken to Grant Medical Center...
Grandview restaurant permanently closed
A lively restaurant in the heart of Grandview told 614Now that they’ve permanently closed. Loco Social, which announced last week they’d be “temporarily closed,” has made the decision to close their restaurant at 1291 Grandview Ave. for good after opening last summer. BROUGHT TO YOU BY.
Man charged with burglary after being caught using shower in north Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man who allegedly helped himself to a shower in someone else’s home in north Columbus has been arrested on a burglary charge. According to a police criminal complaint, officers responded to the 1700 block of Summit Street in the city’s University District on a burglary call. One of the...
45-year-old man found guilty in fatal 2023 west Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man was found guilty of murder in a shooting in west Columbus that left a 33-year-old man dead more than two and a half years ago, according to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Shayla Favor. Favor's office said 45-year-old Ron Robinson was found guilty of murder,...
Teen who ran over woman with her own car while she tried to save...
An Ohio teenager accused of being behind the wheel of a stolen SUV that fatally struck its owner as her 6-year-old son was in the back of the car will be tried as an adult. On the night of July 11, 2024, 29-year-old Alexa Stakely was picking up her 6-year-old son from a babysitter's apartment after her work shift...
Ohio property tax working group nearing deadline as lawmakers return to Statehouse
The Ohio property tax reform group set up by Gov. Mike DeWine is racing toward a Sept. 30 deadline. At its most recent hearing, members blew through a long list of ideas including targeted tax breaks modeled on the abatements popular for new builds around Ohio and removing obscure — but important — tax credits […]
16 Ohio Medicaid providers facing fraud and theft charges
Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse 16 Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $1.7 million from the government health-care program for the needy. “Medicaid fraud may be a financial crime, but it comes at a human cost,” Yost said. “It preys on...
Multiple sobriety checkpoints planned across Ohio this week
OHIO — Law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio have announced multiple OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoints this week as part of a statewide initiative to reduce alcohol- and drug-related crashes. In Olmsted Township, police will hold a checkpoint on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 7 to 11 p.m. on Columbia...
Ohio factory abruptly shuts down with 130 confirmed layoffs
Ohio just can’t seem to catch a break. After a string of recent factory closures impacting hundreds of jobs across the state… Ohio just suffered another blow to its already…

















